https://jenniferessen.com/new-events-1 daily 0.75 2019-06-25 https://jenniferessen.com/new-events-1/2019/6/26/lunch-with-joan monthly 0.5 2019-06-25 https://jenniferessen.com/new-events-1/2019/6/26/dinner-with-violets monthly 0.5 2019-06-25 https://jenniferessen.com/home daily 1.0 2019-06-13 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b887f77e74940949c762b81/1536014305050-B2XHGTC8WHBJ6ZWWBUFL/2018+OCLA+Directory-Cover.jpg Jennifer Essen Design Directory for Homeless Detail https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b887f77e74940949c762b81/1536014747810-L2AOK8JN9QB7FKLG5KZS/cardboard-closeup-crped.jpg Jennifer Essen Design Cardboard vessel detail https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b887f77e74940949c762b81/1537135630093-R9C2RSWWXLGTWORZTK71/DSCN0011.jpg Jennifer Essen Design Inle Lake, Myanmar https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b887f77e74940949c762b81/1539038999514-GOEVK2N2R4OP2USUUJWF/rolledcardboard.jpg Jennifer Essen Design https://jenniferessen.com/contact daily 0.75 2018-10-10 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b887f77e74940949c762b81/1536210105660-XE95114KGVLTTI06AMWY/descanso.jpg Contact https://jenniferessen.com/graphics daily 0.75 2019-01-25 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b887f77e74940949c762b81/1555444407454-9ZAOMJAQD5S2B02SDBO1/2019+OCLA+Directory-FINAL-COVER.jpg Graphics https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b887f77e74940949c762b81/1548444295513-UPGVKB3MFL4DCNX12LSS/Henessey-Memorial-Invitation.jpg Graphics https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b887f77e74940949c762b81/1536187468930-CVVDNHZIW15PM23H6Y4T/FID+collateral-1.jpg Graphics - Redesigned logo and collateral for Friends in Deed Friends in Deed is an interfaith organization that provides supportive services to meet basic human needs, so our homeless and at-risk neighbors can rebuild their lives. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b887f77e74940949c762b81/1536187469252-I3TCVJNWQN5FX7XBX49L/Herzer-5x7+card-paperbag.jpg Graphics - Wedding Invitation https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b887f77e74940949c762b81/1536187480174-GF7BCOHS8JA3DBMYDGGO/Invitation+card-5x7-Essen-Grano-Final-border.jpg Graphics - Wedding Invitation https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b887f77e74940949c762b81/1551807454789-2JMK8MV4V4SO94WLLUKG/LCF-CHURCH-lecture-postcard-sm.jpg Graphics https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b887f77e74940949c762b81/1536187485330-GP31198NMXRNO96KP3PU/PEF+AR+2012-13-REV-5-7-13.jpg Graphics - Annual Report for Pasadena Educational Foundation The Pasadena Educational Foundation supports, enhances and supplements the programs, initiatives and priorities of the Pasadena Unified School District https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b887f77e74940949c762b81/1536187483386-7A3WXA8FDG7LPO5ZJ9ZS/September+Salon-Collateral.jpg Graphics - Sunday Salon Invitation and Collateral The Sunday Salon raised funds for The Women’s Room, one of the programs of Friends in Deed. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b887f77e74940949c762b81/1536187488147-2L4V6RQVQ6GWEJH7MXOO/TenderTreasures-postcard.jpg Graphics - Promotiona postcard for Tender Treasures https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b887f77e74940949c762b81/1536187659086-5MTPPCJ6OJ8MYWA0MTF0/Foundation+membership+brochure-thumb2.jpg Graphics - Membership Brochure for Library Foundation of Los Angeles https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b887f77e74940949c762b81/1536187839111-WBSFG2J3EXXN9IKO3337/2008-AnnualReport-cover001.jpg Graphics - Annual Report for Library Foundation of Los Angeles, 2007-08 Edited and art directed this annual report. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b887f77e74940949c762b81/1536187660045-HKZ1P7F9U3LYFCMC6MK4/Newsletter-Fall+2010-cover2.jpg Graphics - Newsletter for Library Foundation of Los Angeles, 2010 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b887f77e74940949c762b81/1536187839712-EQWUZUNVLM29I3XG1HFE/LAFL-Newsletter_09.28.11-2_Page_1.jpg Graphics - Library Foundation Newsletter Art directed this newsletter. