  Jhenn Watts graduated with Honors from the Massachusetts College of Art with a BFA in Photography. While at Mass Art she had the rare opportunity to work with Polaroid’s notorious 20x24 camera. It was here she discovered a controversial and well-guarded technique known as a Polaroid Emulsion Lift. Since then, she has dedicated herself to the pursuit of her artwork. Almost immediately, Watts made the switch from conventional Black and White Photography to images printed on glass. It was on this day that Jhenn Watts states she found her soul mate. "I remember that first moment as I watched my image peel away and float past the surface of the glass for the first time. It was as if the world had truly opened its splendor for me and the doors to my mind and creativity began to overflow. Glass and photography are the perfect marriage. My whole life I have been interested in photography, but there was always something missing for me. Glass adds luminosity and depth as well as texture and volume to my work. It enables me to achieve that feeling of dimensionality I strive for." Jhenn has had the exceptional opportunity to work with such artists as Abelardo Morrell, Nicholas Nixon, and Laura McPhee. Her thirst for knowledge and experience in glass drew her to the Vineyard to work with members of the Martha’s Vineyard Glassworks. Jhenn Watts’s work focuses primarily on landscapes and the textural surroundings that make up her island home. She has been living and creating work on Martha’s Vineyard for twelve years. Jhenn’s artwork has been exhibited extensively on Martha’s Vineyard as well as throughout New England. |
