“ [In my childhood] I had no one to talk to about [feeling like I was a girl], no one to turn to. But I’m pretty sure that I told [someone at my] school. I went to a counselor and I was having huge emotional feelings and I didn’t know what to do with them.

There was this girl, Olanza, and I wanted to be just like her, and I knew it was a weird thing to be thinking. I wanted to be just like this girl. I looked up to her. I envied her. To feel that way was really confusing.”—Jenn

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of Jacqui’s interview with Jenn.

Jacqui’s paintings, inspired by her interview with Jenn
All paintings are mixed-media. Click any image for a larger view.

Blessings, 14″ x 14″

Dark of the Moon, 16″ x 20″

Wild Companions, 30″ x 40″