Mayan Spring Incorporated

Our world sadly lost a force on May 31, 2023, when Jessica Elizabeth Green, known lovingly as Jess, died from a rare, aggressive cancer in Austin, TX. She was 37.

Jessica was born on April 11, 1986, in Salt Lake City, Utah. She grew up in Austin and graduated from St. Stephens Episcopal School and Bennington College. She founded and directed The Cabbage School, a "rigorous, skills-based, fool school" in North Carolina. She was a weaver of cloth and worlds, a farmer and a shepherdess, a performer and an artist, an educator who championed failure, and a beautiful revolutionary force. Learn more about her life and her artistic practice on her website.

She is survived by her husband, Eric Meeker; their daughter, Willa Rea Meeker; her parents, Deborah Green (stepdad Clayton Aynesworth) and Tom Green (stepmom Laura Green); her brothers, Zach Green (partner Sarah Waldorf), and Max Green; and an expansive convergence of friends and family who love her endlessly.

This page was created by Jessica’s family in Austin, TX

Vision for the School

Jess was deeply passionate about teaching and education without barriers. Before her death, we promised to start a program where artists could access her collection of looms and weaving equipment without cost. She loved this idea. Your donations to this fund will be used to build out this promise, and bring it to life.

"I see my life as my art practice—a holistic practice that involves living, being, weaving, noticing, connecting with nature, and people. I weave people and place together over and over again." —Jess Green

We envision this legacy project as both an artist’s residency program, teaching facility, and community space, a true weaving together of people and place.

Thank you to everybody who has reached out to us after her passing. We love the idea that cloth will continue to be made on the weaving equipment she spent countless hours infusing with her energy and touch.

About this Fundraiser

Contributions to the Jessica Green Memorial Fund will be used to develop Jess's art and weaving school. The non-profit Mayan Springs Inc. is the financial sponsor of this effort. Your donations through GoFundMe will be managed by Mayan Spring Inc. (501c3) a financial sponsorship made up of people who knew and cared deeply about Jess. All funds will be put in an account solely for the use of supporting and sustaining the school.