Voiceover promo with Crews Creative for our fabulous Foss Waterway Seaport Museum in Tacoma, WA.

It’s that time of year for getting cozy on the couch with a good book and cup of tea. Currently, I have about three at my elbow. When you think about purchasing a book, please remember local, independent bookstores can order anything you want if they don’t already carry it. WA IS WATER is available to order through Indiebound, a great resource to help you shop locally. https://www.indiebound.org/book/9780998407616 #photoessay #IndependentBookstores #Indiebound #JenniferPresto

Introducing, my first EscapePod™ for the Chair Affair Auction to benefit the NW Furniture Bank! A launchpad for your child’s imagination and an awesome hangout for reading, playing games or listening to music. It turned out so cool, I wish I could fit in it! The EscapePod™ tucks into a small corner, taking up no floorspace. It has a battery-operated light for late night reading and two curtains: one with pockets to store super secret stuff, and one that wraps around the Pod f

The Halloween Hunt is a devilish mashup of Tag, Hide and Seek and The Easter Egg Hunt. Instructions for playing The Halloween Hunt are included in my children’s book, THE FAIRY GOTHMOTHER: A Collection of Cautionary Tales (coming soon). I came up with the Hunt a few years ago when family had to leave a week before Halloween and we needed to party. In costume. With candy. Here’s a sample of what it’s like to play. I can’t wait to share this spookity fun game with the world—Bwh

I’m visiting Little Free Libraries and leaving prints of my poem, Ghost Girls. There are two versions. Let me know if you find one, and where. Feel free to keep it or pass it on. xoxox #littlefreelibrary #byjenn #chushcoff #gigharbor #jennifer #Ghostgirls #poem #tacoma #preston

The July issue of 253 magazine is out with my article about this year’s Proctor Arts Fest. Here’s what’s happening – over 130 arts and craft vendors, farmers market, library book sale, three stages for live music/entertainment and intriguing food truck choices. I had the opportunity to interview the artist, Anne deMille Flood, and the singer/songwriter., Maddy Dullum, for the piece. Check out these talented women in the magazine and then go see them in person. https://issuu.c

Happy news- 253 magazine is publishing my article on the new McMenamins Elks Temple in June. Stay tuned… #art #JenniferChushcoff #byjenn #chushcoff #washington #mcmenamins #bars #food #tacoma #dining #wa #elkstemple #preston #photos

Good news to report: DECISION TIME made it into the Seattle Recycled Art Show in June! https://www.seattlerecycledarts.com Seattle Recycled Arts Festival #decisiontime #art #byjenn #chushcoff #jennifer #mixedmedia #tacoma #sculpture #preston #seattle

… “let’s remove the blinders and embrace each other in this extraordinary moment of existence – we are here, now, unique, and never will be again.” Here’s a little teaser preview of my piece BEYOND BIOLOGY for the Modern Womxn art show at Alma Mater May 2-30. I’ll be revealing more as we get closer … CUT FROM THE SAME CLOTH The Modern Womxn show led me to reconsider stereotypes, particularly attributed to male versus female behavior, treatment and characteristics. For me, wha

Upcoming Book Signing for WA is Water: An Intimate Portrait

Tacoma’s Eastside is now properly represented with Little Free Libraries! What a treat to bring free books to the McKinley community by painting a library. “The Foghorn Blew” inspired by Ray Bradbury, is 2nd down from top, located at East F and Division Lane. Pardon me, I must now visit the Tardis  … #littlefreelibrary #art #painting #TheFoghornBlew #resin #McKinley #RayBradbury #tacoma #Eastside

Blue Whispers The ocean breathes. If you are patient and watch long enough, you will discover the long,             slow                      inhalations. She draws back, centers herself, while the memory of her reach, in white foam, reveals the limit of her lungs. There is a singular moment, a crest of change, a shift in concentration, when the deepening release builds where she draws herself up and lets go, pulsing back to shore she exhales and eternity rushes to

I’m thrilled that AQUA HALO found a good home at the Creative Colloquy auction! Now, I’m off to paint the Tacoma Little Library I picked up yesterday – I’m honored to be asked. Connecting words and visual art for the community is my passion. Here’s a whole new way to do it! I’ll post updates as the project progresses. #art #honey #resin #LittleLibraries #CreativeColloquy #almamater #Auction #greenspace #tacoma #AquaHalo

Some say the sea lies beyond, others, the sky. It is not for me to say. I only know, there’s something out there. The fog horn warns of it. Its luminal echo approaches, clasps every branch of the solemn garden. There are rumors a bridge lies just west, connecting soft-shouldered land, a graceful arc pinning down the liminal bodies of underwater worlds and salt-ripe air. Shall we step off and see? #narrowsbridge #sea #fog #Water #bridge #chushcoff #washingt

Some say the sea lies beyond, others, the sky. It is not for me to say. I only know, there’s something out there. The fog horn warns of it. Its luminal echo approaches, clasps every branch of the solemn garden. There are rumors a bridge lies just west, connecting soft-shouldered land, a graceful arc pinning down the liminal bodies of underwater worlds and salt-ripe air. Shall we step off and see? #narrowsbridge #sea #fog #Water #bridge #chushcoff #washingt

2 years in 20 minutes. Behind the scenes of WA IS WATER. Join award-winning poet and photographer Jennifer Preston Chushcoff as she journeys through Washington’s foggy forests, waterfalls, cranberry bogs and nature preserves. Explore the seasons of the Evergreen State as she reveals the intricate connection of water to our past, present and future. Combining her love of science, the natural world and language, Jennifer travels more than 3,700 miles, from the wild Pacific coas

2 years in 20 minutes. Behind the scenes of WA IS WATER. Join award-winning poet and photographer Jennifer Preston Chushcoff as she journeys through Washington’s foggy forests, waterfalls, cranberry bogs and nature preserves. Explore the seasons of the Evergreen State as she reveals the intricate connection of water to our past, present and future. Combining her love of science, the natural world and language, Jennifer travels more than 3,700 miles, from the wild Pacific coas

WA IS WATER: An Intimate Portrait is finally here! My book launch at B-Sharp Coffee House was a success and we sold out of all copies and left with orders for more. It’s been an incredible two year journey. I’m so grateful to all those who helped and for the Tacoma Arts Commission support of local artists. I hope you enjoy the book! Purchase an eBook for $3.99. #TAIP #facts #DryFalls #Water #TacomaArtsCommision #chushcoff #washington #waterfalls #EasternWashington #drought #j

WA IS WATER: An Intimate Portrait is finally here! My book launch at B-Sharp Coffee House was a success and we sold out of all copies and left with orders for more. It’s been an incredible two year journey. I’m so grateful to all those who helped and for the Tacoma Arts Commission support of local artists. I hope you enjoy the book! Purchase an eBook for $3.99. #TAIP #facts #DryFalls #Water #TacomaArtsCommision #chushcoff #washington #waterfalls #EasternWashington #drought #j

In search of watery inspiration, I took a trip around my favorite volcano, MT Rainier. Here’s a quick video of unedited photos. Enjoy! #waiswater #Water #JenniferChushcoff #photography #byjenn #rain #washington #waterfalls #poetry #jenniferpreston #mtrainier #tacoma