Meet The Artist
Jenny has named her business ‘Slices of Hope’ with the mission to bring hope to people and their homes with each piece she creates. She strongly believes that there is always a silver lining and is grateful for her journey even though her life will probably never be the same again!
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Much of her work is created with watercolours on slices of wood – mostly Christmas trees that she collects with her husband, Bill, which aligns with their values of sustainability and environmental awareness. Because of Jenny’s love of creating, she has a growing range of products alongside the wood slices which currently includes greeting cards, necklaces, original unframed paintings, framed original miniature art, mini prints of original art, badges, magnets, bookmarks and gift tags with more things being added all the time!
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Jenny also runs workshops and loves encouraging others as she believes that we all have something creative to offer the world no matter how big or small.
Jenny Holden has always loved drawing, painting and being creative. After school. she went on to study Art and Design, then Graphic Design and lastly illustration. She went travelling around Australia for a year in her early 20’s and worked for an artist in Melbourne, picking up new skills that her formal education hadn’t afforded her. She also gained office experience alongside the art education and found it easier to use this experience while she raised her children. Jenny tested positive for Covid in December 2020 and struggled to recover; the illness had impacted her brain and nervous system; she had to leave her work in order to focus on her recovery which became a full-time job in itself. In 2022, Jenny took up painting again and felt a piece of her heart come back to life. Thanks to her faith in Jesus and a brain retraining program, Jenny is well on her way to recovery. She now paints meadows full of colourful animals and flowers which symbolise joy, safety and peace, something she feels the world needs more of now than ever.
Our Mission
To encourage human creativity, to be mindful of our impact on the environment and to share hope through art.