An artists' collective where imagination meets skilled craftsmanship
Meet Our Artists
Jen Rocket
Fabric and thread know no limits in the mind of industrial sewn product developer Jen Rocket. Jen's sewing journey began with pinning and cutting shapes at the age of three, and using her mother's sewing machine at age five. Fascinated by the idea of mass production, she began to make multiples of many different projects. This set the tone for her educational path, which is an ever-ongoing blend of industrial design, entertainment design, costume design, and technical fashion design. When she's not in her design studio, you'll find her searching for vintage treasures at a flea market or pampering her two tortoises and three cats.
JEN'S Bog: the Shroud Celestial Beings Ceramic Rune Casting Sets.
Jessica Butala
Jessica has been studying and practicing the art of pottery for over two decades. Depending on the piece, Jess might use wheel throwing, slab building, or slip casting, depending on the intent of the finished product. Each piece she makes for the Bog incorporates her signature surface decoration; bold, linear hand-carved graphics inspired by music, cosmic symbology, alien language, and folklore. Her pieces are meant to be touched and used. Jess pays special intention to the art of making pieces to set a beautiful host table.
In her day job as an industrial designer, she uses multiple materials and processes to create a unique line of products!
JESS'S BOG: Ceramics
Lauren Purdum
From the costume shops of the DC metro area to the production floors of Pittsburgh, Lauren has been sewing professionally since 2001. In 2017 she founded Why Sew Workshop, a small full-service sewing shop that's helped artists, entrepreneurs, film producers, fashion designers and more bring small-batch concepts from imagination to life. With a firm grounding in the realities of the industry, Lauren maintains that manufacturers and creatives CAN and SHOULD co-exist! Lauren's background in costume crafts brings an uncommon fearlessness and range to her sewing. Lauren loves good music, bad movies, and her family.
LAUREN'S Bog: hares blooms hats birds
Joey Rocket
Ruthlessly trained in the art of sculpture by the dark masters of the 80's era underground Balkan puppet mines, Joey "The Jerk" Rocket would later go on to find international renown in the Lucha libre circuit between freelance puppeteer gigs.
Squid Altenhof
Squid is neurodivergent and loves dogs.
SQUID'S Bog: earrings pocket organizers
Kenzie McVicker
Some people are administrators. And some people want to teach the world how to sing. Sometimes, you've got to know when to hold 'em, know when to fold 'em, know when to walk away and when to run. And when the going gets tough, dare to be stupid.