About Me
There are a lot of lovely people named Jess in this world, so my business name is Rise & Render. Rise refers to the waiting times of baking bread, Render is the waiting time for an animation. In theory these should fit together really nicely… if only life were that simple.
Before transitioning into fine art I practiced Motion Graphics + Animation for 15 years. Primarily in Advertising and Post Production, I consider myself a 2D generalist, playing in After Effects, Illustrator, Photoshop. And I know enough to also use Figma, Rive and C4D. I still freelance and work on commissions from Oakland, CA. Please email me for availability.
Hi, I’m Jess the human behind Rise & Render.
I’m a native Californian, living and working in Oakland for over 20 years.
I have a bachelors in Nutrition from UC Davis and a Masters in Architecture from CCA. I’ve worked in kitchens, restaurants and grocery stores, in Law firms, Ad firms and Architecture firms. I have strong hobby energy around knitting, baking, running and astrology. I’m prone to rabbit holes such as Slow Fashion, Creative Life Podcasts and Lifting Weights in Perimenopause.
Two things that have changed my outlook on life the most are having kids and practicing mindful meditation. I am mildly Dyslexic and read very slowly, if you have read this far I will give you a cookie the next time I see you.
