Welcome to The Skeleton Piano.

It was once a ponderous old upright piano, unwanted and headed for the dump.  
I gave it a new destiny and it has returned the favor by gifting me with endless inspiration.  
It is, all at once: the future, the past, the terrain, the exploration, the risk, the reward, the challenge, the vehicle, the rebirth, the receding horizon, the freedom, the call, the answer, the very edge of the known world.

Out of destruction comes life.

It is also a heavy space hog that lives in my basement and drives my blood pressure through the roof every time I need to move it for a performance, making me wonder on a regular basis why I didn't choose to specialize in a more portable instrument.  

The effort is worth it, however, since the element of the unexpected in the experience of art can have profound effects.

Feel free to stay awhile, learn more about The Skeleton Piano's history, and browse through the performance gallery.  

My cat Kipper weighs in with his opinion.

I hope you enjoy poking around here to see what I've created. Feel free to get in touch!  
​jenniferawright (at) yahoo.com

A big shout-out to the major sponsors that have supported my work and cultural events!

​You can find more info about my background and artistic practice at jenniferwrightpianostudio.com

​"The Portland Metro area rests on traditional village sites of the Multnomah, Wasco, Cowlitz, Kathlamet, Clackamas, Bands of Chinook, Tualatin, Kalapuya, Molalla, and many other tribes who made their homes along the Columbia River, creating communities and summer encampments to harvest and use the plentiful natural resources of the area." - Portland Indian Leaders Roundtable, 2018. 
​I would like to take this opportunity to thank the original caretakers of this land.