Jess Butler (she/her) is a multidisciplinary artist, practicing oil painting and rug tufting in her SEEDArts studio. She also designs high-end maternity and loungewear apparel for her budding brand “by jess” in her sewing studio at home. Jess received her BFA in painting, drawing, and printmaking from Western Washington University, where she began creating large scale seascapes on walls and canvases. She learned fashion design through the Apparel Design & Development program at Seattle Central College. Her work shares common threads between mediums where she explores concepts of vulnerability and sensation in encompassing transitory surroundings through texture, color, and scale.
She loves working in South Seattle and has a soft spot for soft stuff and sneakers. Learn more about Jess.