We recently connected with Marcie Scudder and have shared our conversation below.

Hi Marcie, thanks for joining us today. What’s been the most meaningful project you’ve worked on?

There are two hugely important and meaningful projects recently completed that are especially powerful when experienced together.

The first- is Shvesters. It’s made up of three paper sculptures, meant to tell the story of my mother and her two sisters who survived the Holocaust only due to the kindness of strangers and miracle of fate. I have taken it upon myself to tell their stories through my art so that we never forget.

The second – is We Will Dance Again. It’s made up of 364 paper dresses, as a memorial to those innocent young Israelis who were killed at the Nova Festival in the massacre of Oct. 7, 2023. A day in which more Jews were killed since the Holocaust.

Marcie, before we move on to more of these sorts of questions, can you take some time to bring our readers up to speed on you and what you do?

I am a lens-based multi-disciplinary artist. My work explores the connections between the human experience and the ephemeral circles and cycles of nature’s seasons. I examine the dualities between fragility and loss; rebirth and renewal. My art is about the conversations between generations. It’s about honoring and remembering – how one remembers, what one remembers, and who.

My work is about gratitude and joy. It’s about what it means to be alive. and to experience with all five sense.

I have an MFA in Visual Arts from Maine Media College, and a B.Arch. in Architecture from RPI. My work has been exhibited in various spaces including The Wilson Museum at Southern Vermont Arts Center; The Kent Museum: Studio Place Arts; SE Center for Photography; and Davis-Orton Gallery. My work has appeared in numerous publications such as Lenscratch, Still Points Quarterly, NE Home Magazine, Stowe Magazine and Catchlight.

After almost 3 decades of managing my own Architectural practice, I turned to photography as a means of creative expression. My most recent work marries the two practices together by transforming my photographs into 3-dimensional objects that sculpt and shape space.

I lives and work in Stowe, VT. Winter is long. Summer is fleeting. Time is measured by the changing length of the days.

What do you think is the goal or mission that drives your creative journey?

I’m passionate about sharing stories of past generations and lives, assuring that we Jews don’t forget our past histories. It’s become imperative to me that these stories be told and re-told, passed on from one generation to another.
I’ve taken it on as a personal mission to share these stories thru my art. To find the light in the dark. To create beauty and joy and hope.

For you, what’s the most rewarding aspect of being a creative?

Most rewarding is the freedom to imagine, create and to witness people’s responses to the work. I love time spent experimenting in my studio. I love the daily decision-making that goes into every piece. I love sitting with the unknown and allowing the process to unfold in ways unexpected

Most rewarding are the connections made when evoking emotional reactiosn in the viewers; to watch as people reach an ahaaa moment of new understanding. It always feels as if the viewer is learning and experiencing for the first time.

Contact Info:

• Website: http://www.marciecudder.com
• Instagram: @marciescudder