A Little About Me

1863 Stage Rd.
Etna, Maine 04434
207-368-5570

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Being a full-time artist is Priscilla Hoekstra’s goal since surviving Hodgkin’s Lymphoma and a bone marrow transplant in August of 2000. The beauty of New England and an active imagination are what the artist reflects upon to create a variety of art. The love of nature and abstract design are revealed in her mixed media paintings, photography, fabric art, and jewelry. Being self-taught along with taking many art classes over the years has given Priscilla her distinct style. She has also learned a great deal from her mother who is an artist and quiltmaker. Parents of two wonderful grown boys, Priscilla and her husband Stephen live in Etna, Maine.

Priscilla has had her work in several of the Belfast “Arts in the Park” shows. She has displayed her artwork in the “Art from the Heart” show which once was part of the “Living with Cancer” conference held at the Augusta Maine Civic Center. She showed a colored pencil painting entitled “Northeast Point” in the Bangor Art Society’s juried show of 2003 in the finalist category. Silver Fox Stamps of Winslow, Maine, has purchased several of the artist’s designs for use in rubber stamps. Priscilla is a member of Valley Arts Alliance of Newport, Maine (www.valleyartsalliance.org) and is secretary of that group. She is a member of AQM, (Art Quilts Maine) a group for fabric, quilt, and textile artists, which is part of the Pine Tree Quilter’s Guild of Maine.

The most recent endeavor of the artist is creating digital collage sheets for use in making jewelry pendants. She incorporates her photography, collage work, drawings, and paintings to make these digital sheets that consist of tiny detailed images. This digital artwork sells all over the world through her Etsy shop at:www.digitalstream.etsy.com.

She also sells handmade clay brooches, photography, and mixed media works at www.priscillahoekstra.etsy.com

This summer Priscilla will be showing four art quilts at the Maine Quilts 2010 Show presented by the Pine Tree Quilter’s Guild in Augusta on July 30th through August 1st. Several more of her art quilts will be shown at the Central Maine Artists' Gallery inSkowhegan, Maine, from July 11th through August 11th. She will be showing Maine themed photography at the Sebasticook Federal Credit Union in Pittsfield, Maine, during the months of October and November 2010.

Presently Priscilla is working on painting a wooden bin for the Bangor Maine Discovery Museum’s “Outta Sight!” 2010 Fundraising Auction to be held in November. More information on this fundraising auction is available at www.mainediscoverymuseum.org.

Lately the direction I have been going in is with the vast exploration of acrylic painting, collage work and handmade art journals. Putting together assorted found objects and all sorts of papers with my photos and drawings, is how I create my favorite collages and altered art books.

I have been in remission from Hodgkin's lymphoma since August 10th, 2000, when I had a stem cell transplant that saved my life. It has made me more determined than ever to make an art career that is ample and fulfilling.