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b887f77e74940949c762b81/1536187869544-F1QDQDEVGT64X7PAEMUN/ALOUD+jan-feb+brochure_Page_3-F.jpg Graphics - ALOUD brochure spread https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b887f77e74940949c762b81/1536446302480-JTIHWJW450WO060AEWMP/PC-Invitation-F-REV-4-11-13-1.jpg Graphics - Invitation to Gala for Pacific Council, 2013 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b887f77e74940949c762b81/1537676117006-C1I3CJ0M6HXFDQQPX6QS/chair-BWdesignF.jpg Graphics - Expanded graphic for a chair design https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b887f77e74940949c762b81/1539042176997-RQ4MF272MI9LA4Y3BYI2/Jen-AwardsDinner2006.jpg Graphics - Braille Institute - Annual Report Collaborated with outside designers on this annual report https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b887f77e74940949c762b81/1537676275213-R37A1WIAGEX7OYMXP8Y2/IMG_1456.JPG Graphics - Color study https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b887f77e74940949c762b81/1537676493903-L42WPZZG5GUCSH97YARH/paperfolding-sculpture.jpg Graphics - Paper sculpture https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b887f77e74940949c762b81/1537666543460-8XYMS6P3EVILFRI7YGEQ/chair-BWdesignF.jpg Graphics https://jenniferessen.com/aboutme daily 0.75 2018-10-13 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b887f77e74940949c762b81/1537731038203-VN1H8XYI3G0JYUZLEX96/Table-Jen.jpg About Me - Education I got a taste of the Midwest at Principia College located on the bluffs of the Mississippi River. One of the most memorable classes involved a trip to Chicago to see the works of Louis Sullivan and Frank Lloyd Wright. That trip piqued my interest in architecture and design. Twenty-seven years later I earned a second degree from Art Center College of Design in Environmental Design. The experience culminated in all expense paid trips to Milan and New York to exhibit a table I designed. I was one of five students chosen by Art Center to go and represent the school. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b887f77e74940949c762b81/1538194776388-E93IKQXY0K0WEEAG5OC9/Jen-AwardsDinner2006.jpg About Me - Career Immediately after college, I worked as a tax paralegal in the early days of ERISA and then moved to the benefits department at Johnson & Higgins. There I worked for a talented communicator who later started a new communications company. After having my second child I decided to be a full time mom. Twenty years later, I started designing clothes—pants, skirts, shirts and stoles—inspired by a trip to Vietnam. A few years later, I was hired as the graphic designer for the Library Foundation of Los Angeles. I believe in the importance of free, public libraries and loved helping to communicate the library programs to the public—especially the children’s reading programs and the ALOUD program for adults. More recently I managed the annual giving program at Braille Institute—a great cause. I Ieft Braille to pursue my own art projects. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b887f77e74940949c762b81/1538237499937-8XKFNYDZ5LZ360W47YR4/family001.jpg About Me - Family I loved raising three boys. Since I didn’t work till they were older, I was able to walk them to and from school, go to all their games, hang out at different parks, take hikes and even bake cookies. After my marriage ended, I found a wonderful home in the area with a trail at the end of the street that led directly to school. When the kids were in junior high, we started having in-home art classes after school. I studied Art History in college but now I realized I loved to create art too. The teacher encouraged me to apply and then go to design school. I picked a very challenging program at Art Center. As the only mom with kids in my class, I had a unique perspective. My boys youthful, original take on things influenced my designs. For example, I integrated trays into a table I designed so they could use them to do homework wherever they sat. