"I am a quiet person, a wide open space kind of person. When I feel my body rigid from the daily interaction with noise, chatter, pavement, and exhaust, I escape to my studio. The place where I tune all excess out and fully center, cocooned in the process of making. Just as Yoga centers and calms the whole person, creating art is a deepening practice. Deepening in the sense of being grounded and connected to the land and self. I work while reflecting on nature, the curve of my brush line echoing the cattails of the marsh, or the curved belly of the bowl cupping the enclosed space like a birds nest."
Janimarie Lester DeRose
Logan, Utah
janimarie.lester@gmail.com
I live in Logan, Utah; a quiet University town, nestled in the Rocky Mountains. I spent some years adventuring Alaska, and then settled back home, teaching pottery at a local high school. Teaching is extremely rewarding and I love working in the arts community. I currently am raising my girls, working as a High School Ceramics Teacher and developing my clay studio art practice with Salty Peach Pottery. My joy comes from quiet experiences creating art, and my greatest love is when I share those moments with the people I love.
Education
Weber State University: Secondary Composite Art Teaching Degree 2006
Utah State University: Bachelor of Fine Arts Degree with Ceramic Emphasis 2002
Box Elder High School Graduate 1998
Art Exhibits, Awards, and Honors
I live in Logan, Utah; a quiet University town, nestled in the Rocky Mountains. I spent some years adventuring Alaska, and then settled back home, teaching pottery at a local high school. Teaching is extremely rewarding and I love working in the arts community. I currently am raising my girls, working as a High School Ceramics Teacher and developing my clay studio art practice with Salty Peach Pottery. My joy comes from quiet experiences creating art, and my greatest love is when I share those moments with the people I love.
Education
Weber State University: Secondary Composite Art Teaching Degree 2006
Utah State University: Bachelor of Fine Arts Degree with Ceramic Emphasis 2002
Box Elder High School Graduate 1998
Art Exhibits, Awards, and Honors
Local Artists Show, Tippets Gallery USU, 2023
Student and Teacher Show, Tippets Gallery, 2022
Student and Teacher Show, Tippets Gallery, 2022
Material Mugs VI: Underglaze, Companion Gallery, Juried, Four Mugs Accepted and Sold, 2021
2nd Place, Design of the Times, Brigham City Museum, Brigham City, UT, 2020
2nd Place, Utah Designer Craft Alliance, Brigham City Museum, Brigham City, UT, 2019
December Gallery Stroll with the CVCA Ceramics, Logan, UT, 2015
Everton's, Open Studio, Brigham City, UT, Sept. 2015
Entwined, Logan Arthouse and Cinema, Logan, UT, 2011
Setting the Scene: Clay Arts Utah, Patrick Moore Gallery, SLC, UT, 2010
Utah Art Education Association High School Art Teacher of the Year, 2008
Weber School District Art Instructor Show, Union Station Gallery, Ogden, UT, 2008
Coming of Age: Twenty-one Years of Ceramics at USU, NCECA, Portland, OR, 2006
Graduated Summa Cum Laude, WSU 2006
WSU Art Department Top Graduate, 2006
WSU Teaching Department, Award of Excellence, 2006
Graduated Cum Laude, USU 2002
“A” Pin Award for Academic Excellence, USU 2002
Deans List, USU 1999-2002/ WSU 2004
Marie Eccles Caine Foundation Art Scholarship, USU 1998-2002
Sterling Art Scholar, Winner of the School and District Levels, 1998
Work Experience
Everton's, Open Studio, Brigham City, UT, Sept. 2015
Entwined, Logan Arthouse and Cinema, Logan, UT, 2011
Setting the Scene: Clay Arts Utah, Patrick Moore Gallery, SLC, UT, 2010
Utah Art Education Association High School Art Teacher of the Year, 2008
Weber School District Art Instructor Show, Union Station Gallery, Ogden, UT, 2008
Coming of Age: Twenty-one Years of Ceramics at USU, NCECA, Portland, OR, 2006
