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In The Spotlight Jenniferx

by Alexxis Steele
There is more than meets the eye with this very talented artist , and makeup artist ! It only takes one simple idea to turn your dream into a reality , and that is what Jennifer has done with her creations- “ Dead Buddies ”
In Jennifer ’ s own words , this is how she describes what she does : Some people like fine art .... I like FUN ART !!!
I am ALWAYS making things ... so ...
one day I found an old tennis ball , and I decided to give it a new life ....
By making it into a zombie !!! WEIRD , I know ... because I don ’ t even play tennis !
Anyway , I started to paint a tennis ball . i added eyes ... some teeth , and then hair ... and BOOM ! i fell in love with my little creation .
So ... I decided to make some phone calls , looking for more tennis balls , and I ended up talking to a few tennis players . That ’ s when I discovered , that most tennis balls are disposed of ,

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