Jessica Sweeney
Jess is the founder of Commonplace Living and director of Ars Vivendi Arts Initiative for the Collegium Institute. She studied art history and children’s literature and after grad school, met her husband at a week-long seminar exploring Genealogies of Modernity. They now have a little 6 month old daughter who, amongst many things, enjoys gazing at the books and salon walls in their West Philly apartment and giggling at her Pop Pop and The Nice Lady. She enjoys finding time to paint with gouache, explore new children’s books and write. Find her on Instagram: @commonplaceliving
The quiet power of Marmee in a Covid-19 world
A few months ago, I read Little Women. I had never read it before. I had never seen any of the movie adaptations, and so I didn’t know much about the plot, the characters or…
Recent Posts
Flooring Renovation: Asbestos Removal and Choosing the Perfect Floor Stain
We finally completed the renovation of our first-floor flooring, and like most renovations, it was a bit more involved than we initially hoped for. When we bought the house three years ago, we knew the…
Roses are red: 8 beautiful shades of a paint color you might not realize you love
Lots of us love blues, greens, whites, and greys. And if neutrals are more your thing, you might think you need to stay far away from a color like red. But we think it’s worth…