Graduated Summa Cum Laude, WSU 2006
WSU Art Department Top Graduate, 2006
WSU Teaching Department, Award of Excellence, 2006
Graduated Cum Laude, USU 2002
“A” Pin Award for Academic Excellence, USU 2002
Deans List, USU 1999-2002/ WSU 2004
Marie Eccles Caine Foundation Art Scholarship, USU 1998-2002
Sterling Art Scholar, Winner of the School and District Levels, 1998
Work Experience
Art Educator; Sky View High School, 2021-present
Salty Peach Pottery, Studio Work; Art Fairs/Markets, 2010-present
BTS Arts Specialist and Art Teacher, BRCS, Logan, Utah 2019-2021
Co-op Gallery Member, The Artists' Gallery, Logan, Utah, July 2017- July 2019
Writer as "Art in Nature Specialist" for Nature Families blog, 2014
Pottery and Sculpture Teacher, Fremont High School, Plain City, Utah, 2006-2010
Intern, Teacher Learning Center, Teton Science Schools, Jackson Hole, Wyoming, May-Aug 06
Cook for The Teton Science Schools, Jackson Hole, Wyoming, May-Aug 05
Attendant / Instructor for the Wilderness Recreation Center at WSU, Ogden, UT., Sept 04-May 05
Cook, Majestic Valley Wilderness Lodge, Palmer, Alaska, Jan 04-Aug 04, Dec 02-Apr 03
Substitute Teacher, Box Elder School District, Utah, 2003
Baker, Denali Backcountry Lodge, Kantishna, Alaska, May 02- Sept 02
Teaching Assistant, Survey of Western Art, USU, Logan, Utah, 2002
Cook, Kenai Backcountry Lodge, Skilak Lake, Alaska, May 01-Aug 00
Assistant Pottery Instructor, Alliance for the Varied Arts, June 00-Aug00
Garden Center and Cashier, Fred Meyer, Logan, Utah May 00-Nov 00
Pottery Instructor and Camp Counselor, Tripp Lake Camp, Poland, Maine, Summer 1999
Additional Experience
Invited Guest Artist to Weber District Art Camp, and Mountain Crest High Ceramics 2015
District Art Camp Adviser/Instructor 2008-2009
Presentations for the Utah Art Education Association Conference 2007, 2008
Teaching Field Journaling Workshops, Bear River Bird Refuge, 2005-2006
Yukon River Expedition, Summer 2003
President and member of the Ceramics Guild at USU, 1999-2002
Attendance of multiple Ceramic Artist Workshops and Conferences, NCECA, Clay Arts Utah, and UAEA
Salty Peach Pottery, Studio Work; Art Fairs/Markets, 2010-present
BTS Arts Specialist and Art Teacher, BRCS, Logan, Utah 2019-2021
Co-op Gallery Member, The Artists' Gallery, Logan, Utah, July 2017- July 2019
Writer as "Art in Nature Specialist" for Nature Families blog, 2014
Pottery and Sculpture Teacher, Fremont High School, Plain City, Utah, 2006-2010
Intern, Teacher Learning Center, Teton Science Schools, Jackson Hole, Wyoming, May-Aug 06
Cook for The Teton Science Schools, Jackson Hole, Wyoming, May-Aug 05
Attendant / Instructor for the Wilderness Recreation Center at WSU, Ogden, UT., Sept 04-May 05
Cook, Majestic Valley Wilderness Lodge, Palmer, Alaska, Jan 04-Aug 04, Dec 02-Apr 03
Substitute Teacher, Box Elder School District, Utah, 2003
Baker, Denali Backcountry Lodge, Kantishna, Alaska, May 02- Sept 02
Teaching Assistant, Survey of Western Art, USU, Logan, Utah, 2002
Cook, Kenai Backcountry Lodge, Skilak Lake, Alaska, May 01-Aug 00
Assistant Pottery Instructor, Alliance for the Varied Arts, June 00-Aug00
Garden Center and Cashier, Fred Meyer, Logan, Utah May 00-Nov 00
Pottery Instructor and Camp Counselor, Tripp Lake Camp, Poland, Maine, Summer 1999
Additional Experience
Invited Guest Artist to Weber District Art Camp, and Mountain Crest High Ceramics 2015
District Art Camp Adviser/Instructor 2008-2009
Presentations for the Utah Art Education Association Conference 2007, 2008
Teaching Field Journaling Workshops, Bear River Bird Refuge, 2005-2006
Yukon River Expedition, Summer 2003
President and member of the Ceramics Guild at USU, 1999-2002
Attendance of multiple Ceramic Artist Workshops and Conferences, NCECA, Clay Arts Utah, and UAEA