Interstitial #1 and Interstitial #2 at the 10 x 10 Benefit Art Exhibit and Sale in Brunswick, Maine, September 25, 2015

I stitched these for the 10 x 10 Benefit Art Exhibit and Sale show which is an annual fundraiser for Arts are Elementary in Brunswick, Maine.

According to the website, "Arts are Elementary is a local nonprofit program founded in 1980 that brings visual artists, writers and performer into the Brunswick Elementary schools. The program reaches all children in kindergarten through the 5th grade with a myriad of fun, inspiring opportunities for creative expression." 

Alas, my pieces did not sell, but a family member scooped them up in the New Year for her collection.

Interstitial #1

Interstitial #2

Harvest Time

The colors of the harvest are almost overwhelming in their beauty... Cherry Tomatoes, Chinese Long Beans, Flamingo Chard, Scarlet Runner Beans…

(And, inside those dry brown pods are shiny purple and black beans from a vine that attracts hummingbirds with its scarlet flowers.)

Textilian Tri-Animal Bicycle in the Kennebec Journal/Morning Sentinel

"Waterville art exhibit welcomes trekkers"

"Bicyclists participating in the Trek Across Maine arrived Saturday in Waterville, where Common Street Arts was opening a bicycle-themed exhibit, "Art on Wheels."

Decked-out bicycles such as this one by Brunswick artist Jennifer Beaven greeted visitors and participants in the Trek Across Maine on Saturday at Common Street Arts in downtown Waterville. Staff photo by Rachel Ohm

Lobster Traps

When I was a kid. lobster traps were all made of subtle grayed wood, but today they are multi-colored extravaganzas of wire mesh, bait bags, net, rope and bricks.

Freeze and Thaw

The other day I went shopping for groceries and as I pulled out of the parking lot I noticed the shadows in the broken pavement. It was afternoon and the damp morning streets had mostly dried, leaving a white edge of salt along each crack. I went home to pick up my camera and returned to the store so I could photograph these wonderful circles and lines.

Goldenrod Shadows Drawing

This is a recent drawing on paper based on autumn shadows that I drew and stitched on cotton fabric. I'm interested in the stitch as a mark and how drawn marks can have the quality of stitches.

Goldenrod Shadows at the Beach

In the autumn I drew the breezy shadows of a goldenrod plant on cotton fabric. As the days grew shorter, I stitched. In this unseasonably warm January, I took my stitching to the Beach.