A six month transformational course for contemporary realist, feminine artists to blossom into a higher level of professional success, from the inside out.
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lu·mi·nar·y / noun
a person who inspires or influences others, especially one prominent in a particular sphere.
a natural light-giving body, like the moon or sun.
My 2019 exhibition, photographed by Kerasan R. Lamar
The Luminary Artist Academy was written for you.
As an artist myself who has been through a dark night of my own soul and thought through the thickets of my own limiting beliefs in order to come out the other side, I feel the struggle I know where you are.
I know the desires that you feel and the frustration at feeling like they are out of reach.
The Luminary Artist Academy is a comprehensive, detailed step-by-step course that takes you on an odyssey through the inner chambers of your heart and soul, to your creative practice, and out into the world where you shine your confident, feminine light as a luminary in your field. This course supports you every step of the way to guide you into stepping into the highest version of yourself within your artistic career and life!
Step into your highest artistic identity
The magic is within you!
All you need to do is remove the obstacles within your subconscious mind that tell you that your dreams are not for you. Release those beliefs and watch your dream art career magically fall into place. The key is within you!
In your deepest of hearts and your deepest soul, you know that you are capable of amazing masterpieces that touch humanity. You know you are capable of succeeding financially as an artist and more than that, thriving! You know that you are capable of executing juicy, lively, masterful art that expresses your heart and soul and elevates all who sees it. Maybe you feel a YES when you walk into a museum and you see a work that touches you, and you feel that spark of inspiration. Maybe you feel it when you attend a gallery exhibition and you say, I could do this.
I am meant to do this!
Yes, you are.
See what these artists have to say after working together!
“Jessica is kind, easily approachable yet knowledgeable and has a great business sense . . . I really think she is a wonderful coach and I learned some great tips in just a short time and am excited to see how this will accelerate awareness and potential sales of my work!”
Hilarie Couture, Painter
“I felt inspired and free from the constraints I was putting on myself. Jessica's coaching helped me see my worth as an artist more clearly, and motivated me to take action which is already producing dramatic results for my career.”
Gregery Miller, Illustrator
“I became more productive, addressed and minimized self sabotage, and aligned my artwork with my authentic self. I developed more security and confidence in my abilities and worth as an artist, and learned priceless business tips which allowed me to boost my art sales.”
Sally, Classical Painter (name changed for privacy)
“I began the program unsure of myself and feeling like I wasn’t progressing with my artwork. I felt stuck and really wasn’t sure why. Jessica was able to help me identify and process my mental roadblocks…
I can’t recommend this course enough—this program really changed my relationship with my art in the best way possible!”
-Sally, classical realist artist (name changed for privacy)
Your talent deserves acclaim.
Maybe you check your Instagram one day and see that an artist colleague you know has announced a solo show at an amazing and well respected gallery. While happy for your friend, you can't help but feel a stab of jealousy and the feeling that you are so far behind. Why isn't this you showing at the gallery? When will you be recognized for the work that you've done? You congratulate your friend, but with a sinking feeling in your stomach, feeling like you are on a hamster wheel of trying to make it somewhere, and getting nowhere.
Perhaps you are flipping through the glossy pages of a beautiful art magazine, getting inspiration from all the different artworks featured there. As you flip through the pages, you can't help but feel that your artwork is at the same level or even of a higher caliber than what you're seeing in front of you in the magazine. How is it these artists are chosen and you are not? What is the magic ingredient? Discouraged, you put the magazine away, feeling mystified and frustrated. You know you have unrealized potential within you, but how do you make the art world see this, too?
Your work can provide for you.
Perhaps you took on hundreds of thousands of dollars worth of debt for the big art school degree. Every month, the bills come in for your time in art school and every month you struggle to pay them. You think about how many years it will take you to pay back your loan and the thought fills you with a heavy dread. As you write out the check to your lender, you think about how little your art school prepared you for the real world and actually making money with your art to support yourself and survive. Shouldn’t it be possible for you to make great art, AND sustain yourself?
