Janeen Koconis

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My all time favorite artist has launched her new website and I feel the need to share it with everyone. Every year I buy her calendars, and I also have three of her prints up on my walls (two in Skagway, one in Seattle!)  Janeen creates art with words, and I absolutely love her work.  Check it out:  

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