Jessica earned her BFA in Graphic Design in 2011 from the University of Tennessee in Knoxville and earned her MS in Education with a K-12 art concentration. Her studio practice combines elements of abstract expressionism with spiritual practice. Jessica is a teaching artist–In 2019, she began working with the make space at the Muse Knoxville children's museum—a play-based, process-oriented maker space for ages 6 mo-12 years. In 2020, she began working as a K-5 art teacher in Knox County Schools, first at Rocky Hill Elementary and now at Ritta and Corryton Elementary schools. Additionally, she has expressive arts workshops for adults designed to help participants dialogue with their intuition.
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On Chef’s Table Pizza, Jessica once heard Japanese chef Yoshihiro Imai say, “Maybe through cooking, I could give people the experience of the wind blowing through their hearts.” She hopes to do that with her art, using line, color, and form to combine Wa (harmony) and Wabi-Sabi (imperfect beauty).
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