August Featured Artists: Martha Collins & Maegan Sale Kennedy

Martha Collins

Martha Collins’ work is unique. She combines sustainably harvested hardwoods from all over the world with Maple veneer to create intricate vessels; Martha produces a full line of jewelry, bowls and tableware.  Her laminated creations look like needlepoint or bead work.  Each piece is carefully constructed using the colors, grains, and textures of exotic and domestic hardwoods from sustainable sources. The natural beauty is framed and accentuated with the dyed veneer, a combination that sets her work apart and makes each piece one-of-a-kind.  She shows her work at the finest craft shows in the country; in 2019,2024 and 2025 at the Philadelphia Craft show and in 2021- 2025 the Smithsonian Craft show. New pieces that were made for the upcoming 2026 Smithsonian Craft Show in Washington DC. are on display. Martha offers classes in her own studio and has given many presentations to different chapters of the American Association of Woodturners and the Segmenters Woodturners Symposiums.


Meet our artists during Art Walk. September 5, 5 to 8 pm.
Light refreshments are served.

Maegan Sale Kennedy

Maegan began to work primarily in pen and ink while she attained her BFA in photojournalism. While she pursued photography, she also studied various artistic techniques, mediums, and art history. She incorporated color into her black and white ink drawings, and over time added watercolors, colored pencils, acrylic, and chalk. She considers her artwork to be best described as “mixed media graphics.  Maegan strives to incorporate basic realism with a unique interpretation, often using bright colors and intricate textures to draw viewers into her artwork. She credits her inspirations to a constant supply of illustrated children’s books, cartoons, posters, and a well-rounded classical and artistic education.  Maegan also has an ability to see a quirkier side of life, which she draws from when creating her pieces. Her work begins with a pencil sketch on paper, followed by a pen outline, then possibly color, and a constant repetition of layers, textures, and small details.