ABOUT THE ART

These mixed media pieces were constructed using mica and sea glass gathered from the coast of Harpswell, Maine. They are a part of a larger series which examines heritage, fault lines, deep time, and endurance.

https://www.jlsmithwriter.com/

IG: @jamie_ls_88

Medium & dimensions:

Mica, sea glass, transparent adhesive, & light; 3" x 3"

Jamie L. Smith is the author of the poetry collection "The Flightless Years", and "Trojan Horses: Voices from the Opioid Crisis", winner of the 2025 Unleash Press Book Prize. Her chapbook "Mythology Lessons" was winner of Tusculum Review's 2020 Nonfiction Prize and is listed as notable in Best American Essays 2021. Her poetry, nonfiction, and hybrid works appear in publications including Southern Humanities Review, Bellevue Literary Review, Best New Poets, The Good Life Review and anthologies by Indi(e) Blue, Allegory Ridge, and Beyond Queer Words. Please visit jlsmithwriter.com for more information.