curious. playful. intuitive.
art + design for your inner child
what we do:
workshops + group events
diy art/craft kits
custom work
childlike creative online store
jasmine “jaz” parks, collage + clay artist; founder of childlike creative
about.
childlike creative was created by jasmine “jaz” parks, transdisciplinary and multi-medium collage and clay artist.
she is very influenced and inspired by children and how they navigate and negotiate life, experimenting and responding to everything. they are candid, honest, bold, and they believe they can do anything and be anything or anyone. they decide to do something, and then they do. she admires their resilience, reliance on intuition, and playful experimentation and simple discovery of what it is like to be a human in the world through questioning and doing.
her undergraduate degree in child and family studies, along with her first Masters degree in philosophy and 2.5 years in graduate school for architecture has resulted in an interesting personal and professional approach to making. childlike creative is the manifestation of both her personal ethos for making and the name of the business and brand she has created.
childlike creative’s studio/office space is based in knoxville, tn.
a message from the owner:
“I fully believe that art is a vehicle for human wellbeing and flourishing. Life can be so challenging and dehumanizing at any turn. I believe there should be times carved out in our lives for play, curiosity, discovery, and exploration because that’s how we learn best. The tool of arts + crafts is a great way to access and tap into the our inner world and make sense of the things that are happening around us all the time—the good, the bad, and the ugly. i hope whatever projects or work this business takes on will provide a very approachable and low-stakes way to try new things. and i hope that the art that i create in my own practice inspires and invites all who engage with it the freedom and space to feel and fully embraces themselves and those around them in the world.
