Jennifer Maestre

Jennifer Maestre is a South African-born, Massachusetts-based artist, known for her unique pencil sculptures. She derives most of her inspiration from the form and texture of the sea urchin. She is a graduate of Wellesley College and holds a BFA degree from the Massachusetts College of Art.

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To make the pencil sculptures, Jennifer makes use of 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.

External links

* [http://www.jennifermaestre.com/ Home page] , with [http://www.jennifermaestre.com/resume.html resume] (including list of exhibitions, press coverage, and awards)