{"id":2065,"date":"2026-02-12T13:52:47","date_gmt":"2026-02-12T18:52:47","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.number7arts.org\/site\/?post_type=project&#038;p=2065"},"modified":"2026-02-12T13:57:37","modified_gmt":"2026-02-12T18:57:37","slug":"jean-greeson-2","status":"publish","type":"project","link":"https:\/\/www.number7arts.org\/site\/project\/jean-greeson-2\/","title":{"rendered":"Jean Greeson"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\" wp-image-2066 alignleft\" src=\"https:\/\/www.number7arts.org\/site\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/Jean-Greeson-415x500.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"362\" height=\"436\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.number7arts.org\/site\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/Jean-Greeson-415x500.jpg 415w, https:\/\/www.number7arts.org\/site\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/Jean-Greeson-851x1024.jpg 851w, https:\/\/www.number7arts.org\/site\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/Jean-Greeson-768x924.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.number7arts.org\/site\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/Jean-Greeson.jpg 997w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 362px) 100vw, 362px\" \/><\/h2>\n<p>A Kansas City native, Jean\u2019s career as an accomplished interior designer spanned 35 years, creating and installing both residential and commercial projects from Boca Raton to Bermuda. Closing her Asheville business, Greeson &amp; Fast Design in 2019, Jean began pursuing her life-long interest in sculpting full time.<\/p>\n<p>The daughter of a Hallmark Cards executive, Jean\u2019s exposure to imaginative and compelling artistry began at an early age.\u00a0 From sewing doll clothes to crafting Christmas ornaments, the transition to sculpting in clay was a natural progression. Today, many of her ceramic sculptures are whimsical animals, inspired by her love of furry creatures and her work with pets. In fact, she has been active in greyhound rescue, fostering litters of kittens, trapping feral cats, and is currently serving Henderson County\u2019s Blue Ridge Humane Society as board secretary.<\/p>\n<p>Largely self-taught, Jean has participated in workshops and classes both locally and out of state to hone her craft. Her hand-building skills employ an assortment of techniques using different clay compositions, and she occasionally incorporates actual antiques in her work to add humor and surprise. For four years, pictures of her \u201ccritters\u201d have graced banners promoting the arts on Hendersonville\u2019s Main Street, the most recent in front of the Visitor Center.<\/p>\n<p>Jean has her own dedicated studio and kiln at her Hendersonville home. She was one of the unfortunate artists to lose a rather extensive display at Asheville\u2019s Marquee Gallery when flood waters flushed the entire building. But she is also one of the artists selected to have her work featured in the recently published book, \u201cThe Flood Collection,\u201d showcasing the work of artists who lost their original works during Hurricane\u00a0Helene.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.number7arts.org\/site\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/Goat.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-2075 size-medium\" src=\"https:\/\/www.number7arts.org\/site\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/Goat-500x364.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"500\" height=\"364\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.number7arts.org\/site\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/Goat-500x364.jpg 500w, https:\/\/www.number7arts.org\/site\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/Goat-1024x746.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.number7arts.org\/site\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/Goat-768x559.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.number7arts.org\/site\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/Goat-1080x786.jpg 1080w, https:\/\/www.number7arts.org\/site\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/Goat.jpg 1280w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.number7arts.org\/site\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/Deer-Bride.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-2076 size-medium\" src=\"https:\/\/www.number7arts.org\/site\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/Deer-Bride-400x500.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"400\" height=\"500\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.number7arts.org\/site\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/Deer-Bride-400x500.jpg 400w, https:\/\/www.number7arts.org\/site\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/Deer-Bride-819x1024.jpg 819w, https:\/\/www.number7arts.org\/site\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/Deer-Bride-768x960.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.number7arts.org\/site\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/Deer-Bride-1229x1536.jpg 1229w, https:\/\/www.number7arts.org\/site\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/Deer-Bride-1080x1350.jpg 1080w, https:\/\/www.number7arts.org\/site\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/Deer-Bride.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 400px) 100vw, 400px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.number7arts.org\/site\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/Hippo-Sings-e1770914133687.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-2077 size-medium\" src=\"https:\/\/www.number7arts.org\/site\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/Hippo-Sings-266x500.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"266\" height=\"500\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A Kansas City native, Jean\u2019s career as an accomplished interior designer spanned 35 years, creating and installing both residential and commercial projects from Boca Raton to Bermuda. Closing her Asheville business, Greeson &amp; Fast Design in 2019, Jean began pursuing her life-long interest in sculpting full time. The daughter of a Hallmark Cards executive, Jean\u2019s &hellip; <\/p>\n<p class=\"link-more\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.number7arts.org\/site\/project\/jean-greeson-2\/\" class=\"more-link\">Continue reading<span class=\"screen-reader-text\"> &#8220;Jean Greeson&#8221;<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":4,"featured_media":2075,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"_et_pb_use_builder":"","_et_pb_old_content":"","_et_gb_content_width":"","footnotes":""},"project_category":[177,184],"project_tag":[],"class_list":["post-2065","project","type-project","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","project_category-clay-and-pottery","project_category-sculpture"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.number7arts.org\/site\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/project\/2065","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.number7arts.org\/site\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/project"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.number7arts.org\/site\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/project"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.number7arts.org\/site\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/4"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.number7arts.org\/site\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2065"}],"version-history":[{"count":10,"href":"https:\/\/www.number7arts.org\/site\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/project\/2065\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2132,"href":"https:\/\/www.number7arts.org\/site\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/project\/2065\/revisions\/2132"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.number7arts.org\/site\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2075"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.number7arts.org\/site\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2065"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"project_category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.number7arts.org\/site\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/project_category?post=2065"},{"taxonomy":"project_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.number7arts.org\/site\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/project_tag?post=2065"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}