Born in 1994 in Bloemfontein, Jessica matriculated in Klerksdorp, studied in Port Elizabeth for four years and graduated in 2016 with a B.Tech in Fine Arts Ceramics.

She now lives in Bloemfontein, and works in ceramics for local artist Dina Grobler. She also restores furniture, dabbles in interior decorating and works for a business called Artspoken where she builds canvases and makes abstract paintings for mostly offices.