Pencil Collage, Artist Trading Card, 3.5 x 2.5 inches. Colored pencils, paper
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I love beaders, and most especially beaders who are sculptors. Jennifer Maestre is one of the best around. Working with beads, nails, thread and pencils, she produces sculptures, jewelry and artist's trading cards.
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In her Artist Statement, Maestre says,
"My sculptures were originally inspired by the form and function of the sea urchin. The spines of the urchin, so dangerous yet beautiful, serve as an explicit warning against contact. The alluring texture of the spines draws the touch in spite of the possible consequences. The tension unveiled, we feel push and pull, desire and repulsion. The sections of pencils present aspects of sharp and smooth for two very different textural and aesthetic experiences. Paradox and surprise are integral in my choice of materials. Quantities of industrially manufactured objects are used to create flexible forms reminiscent of the organic shapes of animals and nature. Pencils are common objects, here, these anonymous objects become the structure. There is true a fragility to the sometimes brutal aspect of the sculptures, vulnerability that is belied by the fearsome texture."
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Her work can be purchased at her Etsy site, where she says,
"I am a sculptor with a particular fascination for pencils. I find them extremely inspiring, probably because I have a million of them in my studio. The big joke in my studio- I can never find anything to write with."
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Enjoy, and next week, I promise, I will show more of my work!
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