Ferne Jacobs
Ferne Jacobs, who is also known as Ferne K. Jacobs and Ferne Kent Jacobs is an American fiber artist and basket maker.Life
She was born in Chicago, Illinois in 1942 to Jewish parents who emigrated from Eastern Europe. Her family moved to Los Angeles when Ferne was young. She took art and craft classes at the Art Center College of Design, the Pratt Institute, San Diego State University, California State University, Long Beach, Haystack Mountain School of Crafts. She earned an MFA from Claremont Graduate University in 1976. She credits Dominic di Mare, Lenore Tawney and Arline M. Fisch as her inspirations. Jacobs lives in Los Angeles, California.
Jacobs is best known for her contemporary baskets that combine contemporary colors and non-traditional forms with ancient basket weaving techniques of knotting and twisting. The Honolulu Museum of Art Spalding House, the Mint Museum of Art and the Smithsonian American Art Museum are among the public collections holding works by Ferne Jacobs.
