Mission Statement

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The mission of artist Jennifer Spore

I am on a mission to spread bright spots. I haven’t always been. Joy was something I had to learn, but I have always had a fondness for words and paper. While in college, my beloved grandmother passed away quite unexpectedly, and when she passed I was left with a stack of self-addressed stamped envelopes she’d given me. Oh, how I grieved for her and all the things I never took the time to tell her. Her passing left me estranged from all my family. In my quest to heal from generations of family trauma, and assuage the guilt and shame I felt over not being better at keeping in touch, I found the concept of bright spots and my humble little art project was born.

Beginning with little more than a handful of pens, a tiny bit of free time, and a “can-do” attitude, I started making greeting cards with the simple message “stay in touch.”

My love for collage, layers, color, texture and ink eventually found its way into my art. My husband was the sole recipient of many of these early pieces, as I was determined to never let a day pass without telling him just how much I adored him. One day I stumbled upon him taping up one of the cards I’d made so he could keep it in his wallet, and mini love notes were born.

I am a self-taught artist. I devour online workshops and constantly find myself enrolled in one too many at all times. My kids are constantly being asked if they want to put their toys away and come paint with me. The world holds so much pain and darkness, despair and suffering. It will never be just. But, I don’t let that stop me from trying to shine brightly the love and light that guided me when I was lost.

Bright spots are a quest in gratitude. It is an intentional choice to look forward, to connect the dots, to look up from whatever weighs us down. Bright spots are a step-by-step process in creating a life you love by starting where you are with what you have. They cost nothing but give everything. They are my whisper, my shout, my all, and only death can stop me from collecting them, creating them and sharing them.