Featured Artist: Jen McCleary

by tara

Jen McCleary, of Philadelphia, is an artist working in many types of media. Her Etsy shop includes digital collages, clockwork jewelry, original mixed media works, and – what really caught my eye! – jewelry crafted from her digital collages and vintage optician lenses.

Jen has a fantastic website and blog, where she features a “daily photo.” She really needs to add photographer to her list of media!

Jen picked the above collage as her “must have!” item from her shop. She say, “This is one of my favorite digital collages. The main photo is from the area where I grew up so it has a lot of personal meaning. The light happened to be beautiful when I took the photo.”

Can you tell I really liked the vintage optician lens pendants?

11 comments

1 melissa { 06.10.09 at 7:18 am }: I love Jen’s work. It’s so rich.

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2 Lois { 06.10.09 at 7:45 am }: Wonderful work. I love hearing about out talented local artists.
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3 Karen { 06.10.09 at 7:54 am }: Beautiful work! It has a moody quality to it.

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4 tremundo { 06.10.09 at 8:25 am }: Jen’s work is amazing and her pendants are incredible!

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5 Jennifer { 06.10.09 at 8:29 am }: good deal, Jen!

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6 Melissa { 06.10.09 at 8:55 am }: Beautiful s hop, I love those pendants!

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7 JenMcCleary { 06.10.09 at 1:03 pm }: Thanks so much for the feature! I’ll be selling at Art for the Cash Poor in Philly this weekend, and will have some new lens necklaces and watchpart jewelry available, as well as digital collages and mixed media pieces!

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8 Rosie's Whimsy { 06.10.09 at 6:11 pm }: I love all of this! Can’t wait to check out her shop for more :-)

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9 Shelley { 06.13.09 at 6:35 pm }: Love the “must have” image. I also really like the last pendant pictured. Her shop is on “vacation” until the 14th, so I can’t check it out yet. Hope to see it soon.
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10 Lauren { 06.15.09 at 8:30 am }: Beautiful!
11 lilithsapothecary { 06.16.09 at 8:49 pm }: I adore Jen’s jewelry w/ clock and lense components — such fabuolous, original peices. One fo them has my name on it…I just haven’t figured out which one yet!
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