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b887f77e74940949c762b81/1538238429114-S75FQD9FZRYK5W48TLCA/EveningStation2004.jpg About Me - Volunteering After the civil unrest in 1992, I wanted to help those affected by the devastation. For five years, I supported a pre-school in Southeast Los Angeles. I brought crafts and snacks once a week and during the holidays I organized churches to give gifts to the families in the area. In my own community, when my kids entered elementary school, I helped write, design and edit the school newsletter. Learning about desktop publishing was fun and our paper had an impact on the school. For a number of years I helped raise funds for two homeless services organizations in my area—serving on the board and using my graphic design skills. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b887f77e74940949c762b81/1539036662251-ANZXO6A8MQ69K6AREE6B/M%2BJ+DC+cropped.jpg About Me - Beginnings I am a second generation Angeleno and the oldest of four children. My dad was a candy manufacturer and my mom was a consummate volunteer and later a successful fundraiser. My best childhood memories include riding waves with my Dad at Santa Monica beach and watching movies at Grauman’s Chinese Theater in Hollywood. I attended the local elementary school and then Marlborough School—an excellent all girls high school. There I met friends for life—and, in the process, received a great education. Growing up in a large, boisterous family, my room was a sanctuary—a space for reading, friends and daydreaming. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b887f77e74940949c762b81/1537571740101-JJP607RWXY3AL0JYZWMO/J-Burma-field.jpg About Me https://jenniferessen.com/adventures daily 0.75 2019-06-12 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b887f77e74940949c762b81/1560287813711-SAS6W1Y9RSBAN6O58P0E/IMG_0839.jpg Adventures - Acropolis, Athens 2019 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b887f77e74940949c762b81/1560287744905-M168XXH6EDLD363A2VC0/Delos.JPG Adventures - Delos, 2019 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b887f77e74940949c762b81/1560287866505-C5ZQW7MAU7TKKN4HWAFZ/IMG_0994.jpg Adventures - Camino Frances, 2019 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b887f77e74940949c762b81/1560287910568-NN7SPJB0OA3WPQ8ZTLWI/IMG_1181.jpg Adventures - Alto de Perdon, Navarra Iron sculpture of pilgrims placed there in 1996—10km from Pamplona in Navarra https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b887f77e74940949c762b81/1560287953614-C53V1GRRTOC9I0QMLHRZ/IMG_1314.jpg Adventures - Estrella, Spain https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b887f77e74940949c762b81/1560287251448-59QPNW9MRSGUYKZCBFSF/IMG_1760.jpg Adventures - Monkey Temple, Kathmandu https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b887f77e74940949c762b81/1560285792346-RZJMFNF7XQCP60CQKQ73/Woman-straw.jpg Adventures - Gandaki, Nepal Didn’t see any men carrying loads like this! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b887f77e74940949c762b81/1560285253991-4TNXXJC660OJ4PQEY3HA/IMG_2491.jpg Adventures - Kathmandu, 2018 This monk never moved. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b887f77e74940949c762b81/1560356657050-ZHJIKMQU65O9PANDCRVI/IMG_E2384.jpg Adventures - Finished cycling, Gandaki https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b887f77e74940949c762b81/1536170568918-YQGS2DNR7FEJP7WCCJRI/RimtoRim.jpg Adventures - Grand Canyon Completed the Rim to Rim hike, 2018 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b887f77e74940949c762b81/1536170853755-FYEHPC56U0B4DR3SMW4D/IMG_0797.jpg Adventures - Heading to Phantom Ranch, Grand Canyon Solar umbrellas helped with 100+ F temps https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b887f77e74940949c762b81/1536171019342-505JEE6K5T1GY9RGWYPS/IMG_0829.jpg Adventures - Colorado River, Grand Canyon https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b887f77e74940949c762b81/1539036026468-16VMKV811ID19KPDOH4H/Hoi+an+market+hats-saturated.jpg Adventures - Hoi An, Vietnam I found beautiful silk fabric here which I had made into pants. These inspired me to import more silk fabric from here and create my own wrap around pants. