Hello! A little about me…

I am a textile designer by trade, which means that for work I paint/draw/create patterns that go on textile products (apparel now, mostly). I’ve been doing it for over 15 years now, and it’s still a lot of fun!

After the pandemic shutdown I started to learn about pottery because I’d always wanted to do surface decoration for ceramics but couldn’t find anyone to collaborate with…and then I kept doing it because I fell in love with the process! In many ways, it helped me regain some sanity and sense of self after a rough couple of years. It’s definitely helping me to become more patient and more accepting of imperfection……I think. (Maybe? Working on it!)

This site is called JenChen! JenChen! because I once had a teacher who said that my rhyming name reminded her of the sound of a bicycle bell ringing (hence the bicycle image). Somehow the idea of that struck a chord with me…it seemed like such a cheerful sound? Even though I’m really not good at biking…

Have a look around and send me a message if you’d like to get in touch! Thanks so much again for visiting :)