jess cruz studio 🌈
@jesscruzstudio.bsky.social
teaching artist in philly ☀️
creating lately 🫶🏻
May 10, 2025 at 3:45 PM
creating lately 🫶🏻
did some model magic marbling with my 5th graders today 🌈
April 3, 2025 at 1:22 AM
did some model magic marbling with my 5th graders today 🌈
sent these babies off to their new home yesterday 🫶🏻
April 1, 2025 at 10:53 AM
sent these babies off to their new home yesterday 🫶🏻
officially at the point in my art teaching career where i am compulsively collecting all toilet paper and paper towel tubes with no current plans to use them
March 20, 2025 at 2:02 AM
officially at the point in my art teaching career where i am compulsively collecting all toilet paper and paper towel tubes with no current plans to use them
just had a magical afternoon- went to orientation for my new art teaching job, walked around the corner to get an iced matcha and flesh out my calendar, then walked to the library and picked up some art books to use in my classes, all on this glorious sunny warm afternoon!!
March 18, 2025 at 8:08 PM
just had a magical afternoon- went to orientation for my new art teaching job, walked around the corner to get an iced matcha and flesh out my calendar, then walked to the library and picked up some art books to use in my classes, all on this glorious sunny warm afternoon!!
after years of using yellow strathmore pads, i’ve slightly upgraded my watercolor paper go-to 🌈
March 17, 2025 at 5:53 PM
after years of using yellow strathmore pads, i’ve slightly upgraded my watercolor paper go-to 🌈
i wanna eat it
March 4, 2025 at 11:26 PM
i wanna eat it
changed my name on my socials because i used to be mostly a graphic designer who also owned a sketchbook but now i’m mostly an artist who occasionally gets hired for design projects 🤸🏻
March 2, 2025 at 9:57 PM
changed my name on my socials because i used to be mostly a graphic designer who also owned a sketchbook but now i’m mostly an artist who occasionally gets hired for design projects 🤸🏻
do you ever feel your hand-eye coordination leaving your body?? i’ve made about 30 mini watercolor paintings this week and have been painting for the last 10 hours straight. by the time i finished the words “diet coke” i felt like i was using a touch screen in need of recalibration
February 28, 2025 at 3:02 AM
do you ever feel your hand-eye coordination leaving your body?? i’ve made about 30 mini watercolor paintings this week and have been painting for the last 10 hours straight. by the time i finished the words “diet coke” i felt like i was using a touch screen in need of recalibration
my new ~*aperitivo collection*~ will be available this saturday at goodthings philly’s first birthday celebration 🌈 if you’re in philly stop by!!
February 26, 2025 at 7:07 PM
my new ~*aperitivo collection*~ will be available this saturday at goodthings philly’s first birthday celebration 🌈 if you’re in philly stop by!!
some more market prep 🌈
February 26, 2025 at 3:16 AM
some more market prep 🌈
working on a little cocktail series for a market next weekend!! if you’re in philly come by 🤸🏻
February 24, 2025 at 11:58 AM
working on a little cocktail series for a market next weekend!! if you’re in philly come by 🤸🏻
sunday afternoon painting set up 🌈
February 23, 2025 at 8:46 PM
sunday afternoon painting set up 🌈
snaps from my studio (the corner of my living room i decided to work in today)
February 21, 2025 at 3:32 AM
snaps from my studio (the corner of my living room i decided to work in today)
was gonna post this yesterday with a caption like “art class prep 🌈” but i forgot and now the class has happened it’s more like “forgot this example project that i made at home and the kids didn’t understand the project 💔 oh and also they hate me”
February 19, 2025 at 9:12 PM
was gonna post this yesterday with a caption like “art class prep 🌈” but i forgot and now the class has happened it’s more like “forgot this example project that i made at home and the kids didn’t understand the project 💔 oh and also they hate me”
i love taking commissions bc tbh why on earth would i paint a fly fishing fly?? i didn’t even know these existed last week but now i got to paint something colorful and fun 🌈
February 19, 2025 at 5:13 PM
i love taking commissions bc tbh why on earth would i paint a fly fishing fly?? i didn’t even know these existed last week but now i got to paint something colorful and fun 🌈
tomato in progress 🍅
February 18, 2025 at 10:41 PM
tomato in progress 🍅
there are so many places to sit and paint in my apartment that wouldn’t destroy my posture but there’s something special about sitting on the floor and painting at my coffee table 🫶🏻
February 18, 2025 at 8:27 PM
there are so many places to sit and paint in my apartment that wouldn’t destroy my posture but there’s something special about sitting on the floor and painting at my coffee table 🫶🏻
starting another afternoon of painting watercolor minis 🍅🐟
February 18, 2025 at 5:35 PM
starting another afternoon of painting watercolor minis 🍅🐟
today’s watercolor setup 🌈 working on an etsy order and prepping for a market!!!
February 17, 2025 at 7:18 PM
today’s watercolor setup 🌈 working on an etsy order and prepping for a market!!!
docs + strawbs acrylic painting 🍓 part of a still life series i’m slowly but surely getting through!!
February 17, 2025 at 3:46 PM
docs + strawbs acrylic painting 🍓 part of a still life series i’m slowly but surely getting through!!
a cute little fruit tart watercolor commission 🤗
February 15, 2025 at 9:34 PM
a cute little fruit tart watercolor commission 🤗
a spontaneous little february wallpaper process ❣️
February 8, 2025 at 2:14 AM
a spontaneous little february wallpaper process ❣️