“I am a curious person. The fulfilling and wonderful moments of my life begin when a rock is overturned and a hundred pairs of scuttling legs dart insect owners down secret holes, when attic boxes yawn open in a cloud of prehistoric dust or when a speck of flashing amber is won out of an old clay digging pit. Discovery has become the first and most important part of my process, and so I collect all manner of unique creatures, fossils, insects, shells, tools and the like, which provide the inspiration and materials for much of my work.”
Jesse Cloutier was born in Southbridge, Massachusetts but has since come to live and work in Manchester, New Hampshire. He has a B.A. in Interdisciplinary Arts from Chester College of New England for his work in writing, photography and print-making.
