10/13/2026
INSTAGRAM TAKEOVER DAY 2!
Hello again!! This is Holly Hazelton speaking! Today I wanted to share about how I came to the subject of the show, “Unjaded”, up at Shift Gallery through the end of October!
It came to me on a sunny afternoon sitting on the deck with Morris, a passing thought that caught my attention. I looked around to see where it went, and it was all around me. “In this moment I feel completely unjaded.” It was in the warmth of the sun, the chirps of the hummingbirds, the color of the trees, the comfort of my chair, the slight breeze in my hair, and in the feeling of connection to it all.
A totally ordinary moment suddenly became magic.
I had never heard the word before, and I know I don’t feel like this all the time. My laundry pile or commute to work do not inspire such ideas despite their daily encounters. What does being “unjaded” mean and how could I feel this way again and more?
I started taking notice every time I felt this new named feeling. And started painting and writing about them. Working outward in with painting, and inward out with writing, trying to define what being unjaded means in both reality and practice.
What I discovered is that it is a practice. It’s in how and whether or not you look. And in that look to truly see.
Works:
1. The Balcony Last Night, 2026, oil pastel and colored pencil, 5”x7.25”, $200
2. A Good Morning, 2026, oil pastel and colored pencil, 5”x7.25”, SOLD
3. The Blooms That Day, 2026, oil pastel and colored pencil, 5”x7.25”, $200
4. Morris and Tomatina, 2026, oil pastel and colored pencil, 8.5”x9.25”, $350
5. My Parking Spot Tree in Winter, 2026, oil pastel and colored pencil, 8.25”x8.25”, $350
