Furniture and home decor artist
Operating as usual
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🔦 Artist Spotlight: Jessica Skinner is a self-taught furniture and home decor artist.
Her passion for reimagining and restoring preloved furniture pieces and designing bold and functional items are clear in all she does.
Her incredible designs are centered around the use of angular layering, pattern mixing, and textures.
If you would like to observe more of Jessica’s work, visit her at Summit Artspace in studio 307. https://bit.ly/3bvPgZ0
I am not a sketch artist my any means. As I’m sure y’all can tell from this sketch to final. But I go through seasons where I have pattern ideas pop in my head at random. Early on, I would tell myself I would remember what they were without sketching them. *insert 100s of forgotten ideas here*🙃. Now I keep sketch books everywhere! Anywho here’s a sketch I did a while ago and the final wood patterned wallhangings created from it.
I love when customers send me photos of pieces in their homes. Look how beautifully this plant holder looks in their space. 🪴💗
Yaaaaaaallll I am currently at my first ever tent show!!! @eastavemarket did a First Friday takeover in Kenmore and I am one of their local vendors *insert joy*. If you’re free stop on by. We are here until 9pm.
It’s Thursday!!!! I’m still on the mend this week but here’s what I was working on prior to my little injury. I’ll be back on full swing next week and hopefully able to finish this piece with all my fingers in tact 😆.
It’s Thursday!!!! Let me start off by saying I’m fine. I couldn’t make my typical video because I was sitting in the ER🥴 so here’s this lil video instead.
Also shout out to my nail tech @_ybnails_studio_ the saw nipped my nail and it stayed on and looks cute😆💗
I got the opportunity to put this piece in the Community Art Show at the GAR Foundation. Super grateful to meet and and to have my work included among other amazing local artists! Wanna check out the show? It will be open to view during normal business hours at the Andrew Jackson house in downtown Akron.
It’s Thursday!!! Remember the unfinished pieces from years ago that I pulled back out. Here’s the finished product! They will be up on the website next week. Interested in seeing them before then? Summit ArtSpace is having an opening for its summer exhibitors tomorrow evening. I’ll be in studio from 5-7pm. Feel free to stop by.
It’s Thursday!!! I don’t have the full play by play of me creating these new pieces because I started them a LOOOOONG time ago. When I was creating them I could not figure out how to finish the design. I try my best to avoid being frustrated in my creative space because it is my place of peace and joy, so I put them aside to finish later. Welcome to later! I’ll reveal them finished next week! Enjoy the sunshine ☀️ 💗
It’s Thursday!!! Y’all know I had to use the left over fabric from the chair. Here’s what I made.
It’s Thursday!!! Y’all my kids made me a theme song and I mean there just ain’t enough hearts💗💗💗. I’m finally finished with the chair watch to see the final touch! It will be posted to the website next Thursday along with some other new piece made from the left over fabric. See y’all next week.
It’s Thursday!!! Here’s a lil recap of the chair. Stick around til the end and you see it in all…well most of its glory. It’s 98% done. So excited to share the progress with y’all!
It’s Thursday!!! I’m back with a chair update and guess what y’all👀👀👀 it’ll be done next week! I can’t wait to share the finished product with y’all!
It’s Thursday! Here’s a lil update on the chair.
Also I hope to see you at Artwalk tomorrow from 4-9pm at Summit Artspace. Come visit local artists, vendors, and walk through our current exhibits.
Warm weather means woodwork 🪵 🤎. Here’s a look at the display wall in the studio. Also Artwalk is this Friday from 4-9 and I’ll be in the studio. You definitely drop by to visit me, other amazing local artist, and view the exhibits in the building.
It’s Thursday!!! Here’s a little chair update.
It’s Thursday!!! I finally got all of the supplies I needed and *drum roll please* some new power tools💃🏾so I’m back with a chair update!
Sometimes you just gotta encourage yourself 🙃. 75% of the times I just jump right in but safety first. My kids need a momma. Read the instructions friends…by friends I mean me.😆
Here’s a closer look at the wall hanging votive candle holder that was released in last weeks collection. It’s made of reclaimed maple flooring and has white, cream, and gold painted accents and a resin topcoat.
Here’s a closer look🧐 at the wall hanging from my last video and my first successful resin mini collection! I’m still so excited about learning the resin process. Video of what I’ve learned so far coming soon!
