Per the norm, this post is late and inconsistent. However, this time it is for good reason. As some of my friends and family know, I have gone to Haiti a few times working with an excellent organization called Healing Haiti. In an effort to make sure I am not relegating my work in Haiti to something akin to "poverty porn" I felt I needed some distance from my time in Haiti to make sure my own motives are right when sharing my time in Haiti with you. Healing Haiti is a christian organization, most organizations in Haiti are. I feel like it important to let you know that I have not gone to Haiti as an evangelist, my own motives were focused on art being a resource to people who are in desperate need of confidence, dignity and love. Healing Haiti is an incredible organization that is focused on the heart or Haiti- unemployment. 70% of the population in Haiti is unemployed, with unemployment come poverty, the decay of familial relationships, poor healthcare and nutrition and ...
This is a rarely updated center for ongoing work and projects of Jaymee Harvey Willms. Consistency is not key, but this online space will share upcoming and ongoing exhibitions and studio work. Jaymee is an artist living and working in the Milwaukee, Wisconsin. She has a BFA in painting from the USD and an MFA in sculpture from SUNY Albany. Her work digs into fantasy, feminism and where materials meet these two concepts.