Creating Art & Community

Jenny Clare’s love of art is designed to include us all.

- MOLLY KORROCH

Jenny Clare creates without a pattern. That open spirit is woven into her art, her store in downtown Beulah, 254 South, and her outreach both in her community and around the world.

254 South, a lifestyle store, showcases one-of-a-kind, handmade and repurposed goods. Some of the featured art is from artists Jenny has recruited from around the world, and some is created by Jenny herself, who is also an artist. She uses a variety of mediums, but most often reworks textile pieces.

Jenny first learned to sew as a young girl, but she always found her mother’s strict use of patterns restrictive and frustrating. The clothes these patterns produced simply didn’t suit Jenny’s personality or figure. “I’m a taller woman,” she says, “Maybe 5’11”, and I was a national swimmer, so I have really broad shoulders.”