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Songbird Artisty

Sep 30
2 min

We Persist!

She Persists, a three part series. What is she saying? What is her story? What can we learn by looking at all of the elements?

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My weeping cheery tree: a story of struggle, acceptance, destruction, regrowth, & new beginnings.

Debbie Jacknin

Mar 30
3 min

My weeping cheery tree: a story of struggle, acceptance, destruction, regrowth, & new beginnings.

Consider winter, my least favorite season. The leaves are off of the trees and they almost look dead. Add a little snow and they are lovely.

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Debbie Maier Jacknin

Sep 13, 2019
3 min

She Persists - Women in Power

"The most esteemed of their women do sometimes speak in council..."Queen Aliquippa, a Native American, "was an empress; and t

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Debbie Maier Jacknin

May 27, 2019
4 min

Finding Balance within The Tree of Life

Work hard - play hard. These are words my father spoke, but more importantly, the behavior he modeled. My earliest memories are of him si...

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Debbie Maier Jacknin

Dec 31, 2018
1 min

Peace Dove

The Peace Dove was my final commission of 2018. When I cook my special ingredient is love. When I created this I infused good thoughts of...

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Debbie Maier Jacknin

Dec 31, 2018
2 min

Bee Kind

I'd like to share the story about why I created Bee Kind. Lately, I have been frustrated by how people treat each other. I understand hav...

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She Persists - We Persist, the Next Chapter

Debbie Maier Jacknin

Apr 21, 2018
2 min

She Persists - We Persist, the Next Chapter

I talked to a close friend from college who told me her "me too" story. We have been friends for over 40 years and only recently

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Fate or Coincidence? My Past Reached Out to Touch My Present.

Debbie Maier Jacknin

Jan 1, 2018
1 min

Fate or Coincidence? My Past Reached Out to Touch My Present.

While visiting my husband Larry's daughter, Gabrielle, in Colorado Springs, we fell in love with the beauty of the area. We took photos w...

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Forever Yours - Our lives are enhanced by the people we love and by those who love us. What is love?

Debbie Maier Jacknin

Dec 15, 2017
2 min

Forever Yours - Our lives are enhanced by the people we love and by those who love us. What is love?

Forever yours, our lives are enhanced by the people we love and by those who love us. But what is love?

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Debbie Maier Jacknin

Jun 14, 2017
3 min

She Persists - I Persist

"She Persists" is created in the style of Impressionism, with a woman and a young girl in long dresses overlooking water with lily

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Color My World Brighter Because I Knew You - New Year Reflection

Debbie Maier Jacknin

Jan 1, 2017
2 min

Color My World Brighter Because I Knew You - New Year Reflection

My first New Year's Eve without you. Always, you pushed me. Always, you challenged me. Always you believed in me.

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Debbie Maier Jacknin

Jul 14, 2016
3 min

Larry Bird Takes Flight, a Reflection

Larry Jacknin passed away from complications due to ALS on February 23, 2016 Larry created this pastel while we were on the beach. I love...

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The Burgh Blog - The Creation of The View From the Tunnel

Debbie Maier Jacknin

Jul 19, 2015
3 min

The Burgh Blog - The Creation of The View From the Tunnel

Does anyone truly appreciate where they grew up while they are young? I grew up in Pittsburgh and didn't realize what it a nice city it ...

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Debbie Maier Jacknin

Jun 15, 2015
3 min

Sail, Sale Away

Update, summer 2016, AKA Captain Debbie. We were unable to sell the sail boat and I decided to keep it. I used to be the "crew", the pers...

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We Will Cross That Covered Bridge When We Get There

Debbie Maier Jacknin

May 14, 2015
4 min

We Will Cross That Covered Bridge When We Get There

Have you ever had a time in life where you are trying plan something and nothing looks like it is going right? We Will Cross That Covered...

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Debbie Maier Jacknin

Apr 11, 2015
2 min

Tree of Life

The Tree of Life stained glass mosaic was inspired by our trip to Israel in Feb/March 2014. While there, Larry and I went to Tzfat which ...

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Debbie Maier Jacknin

Jan 13, 2015
2 min

Love Will See You Through

Sometime in life we all experience hard times. Larry and I went to an ALS picnic where someone there told us an old parable. She said o...

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Debbie Maier Jacknin

Jan 8, 2015
1 min

Becoming Artists

When Larry was young, a friend asked him, "What do you want to be when you grow up?" "An artist," Larry responded. The well meaning frien...

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Debbie Maier Jacknn

Jan 6, 2015
1 min

Take Time to Enjoy the Sunsets

Where do your insirations come from? We are often asked this question. We are Debbie and Larry Jacknin and we live in Pittsburgh, PA. L...

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