Hi! I'm Jordan, and here's a little bit about how I got here.

I was born and raised in Southern California and was lucky enough to know from a very young age that I wanted to by an artist. Doubly lucky was the fact that my parents were willing to support me in this endeavor.

I took art classes through most of my childhood, eventually landing in an arts high school - OCSA. I'm sure this is a large part of what got me accepted to various art schools. I went to school at MassArt in Boston the semester before the pandemic, and ended up leaving because it felt like not quite the right fit. At MassArt I was able to take foundry and participate in two Iron Pours, which I would love to participate in again. Thank you Marjee Levine and Vince for an amazing experience.

From there, I went back to SoCal and lived with my parents while the pandemic played out. This is where I was able to get a lot of practice behind the wheel, throwing at home in my garage every day, sometimes through the night. I made some crappy work and some good work. I will never forget how lovely it was to have the garage door open on a rainy day, listening to the water and making pots while staying dry. During Covid, SAIC offered me re-admittance, and I jumped on the opportunity. Chicago was rough for the first year, I had never been so surrounded by buildings, but by the end of my time there, I was in love. Still am. Some professors that touched my heart are Peter O'Leary of Art and Esotericism, Liz McCarthy and Marie Herwald Herman in the Ceramics department, and Oli Watt who was my first Woodblock Relief professor. 

I knew I wanted to go back to California, so I moved in with my Aunt in Costa Mesa and worked at a studio in Laguna Beach for about nine months before earning and accepting a job in Boulder and moving to Longmont. I an no longer working that job, but my connections to the ceramics community began through spending my first year there.

Currently, I teach two classes a week at the Wheelhouse in Longmont, and am a mentee under Mark Rossier. Mark is truly a gift to the ceramics world and I am beyond grateful to spend time in his studio a few times a week. The Wheelhouse is the cleanest brightest studio with the loveliest teachers, and I feel so lucky to teach truly the loveliest of students there.