Jennifer Judd-McGee: Reverie
Jennifer Judd-McGee’s second solo show at Nahcotta, REVERIE, will be on display from November 30th through December 31st. REVERIE, in the words of the artist herself, “is about joy and hopefulness and strengthening, about finding that dreamy place where beauty and calm is found in the tiniest unexpected details.”
As she explores the coast of Maine, Judd-McGee chronicles her visual experience with a macro lens, simultaneously softening and focusing the gaze and what is captured. With a collection of this resource material, she’s galvanized to create her work of meticulously cut paper, mixed media, and paper and ink. Much of this colorful, gorgeous REVERIE work is repetitive patterns - rows of leaves, pods, flowers, metal findings, beach stones. And while Judd-McGee adapts to her recently diagnosed chronic illness, her art, in turn, adapts and evolves. “Since making my work feels akin to breathing, I find myself seeking a state of reverie as often as possible”, she explains.
Jennifer Judd-McGee’s work has been shown in galleries across the US, in England and Canada, and included in several books, such as Old School, Jen-11, The Handmade Marketplace, and Creative Inc. She is a regular illustrator for Maine Magazine, and has done illustration for Target, P+B Textiles, I-Pop, The Art Group Modern Twist, Timberland, Georgia Pacific, Land of Nod, and the MTA Arts for Transit Program in New York City. She lives and works in Northeast Harbor, Maine.
Opening:
Friday, December 2, 5-8pm
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