Molly Mains
Monoprints, linocuts
Molly Mains, artist and art educator, graduated from Colby College and later the University of Southern Maine and inspired middle school artists for over 36 years. In 2011 she received the honor of Maine Art Educator of the Year. Throughout her career, she has participated in numerous courses concentrating on printmaking, collage, painting, and book arts. Bridgton, Maine is her hometown. She says:
“The woods and fields were my playground growing up. The outdoors now nourishes my artwork. My childhood sense of wonder at natureʼs lines, textures, forms and colors remains with me and pervades all that I create.”
“My creative process is a progression of focusing-in and simplifying rather than a literal interpretation of nature. A subjective transformation then occurs with the give and take of gouge to block or roller to surface with color and texture interacting with one another. From there, accidents and discoveries occur that elicit spontaneous responses and unplanned outcomes.”
