About

Jessica began making jewelry over 6 years ago as a hobby. After winning design contests and becoming a featured designer for Vintaj Natural Brass company, she had numerous designs published in Bead Trends Magazine. In December 2012, her design landed the cover. She was accepted into an elite, juried group of artsits known as The Artisan Group. Through her involvement in the organization, she was able to gift jewelry to the stylist of the hit HBO series, "Trueblood," as well as the stylists for hit shows "Once Upon a Time," "The Vampire Diaries," "Parenthood," "The Voice," and "Scandal." She gifted a ring she designed to Wendy Williams, as well as the producer and several audience members who all received gift bags from The Artisan Group. In September of 2013, her earrings went to the Mercedez Benz Fashion week and were gifted to the celebrities in attendance at the GBK Celebrity Gifting Suite. Jessica's business cards were included in the Academy Awards Celebrity gift bags earlier this year, and she also gifted her earrings to members of the press who were in attendance. In April 2013, she participated in an exclusive celebrity gifting event for Earth Day. Her walnut necklace was sent to 25 celebrities, including Natalie Portman, Sting, Pink, Jake Gyllenhaal, and more. She has been a spotlight feature in both the Athens DPA paper as well as the Cleveland Daily Banner paper in 2013, and was also on the News Channel 9 segment "Made In Athens" in February 2013. In April of 2014, her Watch Part Necklace was used on the character Natalie, played by Lyndon Smith, on the show "Parenthood." She also gifted this design to the celebrities for the 2014 Earth Day Gift Bags, including stars like Drew Barrymore, Emma Watson, Leonardo DiCaprio, and John Mayer. In April of 2014, Knoxville's WBIR Channel 10 News interviewed her on live tv regarding having her jewelry worn on "Parenthood."

Jessica's design style is widely varied. She enjoys using many techniques in her pieces, as well as colors, a variety of metals and other materials, an assortment of beads, and even mixed media and fibers. She has both refined, classic, simple pieces as well as imaginative, bold, artsy designs. "I love fashion and clothes. There are so many looks and styles that speak to me, and if I only created pieces for one type of look, I'd get pretty bored after awhile. I realize there are designers who happily do this; I'm just not one of them. I like creating artsy pieces, and those are usually the designs I take the most pride in, but I also have a broad range of customers who range in age from teenagers to women in their 80's or older. Obviously, age affects personal style and preference. I always try to consider their ages and listen to my customers and give them what they want. This results in a large and widely varied collection of jewelry."

Jessica Klaaren currently resides in Athens, TN with her husband and 2 children. Her jewelry is available to purchase both online in this shop as well as the Athens Arts Center Gift Shop, the McMinn County Living Heritage Museum Gift Shop, the Cleveland 5 Points Museum Gift Shop, and Jonathan's Master Hair Design. Some designs are available for wholesale or consignment. Please use the contact form to inquire if you are interested in carrying Jessica Klaaren Jewelry in your store or boutique.