Jess Dare
Adelaide, South Australia, Australia
Jess holds a Bachelor of Visual Arts from the Adelaide Centre for the Arts and is currently based at Gray Street Workshop in Adelaide. Working predominantly with glass, sterling silver and occasionally found objects, Jess draws inspiration from the natural environment, expressing her fascination for colour and glass in the form of handmade flowers, seeds and bulbs. Jess now teaches at the Adelaide Centre for the Arts.
Jess’ work explores colour, memory and nature, as well as the relationship between the three. Wistfully recalling childhood afternoons spent playing in the garden, Jess creates contemporary jewellery in organic forms that resemble nature but are not quite true to it, creating a delicate tension between the foreign yet familiar. Jess employs the colours of the nature around her: bright red berries, vibrant green leaves, earthy branches, clear blue sky and rain filled clouds.
