Grass Dance Spirit is a luminous work in iridescent watercolor and mixed media — including tempera sticks and oil pastels — on black watercolor paper, the first in a newly recognized series born from an unexpected and deeply personal observation. A longtime friend from Jessica's college years, whose own family carries a meaningful connection to Native American dance, felt within this piece the unmistakable energy of grass dance — and in sharing that feeling, he opened a door to memory for them both. Jessica's late father was himself a dancer, and that rhythm and grace lived in him throughout her childhood, a thread that runs quietly through so much of her work. What began as one friend's intuitive observation became, in this naming, a tribute to her father's spirit, to an old friendship, and to the dancers who shaped them both.
 
Across the composition, warm golds and burnt oranges arc and sweep with that same quality of rhythmic, swaying movement — long, flowing strokes that ripple and cascade as if caught mid-motion, echoing the long fringe of grass dance regalia in full swing. Cool teals, cerulean blues, and soft mauves ribbon through the surrounding darkness, while crimson and burgundy loops spiral inward alongside glimmers of chartreuse, lavender, and pearl white. Delicate dotted trails scatter like beadwork catching the light, fine parallel lines suggest the rhythmic pulse of a drumbeat, and zigzag accents flash like sudden bursts of ceremonial energy.
 
This piece is offered as a visual evocation — a kindred spirit of movement and earth-honoring energy — rather than a literal depiction of grass dance regalia or ceremony, created with deep respect for a sacred and living tradition.
 
For the discerning collector, Grass Dance Spirit carries rich, layered visual and personal resonance — a sweeping energy that brings movement, memory, and warmth to any curated space, equally striking above a fireplace, in a library, or as a centerpiece in a sophisticated living room.
 
Available as a signed, limited edition giclée print — just 50 pieces per size — in 9"×12", 14"×18.5", and 18"×24".