Jessica Wilson

Perfume Bottle Set for Denise

Both within 3" x 3"D

This perfume bottle duo would make the perfect addition to further glamorize any scent collection. Both are constructed with a dauber connected to the bottle stopper. This refillable vessel will lend glamor to your morning routine.

Artist Biography

MFA-Ceramics, Rhode Island School of Design; BFA- Crafts with a Concentration in Ceramics, The University of the Arts. Jessica Wilson was born and raised in New Jersey. Jessica was a studio technician at The Penland School for Crafts, The Brambleton Center, The Long Beach Island Foundation of Arts and Main Line Arts Center. She completed residencies at both Odyssey Center for Ceramic Arts and St. Petersburg Clay Company. Jessica worked as an Adjunct Instructor of Ceramics at The State College of Florida and Eckerd College's Program for Experienced Learners. From 2007-2013, she was Assistant Professor of Ceramics at Western New Mexico University located in Silver City, N.M. She maintains an active studio practice and exhibits her work nationally. Her work explores the aspect of layers through time as we grow and develop in life, exploring to show these "human layers" through her glazing palette composed of pattern, incising and relief.

Artist Statement

Human beings are composed of many layers created by life experiences. Our "human layers" can be likened to the layers of surface built up on the walls in an old home. Some layers covered and hidden, some revealed through wear, age, and time. I strive to show these "human layers" through my glazing palette. The use of heavy, cracking slip conveying a guarded layer covering an area that was once beautiful or adorned. The two contrasting elements juxtaposed allow the viewer to question whether the piece is being covered or revealed; if layers are being accumulated or shed.

In 2014, I began creating the Layers series, a project born from the profound loss of my sister, Denise, who died unexpectedly at the age of 38. Her death shattered me in a way that was unimaginable. I could understand the death of a grandparent, as I had experienced that loss before. While it was painful, I could accept it as part of life. But Denise's death-someone so young, so full of life, so eager to live-was beyond my comprehension. I couldn't make sense of it. I couldn't accept it.

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These layers I built up around myself were protective, a way to shield my heart from the overwhelming sorrow. They kept me from truly connecting with others, but they also kept me from fully experiencing life. Everything I saw was through a negative lens. Even when I found a moment of joy, it was fleeting, tainted by the reminder that Denise would never experience joy again.

In my work, the adorned, floral layers are a reflection of this duality. They represent Denise-once vibrant and full of life-or they represent me, as I slowly shed the layers I've accumulated over the years in an attempt to reconnect with myself and the world around me."

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