Grace Foxen - Engine

BEAUTIFUL
INSIDE MY HEAD FOREVER.
My mother gave me two unique gifts—the tools, at age four, to sew, and the disregard for a ready-made pattern. She filled my head with empowering mantras and encouraged me to trust in the world I was creating in my mind.

My work is an expression of the spiritual bliss I find in creating. Deeply inspired by nature and the touch of the human hand, I find beauty in the infinite vibrating palette of flowers, sensory satisfaction in natural cycles, reusing materials from the Earth, and in the muscular memory in my own hands. Tuning into the natural rhythm of the Earth’s cycles, it is my goal to bring a healing flow through the opening of our collective mind toward a culture that sees beauty in the flaws of our humanness and in the process of making beautiful things by hand.

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What people are saying about Engine...

Partnering with UNE, Engine has offered professional level gallery and classroom experiences for undergraduate and local students enrolled in arts classes as well as a venue to see art by both regionally and nationally recognized artists.

Stephen Burt

University of New England

Engine is and has been a focal point of downtown Biddeford for many years for so many artists and creative spirits. It is a go-to for me: a retreat, a destination, a source for connection and ideas and community.

Laura Dunn

Artist

Engine is a wonderful place to work surrounded by wonderful people who have infused so much love and light into the downtown of Biddeford. I cannot imagine a bright future in the town without this wonderful organization.

Savanna Pettengill

Artist & Arts Teacher

Engine fuels the creativity of our city, making it the hub for youth and adults alike to feed their spirits, expand their skills, and create a better future for all of us.

Stephanie Edwards

Community Action Committee