MDI artist featured in Orono art show

ORONO – The artwork of Jeanne Seronde Perkins, an artist from Mount Desert Island who works with batik, collage and primary shapes, is on exhibit at the University of Maine’s Hudson Museum.

Working with hand-painted or dyed mulberry paper, hot wax, crayon, glue, silk, watercolor and materials collected from nature, including birch bark, Seronde Perkins reinterprets ancient primary shapes – variations of circles, squares and rectangles that occasionally incorporate calligraphic forms. “Layer Upon Layer,” which will be on exhibit until July 8, features 27 works.

Born and raised in New England, Seronde Perkins attended Earlham College in Richmond, Ind. from 1973 to 1975. She lived in Florence, Italy from 1979-1981 and spent four months in Japan in 1982. She has resided in Maine since 1982.

Museum director Gretchen Faulkner says that Seronde Perkins’ work fits within the themes of the Hudson Museum collections well.

“She draws inspiration from the cultural traditions that are represented in the museum’s collections, and we’re pleased to have her work at The Hudson Museum,” Faulkner says.

Faulkner notes that, unlike busier times of the year when parking can be difficult, summer is a good time to visit the museum. There usually is plenty of convenient parking near the museum. Visitors can get temporary parking permits from a variety of locations on campus, including Public Safety, the campus Visitors Center, the Memorial Union and he Hudson Museum.

The museum can be reached by telephone at 581-1901. The Hudson Museum is free to visit and is open Tuesday through Fridays, 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. and Saturdays from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. It is closed Sundays, Mondays and holidays.