Intro: Jessamyn Orchard - songwriter, thinker, creator
I'm Jessamyn. I'm a songwriter, amateur photographer and mixed media artist, a vaper, as well as a philosopher. I enjoy creating lots of things, and sharing those things with people. I taught high school English for 4 years and I love meeting new people and enjoying the symbiosis of life. I am excited to be here with you.
I've been making music and obsessed with words for as long as I can remember. Even before I ever touched an instrument, I was always writing songs. When I was finally exposed to the piano at age 9, my life changed drastically as I was opened up to an amazing tool for musical expression, and I began fusing those words and music together around age 10.
I played music actively in my high school band, and discovered the guitar at age 15. It was an obsession, and an outlet to express the incredible angst that makes up the fabric of my being, even now at age 32.
I play the acoustic guitar, piano, along with a variety of percussive instruments, and have been recently combining those elements with the use of a looper. Looping is a performance art that involves building songs on stage, piece by piece, and part by part by taking segments of music and looping those on top of each other to create a full band sound capable by one person. I'm so excited to continue honing these skills, and you can check out some of that music in future posts.
While I am trying to make it as a full-time artist, I also work at a vape shop in Southwest Missouri and I am very passionate about vaping advocacy, and have spent alot of time honing my skills as a coil builder and vape trickster as well. I will definitely be blogging about vaping advocacy and other random vaping journeys as they occur. August 8th changed our industry in a lot of ways, and I'm sure that I'll check in regularly on that subject.
Thank you so much for joining me here. I was brought into the world of Steemit by a good friend, and look forward to interacting with all of my new friends here. Let's enjoy the journey.
Welcome. I think I heard about you on the podcast:)
@thecryptofiend Thank you for the welcome! I'm always nervous when any kind of reputation precedes me. Hopefully @quantumanomaly wasn't too hard on me. ;)
All good things! Been working on getting you here for a grip but I'm so glad you finally took the plunge!
No worries this is my first impression of you anyways ;) - liked what you said here, following. I was an e-cigger in 2010 for awhile - how's the industry going these days?
Best, Guy
No need to worry. He was very complementary:)
Welcome to Steemit!
@anns Thank you! I hope you follow along the adventure with me.
I Am Following You Now!
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Welcome aboard! I hope you enjoy writing and sharing on this platform and wish you the very best with it! :)
@firepower Thank you! I'm looking forward to it!
There you are! Congrats and welcome to to steemit!
@quantumanomaly You got me here! Now get ready to field my million questions! You are now my official liaison!
Im ready and willing, but if ever im not available dont forget to check out #steemprentice !
Ignorance is the night of the mind, but a night without moon or star.
Welcome ! and GOOD luck !
@jstreetman Thank you, and THANK YOU!
I am a big fan of the cacti and vapes as well, but where's the music ?
@christoryan Check this out:
https://steemit.com/music/@jessamynorchard/alice-wake-up-and-some-reflections-on-wonderland
Welcome! You sound cool and I think you'll love it here.
@techslut Thank you and thank you! I think I'll love it here, too. Had a good friend trying to talk me into this for a while, and I'm so glad I made the jump. I hope you Follow and keep up with the goings on! I'm always coming up with stuff and love to share it.
You got yourself a follower. :)
There you are! I wondered when I'd see you pop up! I know @quantumanomaly has been talking to you about getting on here. :D
Can't wait to see what posts you have in store!
@winstonwolfe, I'm finally here! @quantumanomaly finally got me on board and I'm so excited to be here and to start sharing my thoughts and creations with the community!