Jean Noon, Noon Web Lambs 2, 1/1, 2011, Photo Print, 16 x 24 inches

Jean Noon grew up in Concord Mass. She always wanted to be an artist & farmer, her dream was realized through hard work , support and help from her husband Bill Noon. They started farming while attending Goddard College where Jean studied Art, Agriculture, and Education. They moved to Maine as “Back to the Landers” and managed to purchase a small farm in Southern Maine in 1974. Most of Jean’s early work was constructing wire fences for the sheep, driving tractor to make hay, and raising her two boys. She did manage to complete a few paintings, and some photography. During the 80s Noon returned to School to complete her BS in Art Education and over the thirteen years of teaching art she became more involved with sculpture, built her studio and continues. The shifts of the seasons and the farm workload mesh well with her art time in the studio. Her life is a mixture of art think and do, farming, riding her horse, work, and enjoyment of the natural wonders of the seasons on the farm. She also volunteers considerable time to the local Three Rivers Land Trust working to conserve lands for future generations. Most of Noon’s current work in sculpture includes recycled materials and shifts between figurative, non-objective, minimalist, complex forms, and photography.

“As a farmer I have a life long passion, practice and particular opportunity for careful observation of the natural world. Being a sculptor/photographer and a farmer establishes a deep connection for me between my interpretations of nature, and the timeless continuum of positive creative human energy.” -Jean Noon