Jeanne Brown writes poetry since retiring and has edited poetry for a friend who has published Christian poetry books.
This mix media was showcased during Greer's TaTa on Trade exhibit.
The "Lion" illustrates Jeanne's creative spirit.
"My penchant for tactile creativity began many years ago as I enjoyed sewing and other hand crafts. I began sewing clothes in my early 20s and then realized that I found accessories and quilts more rewarding as their life expectancy was longer. "One outgrows clothes or styles change, quilts and art never do," Brown said.
Jeanne said she is self-taught from serendipity.
Her vocabulary is obvious when one realizes Jeanne was a teacher of English in a New Jersey high school for 26 years. "My professional expertise was and has remained in the area of creative writing. I have continued to write poetry since retiring and have edited poetry for a friend who has published Christian poetry books.
Interestingly, Jeanne said she doesn't like to follow directions. "It comes from taking a medium and massaging it in a way that makes it come alive. Sometimes I find it necessary to take multiple media and see how they can work together to artistically communicate," she said.
"To see a new form emerge from varied media is energizing and rewarding," Jeanne said. "This spirit allows me to express my innermost feelings sometimes quite obviously and at other times in a more poetic way."
Visit Quiltsnquaints at The Shoppes at the Grapevine open house at 211 Trade Street next Thursday from 5:30-8:30 p.m.
Contact
Jeanne Brown
14 Chasie Lane
561-308-8344