Jennifer Maestre

Jennifer Maestre (born 1959 in Johannesburg, South Africa)[1] is a Massachusetts-based artist, internationally known for her unique pencil sculptures.[2][3][4][5][6]

She is a graduate of Wellesley College and holds a BFA degree from the Massachusetts College of Art.

She derives most of her inspiration from the form and texture of the sea urchin. To make the pencil sculptures, Jennifer makes use of a variety pencils, nails and stitching. She takes hundreds of pencils, cuts them into small 1-inch sections, drills a hole in each section, sharpens them all and sews them together.[7]

References

  1. ↑ Ginger Gregg Duggan, Judith Hoos Fox (2005). Over + Over: Passion for Process. Krannert Art Museum, University of Illinois. p. 46. ISBN 1-883015-36-7.
  2. ↑ "Sea urchins, by Jennifer Maestre". ABC News (Australia). January 16, 2007.
  3. ↑ "Website of the week: www.jennifermaestre.com: To the point". The Scotsman. September 22, 2007.
  4. ↑ "Esculturas para sacar punta". El País (in Spanish). May 12, 2008.
  5. ↑ "Pencil Sculptures by Jennifer Maestre". Table of Malcontents. Wired. December 8, 2006.
  6. ↑ "12 Cool Colored-Pencil Sculptures". Woman's Day. January 26, 2010.
  7. ↑ "Dangerously Beautiful: The Art of Jennifer Maestre". New Britain Museum of American Art. February 25, 2010.

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