WILD FORMS: YELLOWSTONE IN CLAY
JESSE FALES
Spring 2025
Jesse Fales new wild life of Yellowstone ceramics are a reflection of her life long experience in the backcountry of the Rocky Mountains and Yellowstone Area.
Bigger and with rounder bodies, the new Wild Life Animals Ceramics add big Elks and Bisons to Fales Wildlife Animals Tales of resilience…
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THE WILD LIFE CERAMICS
Jesse Fales
Art in the Yellowstone area often draws inspiration from the rugged landscapes, and wildlife. This manifests in each of the ceramic pieces adorned with bison, elk, big horn sheep, bears, and moose, reflecting the untamed spirit of the region. Fales incorporate ancient ceramic techniques blending them with contemporary glazes and forms to create a fusion of past and present.
Her work explores the intersection of western wildlife art and traditional ceramic craft drawing deep inspiration from the animals and landscapes of the American west. From the quiet strength of the bison to the swift elegance of the pronghorn she uses clay as a way to tell stories of resilience, movement and place, blending functional forms like pots and vases with sculptural animal-inspired elements.
Born in Cody and raised on the Northfork of the Shoshone River, in Wapiti Valley, daughter of outfitters and dude ranchers, Jesse Fales spent her entire childhood outdoors on pack trips going deep into the wilds of the Absaroka Mountains. Rimrock Dude Ranch has been her home since 14 and she has spent every summer riding horses around Shoshone National Forest and Yellowstone National Park. She started making sculptural functional ceramics in 2002. Drawing from memory and observation, she brings the wild animals she encounters in her life into her ceramic forms.