Jeanne Nollman
Intersex female
She/her
I am an intersex artist, with a concentration on pottery and and sculpture. Growing up intersex as a teen and adult, comes with confusion, anger, violations, secrecy, and lies. I try to incorporate my masks with these emotions. I usually do not plan my masks, but let my hands do the thinking and talking. I am usually surprised by my work, and people are sometime a bit disturbed by my work. Some say it’s dark. I am a retired Probation Officer (I did the sentencing reports on the defendants for the high profile transgender murder of Gwen Araujo), and am an intersex media person, an activist, and an educator. I am also a mother of two adopted children and am married.
https://www.facebook.com/JeannesPotterySpot/
Instagram – @nollviscreations
Artwork
“Intersextastic” by Jeanne Nollman
One piece, no frame needed.
12 x 12 x 3 inch (h x w x d)
Clay Sculpture and Crystal glazes
Artist Statement:
I create art to lose myself completely, only to rediscover who I am at the end of the project. Being an Intersex Artist, I draw on my experience of having female and male sex characteristics that don’t fit into the binary. Essentially, my art is an opportunity to explore being different. Reactions to my work range from, “That’s cool”, to “That’s dark and scary”. My work is provocative, eclectic, quirky, and unpredictable, a lot like me.
Although much of my work is functional pottery (hand thrown on potter’s wheel), creating masks is an exploration into my subconscious, a mystery. I love the idea of taking a piece of clay from the earth and molding it. I allow my fingers to do what they want, pressing and pulling in a feverish manner. I live to take risks in combining colors and crystals in my glazes, the results often a surprise. Life is like an experiment, why shouldn’t my art be too?
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$600.00
1 in stock
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