Fairfax, VA— August 26, 2010
After launching the virtual art sale “l’ART’ceny : a place to get ART for a steal without committing a crime” as a result of a recent art theft incident, artist Jennifer Judelsohn credits the recovery of her stolen piece, “And They Danced…,” to the power of social networking media.
Judelsohn has successfully used Facebook in the past to sell her artwork—including “And They Danced…,” in March 2010. Due to the artist’s own admitted mistake, the sale of “And They Danced…” was cancelled. Judelsohn refunded the purchaser’s payment, but the purchaser refused to return the artwork. Judelsohn made several private attempts to get the painting returned, but the purchaser refused to communicate and return the painting. Instead of filing a police report or going to small claims court, Judelsohn reached out to friends and family in frustration on Facebook, launched the “l’Art’ceny” sale, and blogged about her experience with the purchaser—who remained nameless but was referred to as “the ‘ART’ful Dodger.”
“When I began my blog and joined Facebook, it was to stay connected with friends and business associates. Never in my wildest dreams did I think I’d use social networking media to recover a piece of stolen art,” says Judelsohn. “As a psychotherapist, I’m pleased to see that a social network, even in a virtual world, has the capability to influence someone to do the right thing.”
Less than 10 days after going “public” via social networking media, Judelsohn had her artwork back in her possession.
“L’ART’ceny,” Judelsohn's virtual art sale in response to this incident, includes acrylic paintings and prismacolor pencil drawings inspired by a wide-range of personal, spiritual, and natural subject matters. These original works are still available on Facebook through Monday, August 30.
A licensed psychotherapist, Judelsohn also is a working artist and author/illustrator of Songs of Creation: Meditations on the Sacred Hebrew Alphabet. She supports other artists by curating the "Evolution of Art" series for emerging artists in the Greater Washington, D.C., area and is a former board member of Project Create, a nonprofit organization that provides free, professionally taught art classes to at-risk children in Washington, D.C.
A nationally and internationally acclaimed educator and speaker, Judelsohn presents workshops, seminars, and classes on spirituality, art, and soulwork. She received a B.A. in 1985 and a J.D. in 1988 from the State University of New York at Buffalo; she received an M.S.W. from the University of Maryland at Baltimore in 1996.
Judelsohn is available for interviews. For more information, contact her at:
Neshama Soulworks Studio
Jennifer Judelsohn
(703) 273-0485
jennifer@soulworksstudio.com
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