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b887f77e74940949c762b81/1538699679381-CE02VYGBHX84QPS4NDU3/JE-Myanmartemples.jpg Adventures - Top of a temple in Bagan https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b887f77e74940949c762b81/1538700092461-603ZPO3YERS9NPX1KULB/cowboy-burma.jpg Adventures - "Burmese Cowboy" https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b887f77e74940949c762b81/1536173543912-T8SBJ7PT5TB8E28B3SP9/IMG_0395.jpg Adventures - At a roadside stop, Myanmar, 2015 Cycling trip, roadside rest stop https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b887f77e74940949c762b81/1536185001003-1Q7P74QPNNWQD3YI3IP8/IMG_3348.jpg Adventures - Riding country roads in Spain, 2017 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b887f77e74940949c762b81/1536185011026-QRKE67SFAKPLV1C8LZ86/IMG_3402.jpg Adventures - Cordoba, Spain https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b887f77e74940949c762b81/1536185005949-O7E460UZC7BOXEUXO1XW/IMG_3464.jpg Adventures - Olive oil storage barrels, Spain https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b887f77e74940949c762b81/1536185379884-ZMAB4O6W3GL8V5PM4RVF/IMG_2103.jpg Adventures - Masaya Volcano, Nicaragua, 2016 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b887f77e74940949c762b81/1536185467109-9YGOXG3XY0HTIIY9IA07/IMG_2489.jpg Adventures - Panama City Final group photo https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b887f77e74940949c762b81/1536185523697-EQ7VYNO6D2RK8A3KRRG1/IMG_0133.jpg Adventures - Glacier National Park, 2016 Martha and I on Dawson - Pitamakan Trail Loop (17 miiles). John behind the camera. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b887f77e74940949c762b81/1536185690326-3Q26RYZ2DZADOQ6LMY63/IMG_3010.jpg Adventures - Dawson - Pitamakan Trail Loop, Glacier https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b887f77e74940949c762b81/1536185984092-9198SXC32VYXKL6VLOSD/IMG_1251.jpg Adventures - Glacier Point, 2018 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b887f77e74940949c762b81/1539036045230-92FVGBLDFPQOBQBLYRRD/Teepee.jpg Adventures - San Gabriel Foothills I hike here at least two times a week. Less than 2 miles to the top but it’s very steep. There are wonderful 180 degrees views here. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b887f77e74940949c762b81/1560529305084-3HB6A4LGB3IWYAJRPCSN/IMG_1181.jpg Adventures https://jenniferessen.com/resume daily 0.75 2019-04-19 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b887f77e74940949c762b81/1537147392743-PWFK34PHP2T7KNY97L7B/Hike-GlacierPt.jpg Resume https://jenniferessen.com/objects daily 0.75 2019-06-11 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b887f77e74940949c762b81/1535741479628-V3AHCL4XC7V0SWO4XONH/IMG_1342.jpg Objects - Framed Vines, Marimekko fabric stretched over hardwood frame I had Marimekko sheets in my first apartment and loved the vivid colors and graphic design. Here I isolate a part of the fabric and create a picture. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b887f77e74940949c762b81/1536269076599-OAFI1LOMDAXAUG11N5C2/Headboard.jpg Objects - Headboard, plywood with cardboard https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b887f77e74940949c762b81/1536120938296-VE8W4EF79W67T1Q8KEZW/yellow-gray-framed-fabric.JPG Objects - Flowers on a Fence, Marimekko fabric stretched over hardwood frame https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b887f77e74940949c762b81/1535743758904-8WNOQYL6UFO2PCIAS944/wrapped-yarn.jpg Objects - Coiled Dome, Jute wrapped with yarn https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b887f77e74940949c762b81/1535752184645-Q6MLYEQLPAGRQHL9J4JW/Yellow-framed-fabric.JPG Objects - Three Flower Squares, Marimekko fabric stretched over hardwood frame https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b887f77e74940949c762b81/1536443518813-DMZKIL8MT6HQJI9PT06D/table1.jpg Objects - Leaves of Glass, acrylic, corian and stainless In 2003 this table was chosen to go to two furniture fairs—one in Milan and the other in New York City. I made the table myself. