I first met Jenna of Soopajdelux a few years ago at a craft show in Los Angeles where she was selling her paintings and prints. I was selling my own crafty wares at a table across from hers and was instantly attracted to the melancholy characters in her paintings. The more I looked at her work throughout the day, the more I was drawn to them and their peculiar mix of sadness, hope and humor. So at the end of the day, I took all of my meager earnings and purchased two tiny paintings (approximately 6×6 inches each). Jenna was incredibly nice and even gave me an extra bonus…a yarn necklace with a handmade glass pendant that had one of her characters encased inside. I certainly hope to someday commission her for a larger painting to hang in my studio. Her current body of work has expanded beyond paintings to include sculptures, objects and most interestingly…the world of vinyls. Learn more about her work at Soopajdelux. (Photos from Soopajdelux).