Maybe you want to move on with your life. Perhaps you're looking to make some grown-up decisions, like buying a house, getting married, having children, or taking care of aging or ill relatives, or moving. Your heart is longing to make this life change, but your bank account is empty. You know that you don't have the funds to enter into this obligation responsibly, and you feel like it is postponing the life that you were meant to live. You feel frustrated and embarrassed that your art, something that you have dedicated so much of your life to and with such passion, has rewarded you so little. Feeling desperate, you hope for that big break in the art world that you see some artists getting. But, that big break never seems to come, and you can't put your life on hold forever!
There’s a better way, beautiful artist soul.
You’re not alone.
Are unsold works piling up?
Maybe you have dedicated your life to art for many, many years. You have the degree, and a job in the arts. You have time to paint. But you feel stuck. Your work looks the same as it did 10 years ago, and it hasn't evolved. You know this in your heart of hearts, and you wonder if you have already passed your peak as an artist. Your attic and basement are filled with unsold work, and you feel that it's not even possible for you to climb to the heights you wants dreamed of getting to you within your art career. If it was meant to be, maybe it would have already happened. Although it makes you sad, maybe you feel like other artists have a sprinkling of magic that's just not in the cards for you. You feel like it may be too late for success.
It's been so long since you’ve made a great body of work that you start to feel like a phony. Yes, you've accomplished some things in your career, but things seemed to stall creatively a while back. You're not sure why, but and you keep up of a brave face, but inside you start to wonder if you are all bluster. Do you really have that magic spark within you that actually creates great art, the kind that elevates a culture and makes a difference?
There is hope and a path forward to tangible success!
Are you the professional artist you dreamed of being?
Maybe you love making art, but you have yet to make the leap of claiming it as a professional career. Your studio is a mess, you have no idea how much are you sell, don't know where anything is because there aren’t any systems set up. You don't have a website, and your social media is a hodgepodge of random things. No one would even know that you are an artist unless they got to know you! Truthfully, you're not even sure if you should claim the title of artist, because you feel like there are lots of people out there who are better than you! Wouldn't it be too full of yourself to call yourself a professional?
Or maybe you are a professional artist, but it's been so long since you’ve made a great body of work that you start to feel like a phony. Yes, you've accomplished some things in your career, but things seemed to stall creatively a while back. You're not sure why, but and you keep up of a brave face, but inside you start to wonder if you are all bluster. Do you really have that magic spark within you that actually creates great art, the kind that elevates a culture and makes a difference?
Yes, you do! It’s just a matter of elevating your mindset and channeling your energy into powerful action!
Do you feel like you are spinning your wheels?
I know that this is not the vision that you had in mind when you first fell in love with the magic of art and decided to be an artist.
Maybe you dreamed about some thing like this…
Exhibiting in elevated spaces.
Perhaps your dream is to have a solo show in a beautiful gallery space. Imagine a gorgeous, clean, white space with high ceilings and spotlights, where you can hang your work to and it is shown to its best light. Imagine walking into your solo exhibition and seeing all of your best work shining on the walls. As you walk around, you feel a sense of elation and of dreams coming true. All of your friends, family, fans, collectors, and even strangers you have never seen before attend your exhibition and are in awe and appreciation of your talent and work. Your favorite music is playing, and you have an amazing time at the opening party. By the end of the night, you have sold most of the works and have garnered the attention of members of the press and the art world! More than that, you feel the satisfaction for having presented your work to the world in the best light and letting it finally be seen. You feel euphoric and in complete alignment!
Experiencing financial abundance in your art career.
Maybe your dream is financial. Imagine being able to pay off your school debt easily and quickly. Imagine being able to do this from sales of your art! As you write the checks this time, you feel grateful for the opportunity to have attended such an amazing university, for the chance to hone your art there, and for the experiences and connections you have gained there. You feel confident that you will be able to pay off your debt soon, as you have begun making more and more money from your art and at such a steady pace. You are excited to add more collectors into your circle and easily sell the new work you have! At the end of the month, you have money left over you can put into savings.
Imagine finally having enough funds to move forward in life in whatever direction feels good to you. Imagine finally buying that house, moving forward in your relationship, or being able to take care of friends and family. Imagine having enough to be comfortable and also live have the kind of lifestyle you want, going on the adventures you dream of and surrounding yourself with beauty in your home. Imagine what your life would look like if financial worries did not hold you back! You feel so grateful that your art was able to provide this all for you!
Imagine all your hard work finally paying off.
