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Sketchbooks are not just for sketches anymore! This site holds Jes’ “behind the scenes” info. This includes, but is not limited to videos, in progress works, tips, travel, and any other tidbits that might just inspire, engage, or inform. To view Jes' full art website, click the link Jes' Website to the right.
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Upcoming exhibitions

Upcoming exhibitions

Isn’t it just like an artist to start a blog and then not do anything with it for a long, long time? I’m trying to get back into it so I thought I’d start with good news. Isn’t that always the best way to start? It is very exciting that I have several shows to...
New work now on website!

New work now on website!

New work now on my website. Click here to view Elaborate Banality Click here to view Secrets of Atlanta (Secrets still in progress, but more images coming soon!)              
Send someone a postcard today

Send someone a postcard today

In this busy world of emails, FB, and tweets, why not send an old fashioned postcard that is slightly (but not really) offensive? I put this up in the Freebie section of my website, but wanted to get it out to more people. I hope to continue to offer more fun free things. Maybe if...
Atlanta road trip- sewing circle snapshots

Atlanta road trip- sewing circle snapshots

Here are some fun photos from our trip to Atlanta for the Flux Projects Secrets of Atlanta public sewing circle. Images of all the sewings will be posted later, so check back! A BIG THANK YOU to everyone one who took part in the event- it was such a fun day! Special thanks to Anne...
In progress- lemonade stand sewing

In progress- lemonade stand sewing

Peeking further behind the curtain- drawing the design (created by Graham) with disappearing ink fabric pen, blocking out colored areas, then outlining. Doesn’t look so great in progress, but fun to see the transformation!
Elaborate Banality- more images

Elaborate Banality- more images

Enjoy! All pieces are one-of-a-kind hand embroidery and will be 12″ in diameter framed (lots of white space, the actual images are closer to 5″ – 7″). Once we have them framed, we will post new pics.
In progress- new series, Elaborate Banality

In progress- new series, Elaborate Banality

Since our foray into simple design with minimal color palette (and of course animal heads) was so fun to make, we have decided to create lots more. The series is titled Elaborate Banality, which is pretty artsy if you ask us. For those of you who did not see the post of our sewings for...
Secrets of Atlanta- public sewing circle

Secrets of Atlanta- public sewing circle

Public Sewing Circle Saturday, August 20, beginning at 2:00 pm Young Blood Gallery & Boutique Come take part in a public art event with artist Jes Schrom at Young Blood Gallery & Boutique.  Over 275 vintage handkerchiefs are ready to be embroidered with secrets collected from Schrom’s Secrets of Atlanta project. New to sewing? An...
In progress- Secrets of Atlanta

In progress- Secrets of Atlanta

After many months of planning, emailing, traveling, and collecting, Flux Projects and I are getting ready to release all of the secrets collected for the public art project, Secrets of Atlanta. The wonderful woman shown in the photo is Brooke, my summer studio assistant. I can safely say than NONE of this final step of...
Extras- fun linoleum cut

Extras- fun linoleum cut

Recently finished the annual “photo row, a.k.a. the big three” linoleum cut for our senior photography student print trade. Each year I create a linoleum cut from portraits sent to me by the photo faculty and make a print for each of our seniors as they head off into the big, bad world. Thank goodness...
Embroidery Hoop Lapstand

Embroidery Hoop Lapstand

If you like to sew, you know that your back can get pretty cramped up quick. I have found, in addition to stretching, getting up often, and using a back support, that these hoop lapstands made by Morgan are fantastic. They make it so much easier to reach your work on a table, but can...
Masur Museum Fundraiser

Masur Museum Fundraiser

  Graham (full-time life partner and some-times art partner) and I created these two embroideries for the Masur Museum Off the Wall Fundraiser. We really like them and hope you do, too. Here’s to raising money for arts organizations!