Composite of four images depicting geometric and perspective art, including a person holding a black-and-white optical illusion picture, a painted canvas with black, white, and blue lines creating a three-dimensional stairway effect, a computer drawing of a corridor with linear perspective, and sketches of indoor and outdoor linear perspective scenes.

Two framed line art drawings of figures in a vertical pose, displayed on a wooden wall.

Art Work

I make geometric line drawings on paper and canvas, I create prints with block printing or etching and then I attempt to animate them. These are thoughts about architecture and form, perspective and perception. I’m interested in how our environment shapes our thoughts and how our emotions, story and psychology can be turned back into form.

Hi, I’m Jess the human behind Rise & Render.

Motion Design

For over 15 years I have primarily been a Motion Designer + Animation in Advertising and Post Production. My digital work clients include Airbnb, Google, Vespa, Adobe, Motorola, Cisco, WWE, Xfinity, Intel, GS&P and WTBR. I love playing in After Effects, Illustrator, Photoshop, Figma, and Canva.

Work Inquiries

For commissions or freelance work, please email me for availability:

jess@jessgib.com

A collage featuring an abstract black and white striped geometric pattern, a portrait of a woman with long dark hair wearing a purple sweater, and a minimalist line drawing of a human leg.

I’m a native Californian, living and working in Oakland CA.
I have a Masters Degree in Architecture from CCA. My favorite tools are rulers, paper, pens and After Effects. My work often ties together themes of time, space, craft and place. My art work can be seen in the recently published book Refuge In Small Things. My work also appears in group shows at Faultline Gallery Space in Oakland, CA and a solo show at Resurrect Oakland.

Motherhood and mindfulness are fueling the spark to reclaim my creative time. I’ve worked in kitchens, restaurants and grocery stores, in Law firms, Ad firms and Architecture firms. I am prone to rabbit holes such as knitting, baking, running, astrology, slow fashion and podcasts.

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.

Story

Rise & Render

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.

A drawing of a hand holding a phone, with a receipt on the ground.