Jenna Alexander Announces Community Art Project Opening Stripes and Buns

Jenna Alexander Announces Community Art Project Opening
Stripes and Buns, featuring 220 local women and girls, opens Thursday, December 6th
ST. AUGUSTINE, Florida (October 24, 2018) – Local artist Jenna Alexander announces the unveiling of
her latest art series, Stripes and Buns, with an opening from 6 p.m. to 10 p.m. on Thursday,
December 6th at Gray 1908, home to Jenna Alexander Studio and Juniper Market at 73 San Marco
Avenue in St. Augustine, Florida’s historic uptown neighborhood.
“It started when I asked women in the community to come to my studio in their favorite striped shirt
and bun on top of their head,” explained Jenna Alexander. “I love when people can connect over
something as simple as a fashion trend or hairstyle and, clearly, others agreed. It took only 45
minutes to fill every time slot, and I photographed over 200 women and girls.”
Inspired by a quote that hung in her childhood bathroom (“Here’s to good women. May we know
them, may we be them, may we raise them”) and the current social climate, Alexander set out to
capture strong females of the First Coast. Out of the more than 200 photographs, Alexander chose 30
to transform into oil paintings. She’s also created a coffee table book for the series.
“When each woman or girl came to my studio, I had them write in their own words the answer to the
question: What do you think it means to be a good woman?” Alexander explains. “I took the
paintings, photography, handwritten words, and gouache illustrations and put together a book that I
hope will instill strength in future generations of strong women.”
First edition, hardcover, and signed copies of Stripes and Buns: A Tribute To Good Women will be
available ($65) for pre-order at jenna-alexander.com/product/stripesandbunsbook/ starting on
November 15th as well as for sale at the opening of Jenna Alexander’s Stripes and Buns series on
Thursday, December 6th.
ABOUT JENNA ALEXANDER
A St. Augustine, Florida based painter, photographer, and illustrator, Jenna Alexander describes her
work as “simple, candid, airy, and beautiful.” Alexander’s previously released art series include Salt
Run, Salt Run Silver, Naptime Botanicals, and the Even Me Project. When she’s not creating,
Alexander spends time with her husband and two kids soaking up the Florida sun and hosting oyster
roasts. Learn more at jenna-alexander.com and follow along on Instagram @jennaalexanderstudio
* Photo captions in subject line of photos. Additional high-resolution photos available upon request.