Imagine all the years that you have dedicated to a career as an artist finally paying off. Imagine dusting the cobwebs off all of your unsold work and presenting it in a new light, and having collectors eager to take it from you! All of a sudden, your art career is infused with a new energy, and editors, galleries, collectors, and other art world players suddenly take a notice. You start to get new commissions, inquiries for articles about your work, exhibitions, and opportunities. Your art career feels exciting again, with a forward momentum! When you create, you have a new energy of hope and excitement, and everyone around you takes notice. You are finally getting the recognition and success that you have always hoped for!
Yes, it’s possible, and it’s your birthright!
Experience success with complete artistic integrity.
Imagine being in complete integrity about your career choice as an artist. You finally feel that you are making a difference in the world through your work, and that it has it is making a deep and meaningful positive impact on society. You are convinced in your deepest soul that this is what you are meant to do, and that it is beneficial to people at a heart level. As you ascend in the art world, you feel a true sense of joy that more people will be able to see your work and in doing so elevate their consciousness and artistic ideas. You know that your work is extremely important, and are so grateful that you have discovered your purpose in this life.
You know within your soul that the work you are doing makes a meaningful impact in the world.
Elevate your art career.
Is this you?
Maybe you think you just need the right validation and stamp of approval from the right people in order to reach success as an artist. So you go to art shows, hoping to talk to the owner and get them to like your work. Or, you enter expensive competitions hoping to win. Where are you endlessly scrolling the art stars on Instagram, wondering how in the world they got so popular and successful. What is their secret?
No matter how much you strive, you don't seem to get to a different place. This is because the solution is not an external solution… the solution lies within! Changing your art career starts with changing your attitudes and beliefs about yourself from the inside out.
Do these frustrations sound familiar?
You think the problem might be that you're not posting enough on social media. So you spend time every day week on your posts, and sending them out into the world. But honestly, you don't really see any growth or sales from these for your efforts. Your art is technically good, so what is the problem? Don't people see the quality of it? Discouraged, you start to think you just don't have the magic that those big art stars do.
You think that maybe your issue is that you need to get better technically in your art. Maybe you don't know enough about drawing, proportion, color theory, and technique! So you take workshop after workshop, learning the techniques of artist that you admire. Although you do learn some things and have fun, you feel stuck in the identity of a student and you wonder when you will feel like a real artist in your own right.
Constantly seeking technical help within your art hasn't worked in the way you had hoped because what you are seeking is not actually found by improving your technique.
The real issue is that you're that you are not allowing your true heart, soul, and passion to show itself in your work. You need to free your mind of its creative restriction and learn to trust the subtle, small whisper of artistic intuition. Only then will your work take on an electric energy that is unique to only you and that will be your signature and your light.
Do you feel stuck, your energy feels stagnated? It may be because you are making the same choices again and again which lead to the same results. Because no one has showed you a different way, you do what you have always done, which leads to results that you have always gotten.
In order to elevate your results, you have to add to elevate and transform your inner life and energy, which will lead to different external manifestations!
Even with all of the energy that you put into your art career, it hasn't worked for you yet because your inner world is not aligned with your efforts.
If you don't truly believe that your art is incredible, why should anyone else?
If you aren't moved by your art and believe that it is worthy of honor, that honor will never come.
If you don't believe that you are worthy of immense success as an artist and are ready to meet and inhabit that version of you, that success will go to another.
I know exactly how you feel, because I’ve been there!
Who am I?
My name is Jessica Libor, and I am an artist, curator, art professor and artist coach. I completed my master of fine arts at the Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts in 2014. In my mind, this was the pinnacle of achievement for a young artist. I thought that once I got my degree, the galleries, opportunities, and success would come knocking at my door. Little did I know that once I graduated, the real education began! Although my school was great at teaching technique, it did a little to prepare artists for the emotional and financial realities of being an artist today. I soon realized that I had to figure it all out. Many months I struggled as an artist, having existential doubts if I had made the right career choice, and if my art would really make a difference. Not only that, but I worried about my financial future. Would I have to give up my passion of painting in order to survive?
I remember one evening sobbing on the floor of my studio, feeling so hopeless and dejected about my art career. I thought I felt like I put so much work, money, and effort into my decision to be an artist, and at the end of all of that, nothing was turning out like I had hoped. I was broke and desperate! That was the turning point for me. A small voice inside of me told me that I was worth it to look for help.
