Who is Jorden Blucher

Poet. Artist. Curious Rambler.

After graduating with a BFA in Graphic Design from Colby-Sawyer College in 2001, Jorden worked a variety of jobs as a waiter, self-pay collector, manager of the American Diabetes Association Vermont office, graphic designer/event manager and creative director before settling into a career as a stay-at-home-dad.

Jorden has always dreamed of being a writer, but trouble with spelling and grammar made him bury the dream. At the age of seventeen he began writing poetry as a way to release the cacophony of feelings surrounding the fathering of a child and a year later the death of a close friend.

Encouraged by his aunt, poet Lynne Knight, he started this blog, originally called Smart Men Marry Doctors, in 2009. Since that time, he has worked closely with Lynne who is his writing mentor.

The blog name was changed to Quietly Making Noise after the death of his father, Mark, and is named after his father’s favorite Jimmy Buffett song of the same name. The idea of quietly making noise always amused Mark. For Jorden the idea suggests a focus on the nuances of life without a lot of pomp and circumstance.

Also in 2009, Jorden was diagnosed with depression, which he continues to journey with. That same year he discovered the urban sketching movement. Despite having a graphic design degree, Jorden had never taken a traditional art class until he went to college. During a therapy session in 2025 he came to understand that he had abandoned his art dreams as a young boy, believing that he was not talented enough to paint or draw, and that boys didn’t make art. The rediscovery of the love of drawing in 2009 was eclipsed by an internal agenda to create perfection in anything produced in an attempt to protect himself from his depression.

After several years of Internal Family Systems therapy, Jorden has a better understanding of himself. This has allowed him to approach his art with open curiosity, focusing on the process of creating rather than perfection. Throughout his continued journey, Jorden has tried to be open about his depression, with the hope that his frankness will help others who struggle know they are not alone.

A lover of wild spaces, Jorden makes his home with his wife, Erin, and their two sons in a quiet corner of Vermont.

Artist Statement

I approach my art with an open heart and a curious mind; continually reminding myself to have faith in my ability and the process. Captivated by the patina of time, I render semi-true stories with ink, watercolor and colored pencil.