Bio
Jess Palmer is a studio potter living and working in Port Chester, NY. She received a BFA in Communication Design from SUNY at Buffalo. After leaving her full-time career as a Creative Director in advertising Jess discovered a new medium of clay. Jess’s work has been published in both Pottery Making Illustrated and Ceramics Monthly. She has shown her work in both juried and national invitational exhibitions at some of the countries leading ceramic art galleries. Jess enjoys teaching wheel-throwing and ceramic jewelry making at several studios in the NY metro area.
Artist Statement
My work explores the intersection of design, art, and fine craft through functional pottery. I seek to elevate these objects by balancing form and decoration with a focus on design. Of particular interest to me are geometry, line, pattern, repetition, and color. Art Deco architecture, botanicals, and graphic patterns often influence my work.
I am a highly detail-oriented person, for this reason, my medium of choice is porcelain. The clean smooth surface gives me a perfect canvas for the delicate details I employ. Incised lines create delicate patterns and slip trailed dots add a raised tactile quality. Stamped and carved details allow for glazes to pool and run creating movement.
My pots are approached individually with variations on the surface design themes making each one a unique piece of art. Gold luster often adorns the objects as a way to elevate them from every day to exquisite.