I used to cut glass whenever I wanted to add a lil pop of color to my wood pieces. I looooooved it but I had to stop because I would consistently break the glass whenever I had to transport pieces 😩. So I had to pivot. Now whenever I want to add a lil pop of color to a wood design I use acrylic paint. It hasn’t failed me yet!
It’s Thursday!!! Here’s what I worked on this week. All of these pieces have been added to the website. Have a good week!
It’s Thursday!!! Here’s what I worked on this week. All of these pieces have been added to the website. Have a good week!
Y’all see this shine?! Come through resin!!! Of course I forgot to record the process in all of my excitement, but I’ll surely be dabbling in resin again.
It’s Thursday!!! Have any of y’all sewers out there used this tool???How didn’t I know?! I used to turn all of these strips by hand. Whew God we thank you for tools that make our creative lives a lil easier🙌🏾
It’s Thursday!!!! I finally committed to a fabric…well fabrics. Here’s more of my process.
These key holders can also function as jewelry hangers (thanks @iamjocelyn_grant for the comment idea😆). Here are the 7 that are now available.
Just added these pieces to the website! They are now available at www.jburgessdesigns.com . 😉
It’s Thursday!!!! Remember the triangles from last Thursdays video???👀 Ladies and gents we have key holders. Now available at www.jburgessdesigns.com 🔑
Topcoating the little triangles from last Thursdays video. Can’t wait to show y’all what they are!!!
It’s Thursday!!! Here’s what I worked on this week.
If you’re interested in an update on the chair, it’s coming soon.👀
Here’s a functional way to use a fabric mini bowl for that gold all in your rings, chains, and watches 😅. JEWELRY STORAGE!!! This mini bowl is still available at www.jburgessdesigns.com 💛💛💛
It’s Thursday!!! Folks always ask me how long projects take and I never know🙃. So today I timed myself. Time spent so far…🥁…4 hours. Of course the bulk of that was spent on staple removal. Every time the staples remind me that I am not in fact a patient person😆. See y’all next week!
I’m working on some new pieces 🧵🥽🪵🔨. In the mean time, I’ll be circling back around to virtually display pieces that are still available in studio and online at www.jburgessdesigns.com. Here’s a mini fabric bowl from this years Black history collection.
It’s Thursday!!! So I’ve had a wicker basket hanging pendant light at my house for a few years now. I love it. About a month ago, I looked at it and thought “Ooooooo I should try to make hanging lights from my fabric bowls!” So I did! Here’s my very first one! I finished it today, but I was engulfed in an audio book and I forgot to record it 🙃. So just enjoy this lil video of the finished product. 😆💗
It’s Thursday!!!! Here’s what I worked on this week. Not a dag on thing!!! I had a week of deep restorative rest…the kind that’s good for the soul. Also joy…the kind that comes from sunsets and sunrises, baby crabs and flocks of herons, and waves that create bubbles that blow along the sand. 💗💗💗
Here’s another functional way to use a fabric bowl/basket! If you have a fabric bowl, let me know how you use yours in the comments.
Throwing it back to this fabric bowl. Most of the time, I start creating with no plan in mind. I just get started and see where the wood or fabric take me in the moment. 🗣THAT WAS NOT HOW I STARTED THIS HERE BOWL. I had a plan but my plan wasn’t planning😆. That’s actually how the twisted detailing at the top of the bowl came to be…it was a moment of pivot. And baaaaybaaaay pivots can lead to beautiful places. 💚💚💚
It’s Thursday!!! Trying something new. Any guesses 👀???
A couple of weeks ago someone came into my studio and told me they were going to steal one of my designs. Literally they used the word steal 🙃. I addressed it when it happened. But juuuuust in case there are other folk out there thinking of stealing from other artists/creatives. Here’s a word of advice. If you see someone else’s work and fall in love with it. Buy it. If you are unable to purchase it, tell them how much you love it and encourage them to keep bringing beauty into the world. If they are anything like me they’ve spent time learning, thinking through the details, collaborating, practicing, and praying, all to bring their creative dreams to reality. Honor their intellectual property. Tempted to steal their designs??? Don’t. Instead sit with yourself. Consider the things that delight you and bring you joy… the things you love and are drawn to. Learn them and create in a way only you can…from that space.
