January 2018 Luncheon

Jess Hirsch - Wooden Bowl Turning and Hard Carving

Jess Hirsch of Minneapolis, is an example of a woman who is swimming against the current. She received her MFA from the University of Minnesota in 2013 and is the recipient of the Jerome Emerging Artist Fellowship, the Artist on the Verge Fellowship, and the MN State Arts Board Grant Folk and Traditional Craft Grant just to name a few.  As a sculptor and craftsperson, she studied under Jim Sannerud to learn traditional bowl turning and hand carving techniques.