Jessica Stempel is a textile designer living in New York City. She is a recent graduate of the Fashion Institute of technology, earning her BFA in textile design with a minor in art history. Jessica is originally from Philadelphia. From an early age, Jessica showed enthusiasm for drawing and painting and an aversion to sports, which prompted her amazing parents to enroll her in art classes and ease up on soccer practice. Currently, Jessica works out of her soho studio creating bright, bold, and quirky textile designs as well as pop art style celebrity portraits.