jpowens.com is the attempt of one hyper-focused multi-interest-bearing individual to bring all of his current doings together into a crisply subdivided, attractive and palatable website in an effort to inspire, assist, teach, share and simply bore other individuals out on the web.

The ART Site is a place for my scribblings, “paintings”, doodles, avatarring, web art and anything else I decide to do that has in any way something resembling an “artistic” bent.  Mostly my “art” will be static creations I intend in some way to animate…

The Cartoon Site is where my animation toyings will go.  The goal of course is to become a decent animator.  The reality is (3xkids + 1xfulltimejob) = dammit.  As this section grows you will know that I am a happier person.

The DIY Site is where I’ll share tutorials, video, descriptions and solutions/instructions for household improvement jobs that I take on.  I’ll also pass along any great links I find online.  I’m finding DIY to be a blast, when time permits…

The Music Site is where I’ll share music I create, tips/resources/links/freebies I find for music-making, and anything else I like related to music.  I like everything from jazz to jam, rock, folk, funk, and so on.  Links to good Phish videos will certainly be found here…

The Photography Site is where I’ll share photographs I take, share resources or great tutorials I find, and share any tutorials or tips I create.  I’m only starting to enjoy the world of photography – there’s so much to do!

The Websites Site is where I’ll be sharing tips/info/resources about site-building.  This can range from CSS tricks to HTML tutorials to installing a certain wordpress theme.  I’ll also be creating sites to sell both here and on “flippa”, which used to be SitePoint.  In addition I may take requests to do some website work for a reasonable price.

“So do you expect to make money with all of this?”

– Not for awhile, no.  I hope to build a nice collection of work in the art, cartoons, diy, and other sites.  Everything will be free.  Tutorials, downloads, resources, etc will always be free.  Once I have a decent collection in any category, I will also create a product for it.  For instance, a collection of “art” or (more likely) a set of website graphics or icons, a season or collection of cartoons, a DVD’s worth of DIY tutorial videos, a CD of music, etc.  The things available on those products will always be free on the website, but you can buy a collection, if you’d like, for convenience.  And of course, any website work or websites flipped using my site will be great.

Enough said.  Enjoy the site(s)!

JP