AMP: Artists' Meeting Place and Resource Collective

Let me introduce myself. I'm Jenni. I grew up in good ol' Orange County. I took my first ceramics class when I was in high school. And that actually marks the day I fell in love. With clay that is. I attended a community college first...no it wasn't because I didn't do well in high school, but because I knew I wasn't ready to be on my own away from home just yet. It was the best decision I've ever made. Anywho...I continued to take ceramic courses at this school, and when I transferred to UCLA I had a tough decision to make mostly due to the fact that their art department and liberal arts department was/is completely seperated. Instead I majored in my other love, Sociology, and recieved my BA in 2005.

I worked in the wonderful corporate world for a year. I had a nice dull grey cubicle and spent my days working on excel sheets. I was an Assistant Media Planner for an advertising agency. During my year there, I realized that cubicle life, just wasn't for me. Which is why I am now living in Italy and going to art school (woohoo!).

I've attached my most recent and completed art work. Made from Earthenware, coil built, stained, about 54cm tall. Mixed media includes: yarn as the stiching, 2 fabric patches, 1 knitted patch, and a carved cherry wood needle. I hope you enjoy!