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Jen Raven

No two trees are the same to Raven.

About Me

I'm taking a break, in order to get some work done.

I edited my profile with Thomas' Myspace Editor V4.4

My Interests

Painter, sculptor, writer, needle-woman, thespian,and general all-around trouble-maker; that's me! ...I'm just one of many working hard to grow the Arts Community in Bakersfield. You can often find me and my artwork at at The Empty Space Theatre and Gallery, 706 Oak Street.

Calling all poets and writers! Join us at Sandrini's the first Tuesday night of each month for the Spoken Word event! For more information hit http://www.myspace.com/refreshrhymescheme

I'd like to meet:


Anyone who loves the Arts in Bakersfield!

"With Intention" February '08.
Acrylic on Canvas; 16 x 20"
... SOLD February '08!

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"Up" January '08.
Acrylic on Canvas; 16 x 20"
... SOLD February '08!

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"But where will they make their home?" March '07
Acrylic on canvas; 16"x20" X4
SOLD October 2007!

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"Merry Meet" Acrylic on canvas.
SOLD October 2007

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Music:

Music is great. Check out Bakotopia.com or Bakotopia Magazine to see what's new in the Bakersfield Music Scene!!

Movies:

Did you know Bakersfield has it's own Independent Film Festival? Hit up http://www.myspace.com/kernprojections to get more information on film projects in Bakersfield! Also, check out hecticfilms.com.

Television:

TV sucks. Turn off the tube and go do something creative.

Books:

I'm keeping a list of the books I read this year, as part of my personal New Year's resolutions for 2008. January! "Becoming Jane Austen" by Jon Spence. "Lady Susan" by Jane Austen. "The Guy Not Taken" by Jennifer Weiner. February! "The First Four Hundred: Mrs. Astor's New York in the Gilded Age" by Jerry E. Patterson.

Heroes:

Edna St. Vincent Millay

Emily Dickinson

Joni Mitchell

My Blog

shine, baby ...

  Taken from "Shining Light," Nelson Mandela's Speech by Marianne Williamson"Our deepest fear is not that we are inadequate. Our deepest fear is that we are powerful beyond measure.It is our lig...
Posted by Jen Raven on Fri, 15 Feb 2008 10:30:00 PST

Were in the paper today!

  We're in the paper today ... page E12.  Find the Bakersfield Californian online at Bakersfield.com!  Eye Street Home > Today's Paper > Eye Street Eye Street RSS Feed   Prin...
Posted by Jen Raven on Thu, 24 Jan 2008 02:29:00 PST

FRONT PAGE NEWS!

The following is copied and pasted from Bakersfield.com and can also be found on the FRONT PAGE of today's (December 30) Bakersfield Californian!!  A great big thank you to Stephen Mayer for con...
Posted by Jen Raven on Sun, 30 Dec 2007 12:05:00 PST

beyond embarrassing

This is just beyond embarrassing.  The US should be leading the way, (not holding us back), when it comes to protecting our environment and taking positive steps for a better future.  I'm s...
Posted by Jen Raven on Fri, 14 Dec 2007 04:31:00 PST

happy holidays, shoppers.

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Posted by Jen Raven on Tue, 11 Dec 2007 08:47:00 PST

Group Art Shows Coming Soon!!

COMING TO THE EMPTY SPACE GALLERY IN THE UPCOMING MONTHS! The following information provided by Guinevere Park-Hall Dethlefson, Gallery Director for The Empty Space! December '07: Gift Art Show; ...
Posted by Jen Raven on Mon, 19 Nov 2007 03:44:00 PST

Im going to beat this bitch

  I have.   sharp shooting stabbing prickles and stings and numb numbing numb-er (when I'm lucky) things.   I have.    exhaustion vertigo nausea despair plenty of tears and ...
Posted by Jen Raven on Fri, 26 Oct 2007 02:25:00 PST

Were In The Papers!!

The Bakersfield Californian Eye Street  Thursday, October 11; page E8 Home > Today's Paper > Eye Street Eye Street RSS Feed   Print Story   E-mail Story Gavin column: Artist ...
Posted by Jen Raven on Thu, 11 Oct 2007 11:25:00 PST

Red Shirt Friday; New Information

Subject: They're shooting monks in BurmaHi,Have you seen the news?After decades of brutal dictatorship, the people of Burma are rising. In the past few days, hundreds of thousands of peaceful proteste...
Posted by Jen Raven on Thu, 27 Sep 2007 06:42:00 PST

figurative chadri

I'm sick of wearing a figurative chadri because we don't insist as a society that people learn how to control themselves.  There is nothing evil or dirty about my anatomy and I'm done being ...
Posted by Jen Raven on Tue, 25 Sep 2007 11:08:00 PST