♡ Identity ♡
Jess, 40-something. Married, parent. Educator, artist, writer. Queer. Non-binary/genderqueer. They/them/theirs. Anxious, neurodivergent. Feminist, fat, body-positive. East Coast, New Englander. Geeky, fannish, hyperfixated. Over-caffeinated and under-slept. Self-taught artist.
♡ Art ♡
I favor digital art as my primary medium; I am clumsy, disorganized, and forgetful, and my forays into traditional art are often… messy. I use Clip Studio and a Microsoft Surface Pro for my digital art, though honestly, like 99% of the time, I still do my sketching on paper and then scan it. I favor drawing femme figures (trying to get better at drawing more masc bodies as well), fat bodies, and ever-so-slightly unsettling scenes. My style is much more “illustration” as opposed to “fine art.”
I’m also a junk/ephemera journal artist, a Sculpey crafter (I generally make really small things, like altered Altoids boxes and charms for earrings), and my latest thing is pyrography — which has a way steeper learning curve than I was expecting, honestly. It’s easy to get started, but hard to get good. Or maybe that’s just me, which, admittedly, is highly possible.
♡ You can find shows and projects I’ve participated in here.
♡ You can find commission info here.
♡ You can buy prints of some of my art here.
♡ Loves & Loathes ♡
♡: Digital art; filling a sketchbook; morning pages; journalling; early Web 2.0 aesthetics; video essays on obscure pop culture; scented candles; unique and kitschy earrings; maximalist decor; junk journals; thrifting; fan conventions; learning Esperanto; learning ASL (on hold); zines; stimming (especially tactile and oral stims); ASMR; Taskmaster; scavenger hunts; sweet white wine; Hunt-a-Killer; puzzle games; The Rusty Lake series; Red Dwarf; nail art; coffee; text/typographic tattoos; old-school Nickelodeon shows; nostalgiacore; liminal spaces; bardcore cover songs; Blue Suburbia; pole dance; ShopGoowill.com; making spreadsheets; Neil Cicierega’s “Mouth…” albums; burlesque; musical theatre; Indian food.
🛇: The obvious -isms and -phobias, including but not limited to racism, sexism, homophobia, and transphobia; bisexual and non-binary erasure; phone calls (making and taking); unexpected changes in plan (nuanced and contextual); purity culture; influencer culture; fandom discourse; anything that bills itself as free but actually has hidden costs; the relentless onslaught of time; washing dishes; tactile and oral sensitivities.
Current: Currently wrapping up an exhibit at Essex Art Center; focusing on a large collaborative project and personal work. Awaiting zine acceptances.
All Your Crooked Heart 