After that night, I decided I needed help. I ended up hiring over the next year three different coaches and therapists, and working on my inner beliefs. In doing so, I realized how much my beliefs about my worthiness were affecting my life…and my art career! As I transformed my inner world, suddenly my outer world started to reflect that back to me.
Today, I make a full-time living from selling my art, and I feel incredibly aligned and purposeful in the kind of work that I create: painting about the journey of womanhood through the lens of fairytales. I am fully convinced of the worth in my work, and because of that I have recently seen incredible leaps in my art career.
This year alone, I was privileged to show in four museum exhibitions, and sold 48 original paintings and sketches from my collection. I exhibit in many gallery shows, and my art has also been featured in the amazing publications below!
In order to shift what you are experiencing in your art career, you need to shift your internal world.
Above, a few of the media outlets my art has been featured in!
My inspiration for this course
Over the last 2 years, I also began coaching artists. Coaching feels incredibly rewarding and aligned for me, and I love seeing people make breakthroughs and positive shifts in their thinking. It always feels like a miracle when external things begin to mirror back your new reflections, and you start getting exhibitions, shows, and more sales. It also became very clear to me that although artist think they want the technical how-to, all that technical knowledge becomes useless if they don't actually shift their inner beliefs into a more positive state. It all begins in the emotional and imaginal world! You must know it is possible for you to succeed, however you define that for you.
As I was coaching, I realize that I wanted to reach a larger audience with a more comprehensive curriculum. I wanted to create my magnum opus course, something that included all of the wisdom that I have learned as an artist over the years, this is what I am presenting to you today, and what the Luminary Artist Academy is!
Elevate your art career.
Introducing: the Luminary Artist Academy
A 6 month, self-paced course to fully transform and elevate your art career in every aspect
I created the Luminary Artist Academy especially for contemporary realist feminine artists, to encompass all areas of their life in a way of elevating their art career to new heights.
This course will transform your art career from the inside out!
I believe in you and I believe in this program.
You can elevate your work and start seeing your dreams become reality, and the Luminary Artist Academy will show you the way.
THE TANGIBLES
12 in-depth modules
Over 10 hours of on-demand video tutorials
Over 250 pages of transformative workbooks
12 affirmation and guided visualization audios
Private Discord Group
BONUSES:
How to Host Your Virtual Exhibition training and workbook (a $75 value)
We are getting you from stuck and discouraged to stepping permanently into your empowered and luminous highest artist self!
My method begins with small internal shifts and mindset work, and takes you through how your entire art career is set up. We honor your desires and restructure your art career to make your biggest dreams possible.
In the course, we cover in-depth methods for:
Deciding what you truly want
Imagining your dream future is actually possible
Defining your goals
Getting out of your safety zone
Healing your relationship with authority figures
Facing fears around being seen
Discovering the profound purpose in your art
Finding your distinct style as an artist
Deciding what subject matter lights you up
Planning out a body of 10 pieces
Fearlessly expressing your heart
Specifically defining your ambitions and creating a plan to achieve them
Energetically elevating your art to make your highest work
Publicly committing to a goal
How to get into flow
Trusting your subconscious impulses
Creating your optimal studio schedule
Overcoming procrastination
Embracing your softness and strength as a feminine artist
Curating your ideal feminine artistic wardrobe and image
Setting boundaries around your precious energy
Healing work around masculine energy and the patriarchy
Channeling your feminine power into your art
Discovering your feminine archetype
Increasing your sense of worthiness
Specific ways to discover your inherent self worth
Creating your new, elevated identity
Changing your story
Crafting your online presence
Writing an extraordinary artist statement
Tutorials on creating your website
Photographing your artwork
Creating a luminous social media presence
Energetically attracting your audience
Understanding the art world
Applying for residencies, grants and prizes (with templates)
Writing a great Curriculum Vitae (with template)
My 7 methods for getting gallery representation (with templates and instructions)
Getting your art featured in the press (with templates and instructions)
Writing a great press release (with template)
Cultivating art world relationships
Building collector connections
You’ll also be empowered and learn about…
My 7 ways to meet new collectors
Powerful in-person networking for artists
Increasing engagement (with step-by-step) on your Instagram
Creating your artist email list (with tech tutorial)
How to write emails to your email list (with template)
Safety measures for female artists
Creating a lead magnet for collectors
Planning your priorities and calendar (with tech tutorial)
Budgeting studio time
How to pre-schedule your social media and emails (with tech tutorial)
Keeping records and archiving your artwork (with tech tutorial)
Understanding the energy of money
Overcoming common money beliefs that are limiting you
Selling your art vs. selling out
Principles of Abundance
Systems for clarity around money
Setting up a budget
Passive income streams
All the ways to make money from your art
How to sell directly to collectors (with step by step guide and template)
How to successfully sell your work online
Best practices for protecting and storing your physical work
How to befriend your role models
How to host your own solo show (in depth training and guide)
How to pre-schedule your social media and emails (with tech tutorial)
Keeping records and archiving your artwork (with tech tutorial)
My method of pricing artwork
How to increase the perceived value of your artwork
Keeping your collectors interested and building relationships with them
How to expand your practice
Best practices for hiring help
The magic of batching your tasks
Presenting your 10 works
Specific methods for staying motivated
Celebrating your future!
