Hi there

I have been working from 2 studios, one in Italy and one in Colorado, for many years. I am a dual Italian and American citizen, and my husband and I have been splitting our time about half and half. We have been together over 30 years.

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In 2024, just before I was to open a big exhibition with a year’s worth of work, about 40 paintings, I was diagnosed with aggressive breast cancer. It was the most tragic, blind-siding moment of my life. It was totally unexpected and awful in more ways than I want to tell you here. Our lives were shocked in every way, and I stayed in Italy for the duration of my treatment. I am now cancer free. I have five years of follow-ups to come and a completely bewildering experience trying to know who I am now. I am forever changed. The same, but changed. If you have been through anything similar, you know.

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We returned to Colorado, where I opened up a beautiful new studio. I imagined I could pick up where I left off. I could be the same Jennifer, from before.

But I am not. And that is actually a relief.

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We have decided to move back to Italy permanently in February. Maybe forever (whatever that means… forever used feel like such a long time to me, now it doesn’t), or maybe just until I finish my 5-year follow-ups. The dedication and grace and love I received in Italy through my illness (and life, in general) still boggles my mind today. The access to cutting edge care, physicians, facilities, and just human kindness is something I will be grateful for forever. The American healthcare system is so pitifully broken and cruel. I cannot thrive in that system now. The elevation in Colorado is straining my body as it tries to recover from last year. I also am longing to just plant. Plant like a seedling in my centuries old home where I have family and friends and my doctor and every single other glorious thing Italy has to offer me. I want to just BE for a while, to figure out who I am now. Since we made this decision, I have felt a wave of relief run through my body. The US is hard. It really is. At least for me.

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What does this mean for you? My collector? My friend who loves my art?

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This means that I am trying to clear out as many of the works in my Colorado Studio and Littles Gallery as I can before I leave. I have many discounts already in place and more to come. Check back here often! Do you love something special? Let me know! I would love to make it yours. Just contact me!

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I am transferring to a brand new website soon on a new platform, that will provide me with seamless logistics and shipping from both Italy and Colorado! My website address will be the same. The experience shipping globally will become much, much easier. My paintings will continue to be born and fly out into the world, now just from Italy.

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Thank you for reading this far. I truly feel a connection to anyone who loves my work and follows my story. It is like an invisible net of bright lights, lights that stay with me in the dark. It is a truly meaningful experience.

I love every person who connects with the light I bring into the world through my work. I believe we are here to create. We are here to be vulnerable and show our light to the world. I am grateful you can see me.

Please stay tuned and join my email list if you aren’t already on it. I am committed to sending my Colorado Studio paintings and Littles out into the world before I leave!

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Before I go home.

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My deepest bow of gratitude,

Jennifer