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b887f77e74940949c762b81/1536443610473-7IVIYB92B6356SR7RY0N/Tablelamp.jpg Objects - Filter Light, car filters and rebar https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b887f77e74940949c762b81/1536444215311-UHFU74S2TWCM0MED1B86/Cooper-quilt.jpg Objects - Cooper Quilt, Marimekko and other cotton fabrics https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b887f77e74940949c762b81/1536443674023-H3PMLD8MT940FPQAPYMI/watersidefinal+copy.jpg Objects - La Mer Chair, acrylic, stainless, gel https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b887f77e74940949c762b81/1536445481752-AZ97JAHYMVI6GLYQ588B/wheelbarrowchair.jpg Objects - Wheelbarrow chair, formed plywood https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b887f77e74940949c762b81/1536445338037-A2OWD7TL2LJBN4NFGCYK/blackmedallionpant.jpg Objects - Cotton top and silk pants https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b887f77e74940949c762b81/1539032373658-FTC42AJZQHVVWIMFI96N/pants1detail.jpg Objects - Wrap around silk pants These pants and following skirts were inspired by a cycling trip I took through Vietnam. Along the way, I saw women wearing their traditional, wide leg pants. To me, they reflected the graceful movement of the waving, green, rice paddy stalks. The women never seemed to stop walking, bending, and carrying. I purchased the silk when I was in Hoi An. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b887f77e74940949c762b81/1539032374128-52L76ZY8O0UHYONEO9TV/pantsdetail2.jpg Objects - Wrap around silk pants Under the wrap around layer is a pair of pants in a coordinating solid silk charmeuse. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b887f77e74940949c762b81/1539032888918-X7XQT5GP8HE8L4IVKKY9/skirtdetail1.jpg Objects - Silk Skirt I designed an adjustable silk skirt with the fabric from Vietnam. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b887f77e74940949c762b81/1539032889021-WUPDJBN2K51CXSFI2L0V/skirt2.jpg Objects - Silk Skirt https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b887f77e74940949c762b81/1538620456463-UOFLDN609K3738NJPZ7L/Clutches.jpg Objects - Silk Clutch Purses https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b887f77e74940949c762b81/1560213548570-HOOGBZYARZBF0D3TID4J/Cardboard-vessel.jpg Objects - Vessel with Top, cardboard In a favorite class at Art Center, I chose to investigate creating objects out of cardboard. This is one of the things I made. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b887f77e74940949c762b81/1537567137851-FD8A2J98GQTBFCTP5KNG/livingrm-quilt.JPG Objects - Stripped Quilt, various silks https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b887f77e74940949c762b81/1560213745089-FGLEG4Y2SJM7CBJ6PI3F/Front-of-House-narrow.jpg Objects - Essen House This house has been my canvas and I continue to experiment with color and materials both inside and outside. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b887f77e74940949c762b81/1560721076586-1L3EPRH5LGZGCXG23AQP/IMG_1539.jpg Objects https://jenniferessen.com/websites daily 0.75 2024-05-05 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b887f77e74940949c762b81/1714849111115-KZDP1VLC0S585Q3K04VR/Samuel+Homepage.png Websites - JudithSamuel.com https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b887f77e74940949c762b81/1714849712485-PD71ANBR9UPYMA6FYP1M/Screenshot%2B2024-05-04%2Bat%2B12.03.32%25E2%2580%25AFPM.jpg Websites - LouiseSteinman.com https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b887f77e74940949c762b81/1714849556772-4JGUTQQ2QX18N5EZNGBT/Screenshot+2024-05-04+at+12.05.38%E2%80%AFPM.png Websites - CherishAbility.org https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b887f77e74940949c762b81/1714850004453-GIK6CSTQBFKYQQ4KA7M9/Screenshot+2024-05-04+at+12.12.18%E2%80%AFPM.png Websites - TheWillowsCommunity.org https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b887f77e74940949c762b81/1714851312749-PXNQHDDV8ZG16HCDQTHE/Screenshot+2024-05-04+at+12.31.25%E2%80%AFPM.png Websites