introduction

Here we go.. Grinningjupiter blogging. This is our first attempt at blogging. We hope you find us interesting enough to follow our bayou lead. Stefan and I are from southern Louisiana and loving it. We are surrounded by a rich culture, amazing food, and a deep swampy past. We breath the beauty of our state and it shows in our work. Some of the darkest aspects of our culture move us to embrace the unseen, the beautiful, mystical, and the crazy around us. We have grown up appreciating the valuable relationship between our natural habitat and its impact on our families.

Hi, I am Ashley Savoy and my husband is Stefan Andermann. We are artist living in Baton Rouge. We  started GrinningJupiter studios about seven years ago. We share a lot of common elements in our art. Our love for the old, discarded, and decaying shows in our work. I work in many mediums but specialize in photography while Stefan primarily works in metal sculpture. It does not end there ..... printmaking, book arts, functional art, textiles, and organic sculptures. Our hope is that you find what tugs at your memories. We want to create something beautiful that gives new breath to the forgotten. You can view our shop at www.etsy.com/shop/grinningjupiter or www.grinningjupiter.com