Jakki Jelene Blog

The Art of Conversation

I was talking to a good friend of mine recently and it suddenly occurred to me how naturally our conversations flowed. Despite us both being extroverted types, there was no...

Songs I Heard This Week (7/7/17)

Bee Gees – Spirits (Having Flown) This has always been one of my all-time favorite Bee Gees songs. Not only due to the brilliant production, but also for sentimental reasons....

Casting Your Pearls Before Swine

When experiencing the high of a breakthrough in the creative process, our excitement can get the better of us and cause us to be overeager to share our work in...

Reflections: Human, After All

I must confess – this one’s a little difficult to write about. It speaks of the human condition, but also highlights the most vulnerable parts of who I am. A...

A Passionless Society?

I find myself incredibly drawn to passionate people. They are such a rare commodity these days, but nothing energizes me quite like talking with someone who knows their own mind....

Songs I Heard This Week (1/13/17)

Catherine Wheel – I Want To Touch You The Catherine Wheel album, “Ferment”, is a shoegazer classic. It still holds up all these years later. Been going back to this...