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Red Birds Read , 7 "x 11 "

Artist's Statement

The Writing on the Wall

March 2008

For this exhibition I have indulged my love of words, letters, text, type and books.  I have always loved to read, and love the images that reading puts into my head.  I've let some of these out.  I'm also fascinated with the look and shape of books - their resemblance to diptychs - all those pages covered in words - the way they can stand on their own.   I've used all of these, and altered them in various ways for this show.  Many of the words and poetry in my life come from music, and you can find some of that here too.  The look of a page of handwriting, almost a lost art, is a beautiful thing, and traces of that found their way in here too.  Sometimes, a picture is a thousand words.

As usual, maps and mail are ever present in my work.  Nothing seems complete without a trace of one or the other. Of course, creatures abound, and sometimes they get to be the main focus of my attention.  

Whatever I put into my art, it always includes the joy of creation, the love of  art, and the happiness in my ability to create it.

Most of my current work is encaustic collage.  Encaustic - painting with hot wax - is a  medium that was used by the ancient Greeks as far back as 400 BC,  I am using it in an eclectic manner - adding elements of my digital images and drawings, watercolors, photographs, many other bits and pieces (including stamps and maps, of course).  I love the way beeswax creates both physical and visual depth and translucency to the work - adding to the mystery and magic I’m trying to convey.  But first and foremost, my work expresses the joy I feel in my art.

Jeanne Borofsky, BFA, MFA, is internationally recognized, with paintings, prints and drawings in numerous museums and private collections. She was born in New Hampshire, and after several moves settled in Groton with her husband Jerr. They have two grown children, Nate and Anna. Jeanne has been a practicing artist for over 40 years. She has produced watercolors, paintings made with rubber stamps, and traditional, photographic & digital prints. She now works with the computer, as well as encaustic, collage and various types of printmaking. Jeanne also works as a part-time Digital Imaging Specialist and Graphic Designer.

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