Contemporary Mixed-Media Art

Exploring connection, light, spirituality, and the unseen through photography, painting, and precious metal leaf.

Jess Domain is a contemporary mixed-media artist creating original works that combine photography, painting, and hand-applied silver and gold leaf. Reflective precious metals interact with changing light, allowing each artwork to shift with its surroundings and the viewer’s perspective.

Rooted in themes of connection, spirituality, and the space between the seen and unseen, her work explores light as both material and metaphor. Through a contemporary adaptation of kirikane—the meticulous Japanese art of cutting and applying metal leaf—Domain brings precious metals into layered works that invite reflection, discovery, and a deeper sense of connection.

Artist Jess Domain discusses her solo exhibition, The Silver Thread, at Art Ovation Hotel in Sarasota, Florida, on Great Day Live on 10 Tampa Bay (WTSP)