Artist, educator, Debbie Jackson, is a graduate of Miami

University (Ohio), where she majored in Art, receiving a B.S. degree

in Education.  She is retired from the Columbus Recreation and Parks Department where she taught art classes for 30 years at the Columbus Cultural Arts Center, Community, and Senior Centers.  Currently, she teaches a variety of polymer clay classes and workshops at conferences, for Guilds, and other art-related venues.  She currently lives in Columbus, Ohio. While Debbie is multi-talented, her interests lie in creating polymer clay jewelry, dolls and home decor.  Her work has appeared in numerous galleries and exhibitions.  She is presently selling her jewelry at Studios on High, an artists' co-operative in the Short North gallery district in Columbus.

Some of her work has been published in books including:

"Polymer Clay: Creating Functional and Decorative Objects" by Jacqueline Gikow,

"Polymer: The Chameleon Clay" by Victoria Hughes,

"400 Polymer Clay Designs" and "500 Earrings" of Lark Books, and "Polymer Clay-Creative Traditions" by Judy Belcher.  

With over 18 years of experience in working with polymer clay, Debbie decided to write her own book,

"Polymer Clay Jewelry", with North Light Publishing, which was

released in 2004.  She is currently working on her second book about utilizing metallic mediums with polymer clay.

Debbie manages a business, "Debbie's Adornments" as an avenue to sell her original, hand-crafted jewelry and artful creations.  During art venues, she sells Stewart Gill metallic paints, tools, rubber stamps and other unique products for polymer clay.  Debbie served as president of the Columbus Polymer Clay Guild for several years and maintains membership with her local and national

guild. She is also a member of the Ohio Designer Craftsmen and participates in their annual Winterfair craft show.  She served for several years on the advisory board for the Polymer CAFE' magazine.  Debbie has appeared on the 'Carol Duvall Show' on HGTV, where she demonstrated a project from her book.

Her work has an 'ethnic energy' that shows when using cowrie shells, feathers, African brass and glass beads, Japanese papers, fabrics and cord.

ARTIST STATEMENT:

My High School Art teacher told me that I was very "versatile".  With my love of African and Asian patterns, textiles, rich colors, textures, love of leaf shapes, surface design, and mixing the media confirms that

my Art teacher was right!  My 'busy brain' continues to think up new creations on a daily basis, so there's rarely a dull moment!

I pay attention to detail, and strive to create pieces that are multi-functional, reversible, or have moving parts that 'dance' when worn.  For me,"size matters", so I often design my pieces on a larger scale to make

wearable art for the woman who is secure with her style.