Jesse RK Wilson in her studio

Jesse is a New Mexico based Artist and Designer. Her prolific career spans 20 years and a portfolio of projects shared all around the world. Her client work is diverse and is bound to no one medium. She makes impossible, possible.

Jesse's evolution as a creator has developed into an artful discipline allowing her to take any idea and bring it to an imaginative and refined completion. Her work is concise and executed with whimsy. The fabrication process is steeped in narrative. The building teams are misfits and creators of the highest caliber, and the rest are projects brought to life by her own hand.

A builder-artist-designer hybrid. A Hydra of creation. Jesse is available to collaborate in the forms of Design, Project Management, and Consultation. She can guide you through the world of creative fabrication from start to finish. Her history as the Owner and Operator of Skull Island A&F, a commercial art and fabrication studio, and a lifetime of building, makes her the ideal partner for projects big and small. One wizard to watch over the entirety of a build, an artist that has seen and done it all.

Get in touch hello@jesserkwilson.com
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Installation Works
Safe Haven — Axle Contemporary Gallery Truck Cardboard ogre installation
Cardboard Institute of Technology Site-specific interactive, educational, and immersive works made entirely of cardboard. Exhibited at The Exploratorium (2011, 2014, 2017), San Jose Discovery Museum (2012), SF Arts Commission Gallery (2013), Bedford Gallery (2012), The Battery.
Mini Cooper — Chase Stadium Site-specific installation for new electric vehicle unveiling
The Glowing Garden 360° UV installation in collaboration with Stanlee Gatti and One Hat One Hand
Theatrical & Stage Installations
The Psychopomp Stage — Oregon Eclipse Festival Theatrical stage of performance
Splish Musical Stage — Immersive Theater
The Big One — New Year's Production Musical stagepieces for large-scale production
Man-Tease Dance Stage Performance stage for Male Strip Revue
Ouroboros Clock — The Armory Large projection-mapped timepiece
The Pigeoning Prop pieces for puppet show in collaboration with Robin Frohardt
Works on Permanent Exhibit
Audubon Zoo — White Alligator Exhibit Immersive installation
Meow Wolf Omega Mart — Almost Earth Ultra violet immersive installation of oversized flowers and otherworldly companions
The Pawnshop Speak-easy themed restaurant installation with tropical deco inspirations
The School House Bar and venue as art installation and intimate gathering space
The Sycamore Total building renovation — upcycled art installation, venue, and gathering space
Educational Projects
High Tech High — What's the Story? 10-part virtual curriculum focused on filmmaking and organizational practices for creative projects. Includes Corona Virus Chronicles, a 2-episode series of collected student works.
The Exploratorium of Science Cardboard Costume Closet (Trashin' Fashion); The Tinkering Studio — cardboard engineering
San Francisco Day School Art Forts — recycled materials creative engineering, grades 1–5; Cardboard Workshop — 6-week world-building course
Bullying — A Puppet Show Puppeteering for DVD series on cyberbullying
Commissioned Works
Google — Sharks with Lasers & The Ill Tempered Sea Bass Custom sculptures with functioning light pieces; Out for the Day — Curious Octopus wall-mounted dimensional art
Qualcomm / Popular Science — The Brain 2.0 Created for Qualcomm's first international ad campaign
Popular Science Magazine — The Brain Commissioned prop for cover page
Film & Production
Sorry to Bother You Prop jewelry — pez-dispensing medication crucifix
The Wind Custom embroidery
Heaven Through the Back Door Miniature props and sets
Music Videos
Ponyhunt — Stardust Stop motion animation
Wildlife Freeway — Forest Projections and portals
Performance & Interactive Art
Fangor Four Pirate-themed immersive theater scavenger hunt on real ships
Man Tease Male Stripping Revue — MC "Blemon La Tinkle" Alien host of intergalactic dance revue
Voter Lax 3000 — Dada Election Party Large puppet machine allowing votes between Donald Trump and a Styrofoam Cup
The Pigeoning Puppeteer for stage performance
The Lifesize Mousetrap Stage performer, educator, and touring engineer
Stars & Garters Theater Company Musician and performer
Apocalypse Puppet Theater Shadow puppeteer and puppet fabricator
Press
Almost Earth
Pulga School House
Splish Stage
Clients
Installation
  • Audubon Zoo New Orleans, LA
  • Meow Wolf Las Vegas, NV
  • Google Mountain View, CA
  • Splunk San Francisco, CA
  • Facebook San Francisco, CA
  • Stanlee Gatti San Francisco, CA
  • Mini Cooper — Chase Center San Francisco, CA
  • Be8a — Chase Center San Francisco, CA
  • Bunjee Seattle, WA
Interior Design
  • Town of Pulga Pulga, CA
  • The Pawnshop LLC San Francisco, CA
  • The Sycamore Stockton, CA
Prop, Sculpture & Custom Work
  • Qualcomm San Francisco, CA
  • Lady Falcon Coffee Club San Francisco, CA
  • Google Worldwide
  • Stagecoach Greens San Francisco, CA
  • One Hat One Hand San Francisco, CA
  • Ingress 2.0 San Francisco, CA
Educational Institutions
  • The Exploratorium San Francisco, CA
  • San Jose Discovery Museum San Jose, CA
  • SF Day School San Francisco, CA
  • High Tech Middle School San Diego, CA
Music Festivals & Events
  • Symbiosis
  • Oregon Eclipse Festival
  • Treasure Island Music Festival
  • Outside Lands
Film & Production
  • Mirabel Productions Heaven Through the Back Door
  • Sorry to Bother You
  • The Wind
  • Stars & Garters Theater Company
  • The Pigeoning
  • Psychedelic Friendship Bingo
  • ManTease
  • Apocalypse Puppet Theater
  • The Lifesize Mousetrap
Music Videos
  • Ponyhunt
  • Wildlife Freeway
Available for collaboration
Design Project Management Consultation Creative Direction Fabrication