Offbeat Tassie Artist

Offbeat Tassie Artist Offbeat Tassie Artist, Jess Jones, is a Hobart based Tasmanian artist.

Her work is exhibited across Tasmania and available online and at the Salamanca Market, Site 30.

19/09/2026

A very special handmade creation for my wonderful husband, Shane! 💙☕🧀

Made by the incredibly talented ... beautiful, environmentally friendly reusable travel mug especially for Shane!

As a cheesemaker at Wicked Cheese, Wicked Cheese in Richmond Tasmania, Shane needs a good coffee to keep him going. This cup is unique, practical and lovingly handmade here in Tasmania. With a loving message from his wife 😉

Liz creates gorgeous hand-built and wheel-thrown ceramics from her studio in the Huon Valley. You can discover more of her beautiful creations on Instagram at .

If you’re visiting Richmond, make sure you also stop by Wicked Cheese at 1238 Richmond Road to sample its delicious, award-winning Tasmanian cheeses. 🧀

Thank you, Liz—Shane absolutely loves his mug! 💙

14/09/2026

Sometimes, painting is a struggle...

It might be hands that never look quite right, feet that look odd, colours that won’t blend the way I want...

Some of my paintings take three months from start to finish. And others take even longer. I’m a self-taught artist, which means I’m often learning while I’m creating.

There’s experimenting, repainting, stepping away, coming back and looking through a mirror, to adjust my brain, to see it as new again!

Right now, I have four unfinished paintings that I’m working on...and struggling with.

I wanted to share this because social media often shows the finished artwork, but not the frustration, doubt, mistakes and persistence behind it.

The creative process isn’t always smooth or inspiring.

So, to every artist staring at an unfinished painting, you are not alone!

Taking longer doesn’t mean you’ve failed. Struggling doesn’t mean you lack talent. Sometimes, the hardest paintings are the ones that teach us the most.

Art is a process and so are we. - Offbeat Tassie Artist- Jessie Jones.

30/08/2026

TASMANIA HAS MORE VOLUNTEER FIRE FIGHTERS THAN PROFESSIONAL FIRE FIGHTERS 🔥

🚒 Tasmania has 11 volunteers for every 1 career firefighter.🔥

🚒 4,000 volunteers versus
360 career firefighters... 🔥

🚒 9 out of 10 Fire trucks is powered by dedicated volunteers

It was with dedicated love for my island home that I created my painting “Survival" after the terrible North-West fires that devastated our heritage forest and local wildlife.

This artwork is a tribute to our native endangered species, who have no voice to cry out and no warning systems to guide them.

Fires don’t just scorch the land, they erase habitats, food sources, and wildlife in a single season.

To the firefighters, volunteer and professional, who run toward the flames when the rest of us are running away… your courage humbles me.

Your dedication, the hours spent away from your loved ones, your willingness to walk into danger for strangers, it leaves a mark on all of us.

I donate framed, signed “Survival” prints to fire stations around the state.

It will never equal the sacrifice our professional and volunteer firefighters make, but it is my way of visually saying,

We see you.
We thank you.
We are safer because of you.

May this approaching season become a call for greater awareness, deeper care, community connection and stronger protection.

Stay safe, stay aware, look after one another and look after the land that looks after us.

READ BY LEA GUY - Creative Thoughts
(Writer & Communications Specialist)

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17/08/2026

Another lap around the sun with all my favourite friends & family.

I am so grateful for the life I have, the people in it and the love I receive daily!

18th - Birthday
21st - Wedding Anniversary (10y ❤️)
22nd - Salamanca Market

Be brave... 🎨I think this is something a lot of artists struggle with.Creatives are happiest when creating. Creating is ...
11/08/2026

Be brave... 🎨
I think this is something a lot of artists struggle with.

Creatives are happiest when creating.
Creating is the comfortable part.

Then comes the scary bit…

Posting it online...
Standing at a markets...
Putting a price on your work...
Talking about your art and yourself...
Handing someone your business card...
Applying for the exhibitions....
Walking into the galleries...
Making social media
Saying, “I’m the artist.”

And hoping the world doesn’t respond with silence.

There is an incredible amount of vulnerability in all of this...

Taking something that came from your imagination, your hands and often a very personal part of yourself and putting it in front of strangers...

Sometimes promoting yourself can feel like showing off, being vain or false...

It isn’t.

Every social media post, every market stall, every exhibition application, every awkward conversation about your work is a tiny act of courage, bravery and rebellion...

You don’t have to be the loudest person in the room.
You don’t have to become an influencer.
You don’t have to pretend you’re completely confident.
You just have to be brave enough to keep saying:

“I made this...I’m proud of it...And I’d like to show you...”

So to every artist who feels uncomfortable promoting themselves....

PUT YOUR CREATION IN THE COMMENTS...!!

Be brave and courageous...it's the first step in the journey 💪 ✨️
TAKE UP SPACE...

Because believing your art deserves to be seen isn’t arrogance, vanity or falsehoods.

10/08/2026

★★★★★
We had the most wonderful High Tea at Wicked Cheese in Richmond today! 🧀✨
A real Tasmanian indulgence, with locally made fresh produce.

If you're visiting Richmond and love cheese, good food and a leisurely High Tea, Wicked Cheese is an absolute must.

We left very full, very happy, and possibly made of at least 40% cheese. 🧀
Highly recommend... ❤️

🎨 Dear Parents, Grandparents & Guardians, A tiny art lesson for the future generation. Your child is growing up surround...
09/08/2026

🎨 Dear Parents, Grandparents & Guardians,

A tiny art lesson for the future generation.

Your child is growing up surrounded by AI-generated images and are still learning the difference, between real art created by a human and AI.

If your child loudly states “That's AI!”
in front of an artist, a simple...

“Let's ask the artist how they made it.”

turns an awkward moment into a brilliant little art lesson. Without undermining the artists work, years of practice or efforts.

Please don't stop kids being curious about ai or art and knowing the difference.

Teach them to be curious about artists too, the hands behind the artwork ❤️

Painting; The Blue Man
Original: Donated to Stay ChatTY
for their incredible work 👏

https://offbeattassieartist.com.au/product/the-blue-man



04/08/2026

Shane & I will be at Salamanca Market this Saturday.

August 8th & 29th this month.

Find us at Site 30 outside the Supreme Court House.

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01/08/2026

📮 Special delivery from Offbeat Tassie Artist!

Good news for everyone from Australia... and around the world,
my website has been updated with my NEW artwork!

🎉 FREE POSTAGE on all orders, in Australia over $150
🌏 Worldwide shipping is also available through my website.
🚚 $15 Flat Rate Postage Australia-wide

Tasmanian art, or something wonderfully offbeat, I've made it even easier to shop from home.

Every order is carefully packed with love (and supervised by Molly-Dog 🐾).

🛍️ Shop online:
www.offbeattassieartist.com.au⁠

Thank you for supporting an independent Tasmanian artist.

Every order helps me to continue creating colourful, quirky art inspired by this beautiful island.

The wonderful PJ Paintings - Watercolor paintings by Patricia Hopwood-Wade is back at Site 30, Salamanca Market TOMORROW...
31/07/2026

The wonderful PJ Paintings - Watercolor paintings by Patricia Hopwood-Wade is back at Site 30, Salamanca Market TOMORROW!!

Our August dates are the 8th & 29th only.

August is traditionally the month I take off each year to spend time with our loved one.

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