Uploaded September 2025 | Updated September 2026, 2 weeks ago

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Take a peek inside The Art of Being Me—a big, vibrant journal that holds some of my most personal pages. The first half is filled with treasures from cleaning out my grandmother’s home after she passed away: family photos, rescued bits and pieces, and layers of memory. The second half turns toward a new chapter—graduating from art school and discovering who I was becoming as an artist.

This journal is less about “perfect pages” and more about documenting real life with color, texture, and keepsakes. If you love adding in personal ephemera and meaningful images, you’ll feel right at home here.

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I’m Jennifer Akkermans, a mixed media visual artist who specializes in Intuitive Printmaking with acrylics on a gel plate. I’m known for bright, bold colors, playful patterns, and a love of happy accidents. I design my own stencils, and I can’t resist using found objects to add unexpected texture.

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