Jessica “Jes” BOOTH is a sculptor and art educator. She has worked as a professional illustrator and has taught ceramics, sculpture, art education, and graphics at the high school and university levels. For the last 15 years, she has worked in Arts Administration.

A bear attacked Jessica as a child, leaving her an accidental lefty. Living with a prosthetic hand for most of her life, her sculptures intersect the natural and mechanical worlds like she does, with a bit of a grin and a sense of hope.

”My mixed-media sculptures explore the intersection between the natural and mechanical worlds. As an amputee with a bionic hand, that intersection is physically a part of my life, but the mechanical world is part of everyone’s life in modern times. You will see industrial gears, metallics, and machinery intertwined in natural materials like clay and driftwood throughout my sculptures.

My current figurative sculpture series of Dreamers is interactive. They are not complete until you add your written wish to each in a secret chamber or a glass vessel embedded in the sculpture. The sculptures become a physical reminder of your greatest dream. They are holders of your wishes and created to help you manifest love, success, health, and wealth.” — Jes Booth