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Jessa Decker-Smith began working in clay at Mars Hill College in 1997. After graduating from Mars Hill in 2000 with a degree in Communication, she continued her work in clay at Vanderbilt University in Nashville, TN, Penland School of Craft in Penland, NC, and at East Tennessee State University in Johnson City TN, where she was awarded her Master of Fine Arts in Ceramics in December of 2004. Jessa cites among her influences the work of her mentors Jane Renfro, Dan Finnegan, and Don Davis, along with the art and architecture of India and the aesthetic of usefulness.

Jessa lives in Denver, CO with her husband Eric, their son Eli,  and their five cats, Wendell, Lily, Finnegan, Fiona, and Obadiah.

Throwing in a potter's hut in Calcutta, India (left); working in the home studio with trusty studio assistant Obadiah (right).