Jesse Rasmussen’s sculpture and functional work explore the intricate details of natural phenomena and how they correspond with the human experience. His work provides visual dialogues derived from personal experiences and observations of the natural world resulting in sculptural objects reflective of this experience. Original artworks produced by Rasmussen reveal an intimate knowledge of growth patterns and symbiotic relationships of the natural world and how everything is related. The sculptures generate abstract microcosmic representations of the world as a connected and interrelated source of knowledge, creativity, and personal insight as it relates to the human experience.

Trisha Dawn Coggins enjoys the Art of Life and has a true appreciation for helping others to see the world through their own creative eyes. With inspiration from nature, texture, light, movement, and music, she seeks to capture the essence of life in each moment. Her mediums are photography, sculpture, drawing, painting, fashion, and interior design.

Nicole is a certified teacher who spends her days teaching special education in Bellingham. She also spends time in her home studio where she creates wheel thrown and handbuilt forms. Her work is rooted in an exploration of natural forms and texture and increasingly focuses on the small joys we can build into our own homes, through the vessels we surround ourselves with. She is thankful for the opportunity to combine her two passions (teaching and clay) in her work teaching ceramics classes at the Jansen.

Ruth Hesse brings a printmaker’s sensibility to her newfound love of ceramics.

After 20 years of mostly solitary time spent in her printmaking studio, Ruth is enjoying the friendly community of the Jansen Art Center ceramic studio.

Ruth’s monotype prints can be found in hotels, restaurants, businesses and homes throughout Washington state, as well as at Karla Matzke Gallery on Camano Island.