Plus, along the way you will learn about 12 luminous historic female artists, and be energetically supported by the guided visualizations and affirmations!
And, LIFETIME ACCESS to the course, including any updates!
In just 6 months, you will have an entirely new outlook and body of work, but you will start feeling the results immediately when you begin doing the work.
You’re meant to shine.
You’ll be empowered to reveal your truest artistic nature, and go from stuck in hiding to shining your brightest as an art star!
Overcome limiting beliefs about the patriarchy in the art world, balancing art and family/love, and underpricing
Heal and reconstruct your true, shining, fearless identity as a feminine artist
Set and achieve goals that reflect your true artistic desires
Create 10 authentic, aligned pieces and price them well
Attract collectors who can’t wait to buy your work
Build a professional, aligned artist presence across all media platforms
Create sustainable art star habits, integrated with your personal life
THE INVESTMENT
12 in-depth modules
Over 10 hours of on-demand video tutorials
Over 250 pages of juicy, transformative workbooks
12 affirmation and guided visualization audios
Private Discord group
BONUSES:
How to Host Your Virtual Exhibition training and workbook (a $75 value)
$888 tuition
The number 888 in angel numbers means flow, abundance and expansion!
OPTIONAL VIP EXPERIENCE UPGRADE
OPTIONAL VIP EXPERIENCE UPGRADE:
What you’ll get with the VIP Experience Upgrade:
Everything in the Luminary Artist Academy, plus a total of 5, forty five minute (45 minute) private, one-on-one Zoom coaching sessions with Jessica, every other week for 6 months to support you on your journey!
VIP ADD ON Investment: $888 for total of $1776
The VIP program is for the luminary who wants to have extra support, accountability and more personalized empowerment for her journey through the program!
This course is for you if...
You feel like you never have enough time to expand your career because you are taking care of other people and things, and have given so much of yourself in other areas.
Sometimes you feel like your desire to have a great, successful career is selfish, but you can secretly see yourself as a star.
Sometimes you struggle to take yourself and your ambitions seriously because you have been brought up to believe that art is not a serious profession.
You feel things very deeply, whether that be your cycle each month, the fluctuations within your family or romantic relationship, and world events, all of which impact and sometimes immobilize your creativity.
If you recognize yourself in any of these things, just know that you are not alone! This course was created for feminine artists like you. Together, we will overcome subconscious blocks, step into the true, shining artistic version of you, and take practical steps to become a Luminary in your field of art.
Get Results
You want to show your work at more galleries?
I'm sharing 7 methods to gallery's map and a drama-free way of getting noticed by galleries (it's not what you think!).
You want to create an amazing body of work, your best masterpieces?
In this course we'll sweep away the limiting beliefs that are REALLY stopping you so you can step into making your legendary artistic contributions the world needs from you!
You want to sell more work from your studio?
I'll share the Collector Appreciation Method that generated me 48 original artwork sales THIS YEAR ALONE, not even counting limited edition print sales!
You want to be more in control of your income?
In the money module, we will go over ways to grow your income and scale your art business in a multi-pronged approach?
