Jessica Denhez Designs

My name is Jessica Denhez and I love to explore art, design, and all things creative to bring beauty and inspiration, and perhaps even magic, to our lives when we need it most. I grew up surrounded by dolls, stuffed animals, the forest and my imagination. Playing dress-up was a favorite activity, as was inventing my own fashion magazines for neighborhood friends, writing novels in my Grandfather's old journals, sketching everything in sight, and exploring the woodland forest near my home.

As a child, I lived several years in Europe and my family spent holidays visiting castles and palaces, exploring quaint villages perched on hilltops, hiking the Alps, and exploring vast country estates. My love for all things vintage, French and English began at a young age and only grew stronger when I discovered the works of Jane Austen and later, Victorian and Edwardian writers like Edith Wharton and Oscar Wilde.

As fate would have it, I met and married my own dear Frenchman in San Francisco... eventually settling down with two remarkable little boys in the mystical Pacific Northwest "Emerald City" of Seattle. 

Our family soon embarked on an unexpected journey into the world of autism and anxiety with our older son and later experienced ADHD, dyslexia, and dysgraphia with our younger child. Diving into this new territory brought many joys, challenges, heartache, and insight - yet above all a reminder to live in a way that honors who you are, which for me was to create.

Whether writing stories, exploring vintage fashion, designing nature-themed pillows and woodland creatures, learning how to knit, painting watercolors, or leading creativity circles… all find a home in the world of design and creativity.