Also shout out to @goods_here who helped create the original design for these pillows. 💗💗💗
It’s Thursday!!! Yall🗣 I HAVE FALLEN IN LOVE WITH MUDLCOTH!!! 💗💗💗 I mean…how could I not?
This piece is available now at www.jburgessdesigns.com
Why am I like this?! I be so excited to get started and forget something almost every time😆!
Here’s the before and after of my first large fabric bowl wall hanging art piece. If you want to see more of the transformation, check out my previous post 🖤🖤🖤
It’s Thursday!!! Here’s my first large fabric bowl wall hanging art piece. It was such a joy to create and the first of her kind! I’ll tell y’all about the meaning behind this piece a lil later but for now let’s just get into all of the textures😍. Ain’t she cute?!
How to use a triangle footstool 😆
Good morning! Pattern mixing and monochromatic layers are my favorite 2 ways to incorporate fabrics for upholstery. When working in monochromatic layers, I add a couple of textures for depth and visual interest. Duck cloth will always be my ride or die, but recently I have really been loving working with cotton velvet too! Both were included in the making of this footstool. It’s an unusual fabric combo but they compliment each other sooooo well!
It’s available on the website. Www.jburgessdesigns.com
Morning y’all! These dropped Friday. They are the newest pillows to hit the website. They are black, hold, and burdundyish purple.
Good morning! These 3 items will be available tonight at 7pm at www.jburgessdesigns.com. There are 2 cotton pyramid throw pillows (y’all see this African fabric *chef’s kiss*) with down filled inserts and one black triangle foot stool. 🖤🖤🖤
It’s Thursday!!! Here’s one thing I worked on this past week. It’s a black on black triangle footstool with a lil tassel razzle dazzle 🖤🖤🖤
Here’s another way to use a fabric bowl! Ain’t it cuuuuuute?! I still have a few available that will fit a potted plant and a few plant stands. Interested??? Head on over to www.jburgessdesigns.com
O and I forgot one step. Be sure to look at the fabric bowl dimensions and also measure the diameter of your saucer/drip pan and pot to be sure they’ll fit together perfectly.
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I am not a sketch artist my any means. As I’m sure y’all can tell from this sketch to final. But I go through seasons where I have pattern ideas pop in my head at random. Early on, I would tell myself I would remember what they were without sketching them. *insert 100s of forgotten ideas here*🙃. Now I keep sketch books everywhere! Anywho here’s a sketch I did a while ago and the final wood patterned wallhangings created from it.
Yaaaaaaallll I am currently at my first ever tent show!!! @eastavemarket did a First Friday takeover in Kenmore and I am one of their local vendors *insert joy*. If you’re free stop on by. We are here until 9pm.
It’s Thursday!!!! I’m still on the mend this week but here’s what I was working on prior to my little injury. I’ll be back on full swing next week and hopefully able to finish this piece with all my fingers in tact 😆.
It’s Thursday!!!! Let me start off by saying I’m fine. I couldn’t make my typical video because I was sitting in the ER🥴 so here’s this lil video instead. Also shout out to my nail tech @_ybnails_studio_ the saw nipped my nail and it stayed on and looks cute😆💗
I got the opportunity to put this piece in the Community Art Show at the GAR Foundation. Super grateful to meet and and to have my work included among other amazing local artists! Wanna check out the show? It will be open to view during normal business hours at the Andrew Jackson house in downtown Akron.
It’s Thursday!!! Remember the unfinished pieces from years ago that I pulled back out. Here’s the finished product! They will be up on the website next week. Interested in seeing them before then? Summit ArtSpace is having an opening for its summer exhibitors tomorrow evening. I’ll be in studio from 5-7pm. Feel free to stop by.
It’s Thursday!!! I don’t have the full play by play of me creating these new pieces because I started them a LOOOOONG time ago. When I was creating them I could not figure out how to finish the design. I try my best to avoid being frustrated in my creative space because it is my place of peace and joy, so I put them aside to finish later. Welcome to later! I’ll reveal them finished next week! Enjoy the sunshine ☀️ 💗
It’s Thursday!!! Y’all know I had to use the left over fabric from the chair. Here’s what I made.
It’s Thursday!!! Y’all my kids made me a theme song and I mean there just ain’t enough hearts💗💗💗. I’m finally finished with the chair watch to see the final touch! It will be posted to the website next Thursday along with some other new piece made from the left over fabric. See y’all next week.
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73 S College Street