People Sculptures

Jessica, who has Down-Syndrome, forges metal statues in fire to carry a message around the world:

We are all different; we are all perfect.

Every statue is forged in fire by Jessica, starting with a raw piece of steel. She repeatedly heats each piece and shapes it with her hand hammer on the anvil, to create the People-Sculpture she wants. 

This allows her to create every sculpture a little different from the next and each statue is created with her expression of the moment.

Jessica forges life, every person/statue is different from the next but they are all perfect.  And this is what she wants to say: See the difference. Appreciate the difference. Because we are all unique and beautiful.

When purchasing one of Jessie's People-Statues, you are directly supporting her as an artist and as a young woman with Down-Syndrome, who tries to change the perception of how people with Down-Syndrome are seen.

Jessica dreams that all around the world, people connect by using her statues to create their own Sculptures of Diversity in their homes, by driving them with a hammer into a piece of timber just as she does in her home and garden.