You want to win more awards?
I'll reveal to you the real reason why awards may not be happening for you and we will implement a customized strategy to make the best use of your time and money when applying for awards and juried shows.
You want to get more press exposure?
I'll share how I was able to get press coverage in art magazines, podcasts and blogs through my press value proposition method!
A day in your new life...
Imagine waking up refreshed and excited to start your day. You brew your morning coffee as you review your meaningful actions you're going to take that day that bring you closer to your goals.
You check your email and a warm feeling glows around your heart as you open an email from a collector telling you how much she loves her new piece from you. She's interested in buying another!
You head into the studio, feeling peaceful and centered. You light a few candles and put on your most inspiring music, then get to work. You know your work matters to the world and it's your sacred duty to fulfill your destiny. You smile as magic flows from your paintbrush onto the canvas to create your masterpiece. When you get the mail, feel excited as you open up to a magazine interview of your work!
In the afternoon, you confidently apply for an opportunity that feels right for you, and then head out to dinner with friends at your favorite restaurant in town. Since selling more pieces lately, you've been treating yourself more and feeling good about it!
You fall asleep that night feeling in charge of your artistic career, and that you're spreading your wings a little more each new day.
THE LUMINARY ARTIST ACADEMY
12 Modules
Over 10 hours of on-demand video tutorials
Over 250 pages of juicy, transformative workbooks
12 affirmation and guided visualization audios
Private Discord group
BONUSES:
How to Host Your Virtual Exhibition training and workbook (a $75 value)
Tuition is $888
VIP Option with 5 coaching calls: $1,776
Apply now to step into the highest version of your luminous artist self that you were meant to be.
Don’t let another year go by just thinking about it without taking action. Being in limbo, saying “next time” or “I’ll do it later” is the reason why you feel like you are spinning your wheels and staying stuck. By doing the same things in the same way, you’ll likely be in the same place you are now 6 months from now. Take the first steps today to believe in a different future for yourself!
The gallery shows, press celebrating your work, and sales pouring in from your art is what you know you are meant for and what you ultimately deserve!
Your most aligned artistic career is waiting for you! Cast a vote for the luminous, empowered version of you who is waiting to emerge by applying today!
It's time to believe in yourself, value your dreams, and apply today!
I believe in you.
xo,
Jessica
Frequently asked questions
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You can get more done in an hour of focus than in a week of distraction. Time blocking, creating an ideal schedule and being in flow ( which we dive into! ) allows you to get more done than you ever thought possible in a short amount of time. I was able to complete 12 huge realistic paintings in a month that got me into an MFA program while working a 25 hour job—you can do this! The question is, are you willing to stretch yourself in order to get the results you want in your one and only life on this earth?
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Traditional art school is on average $30,000 a year and does not typically offer practical, career support for artists, and DEFINITELY does not offer a safe environment where you can transform your inner beliefs about yourself and your art so you are equipped to go out and conquer the world. In this course, you are supported energetically and also learn practical ways to advocate for yourself and own your creative essence. If taken as seriously as a college course, this 6 month course is a small investment in comparison that will transform your results from the inside out.
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The only way that the course doesn't work is if you don't do the work. If you show up for the sessions, do the homework, and apply the concepts, you will absolutely see a huge shift in your art practice, including opportunities opening up to you, more artwork sales, more attention on your work and greater confidence and clarity in your art practice. If you show up consistently you will exit the course OWNING your art career!
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No. In order for this program to work, you have to be 100% invested! If you know you've got an out to avoid doing the program and leave, it would not be serving you in getting the most out of it! I am investing in your growth as well, and I won't make it easy for you to make excuses for yourself! And I know that once you start the process and begin to see powerful results and forward momentum full of clarity, creativity and confidence, you'll only want to keep going!
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Absolutely! Even though this course was written with female artists in mind, and includes a whole module on awakening your sacred and strong feminine artistic power, the rest of the modules and information absolutely have relevance to those who do not fall into the category of female artists. I recommend applying and also emailing jlibor@jessicalibor.com with your specific situation!
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Send an email with your question to jlibor@jessicalibor.com!
Photography by Kerasan R. Lamar, @TravelFlashh, Lauren Fair Photography and Jessica Libor.