Jessica White
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I am a printmaker and book artist with an emphasis on wood engraving and letterpress. I draw inspiration from the nature I see in my backyard, folk tales, children’s books, and ghost stories. I look for the intersections between story and truth. I’m always looking for the light.
Jessica C. White grew up in Taiwan where she learned to love storybooks and traditional crafts, and is now a studio artist and educator in Asheville, NC, where she makes prints, books, and crankies. She is the Professor of Printmaking at Warren Wilson College where she also teaches drawing, book arts, and paper making. Her work has been exhibited internationally and can be seen in public collections including Yale University, Stanford University, Lingnan University Hong Kong, and the Art Institute of Chicago. Her publications include Letterpress Now: A DIY Guide to New & Old Printing Methods, published by Lark Crafts, and Ladies of Letterpress: A Gallery of Prints with 80 Removable Posters, published by Princeton Architectural Press. She is the co-founder of Ladies of Letterpress, an international trade organization of women printers, and is a member of the Southern Highlands Craft Guild and the Wood Engravers’ Network. Fancy degrees she holds include a BFA in sculpture from East Carolina University, an MA and MFA in Printmaking from the University of Iowa, half of a pilot’s license and half of a sailing certificate. Feel free to contact her about prints or books, but no requests please for flying or sailing the high seas.