About
Welcome!
I'm Jo, I've always enjoyed making different kinds of art like drawing, painting, writing, beading, and experimenting with jewelry. I also love reading and playing music. But none of that paid the bills, so I never took it too seriously outside of school and made sure I always had a "real" job.
I earned a degree in audio production and spent years working in audio engineering, production manufacturing, and technical coordination. I've always been drawn to the intersection of art and science.
I landed a job as an audio engineer working for someone I respected, it was a great fit, and the owner became my mentor. Then the company shut down after my mentor passed, and I felt it was best for me to go out on my own.
This art shop is my decision to take everything I have learned from my experiences over the years, combine it with the work ethic I maintained and skills I developed, and do it my way. I have lots of ideas and plans in the works for pieces that heavily align with my work background, and some that don't.
I named this studio Failed Art because I'm a smart-ass. It's a facetious comment on the devaluation of art in our society. Failure is built into the systems we live in, especially for artists. We’re told our time isn’t worth anything, our work has no value unless it can scale, go viral, or turn a profit, that if we’re not constantly succeeding on someone else’s terms then we’re doing it wrong, and it's simply bullshit. Failure is also one of my favorite bands.
Anyways, why on earth did I choose to make bookmarks? I'm a book nerd, I have a book collection most would think impractical, but I don't care. I've always liked to make my own bookmarks, so I thought it would be a great place to start small and work my way up to the more ambitious and expensive projects I’m planning.
Thanks for taking a look at what I do.
Jo
