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Community Engagement: Community members created insect and flower shapes as part of an activity to inform the public art design.
Community Engagement: Artist Jean Gray Mohs invited community members to craft paper insects as inspiration for her concept designs.
Community Engagement: A young person shared their work in progress. The artist plans to use these insect designs to shape her final work.
Community Engagement: Artist Jean Gray Mohs helps a young participant pin up their creation at Caraleigh Park.
Concept Design: The artist is planning a series of colorful, textured aluminum panels that will span 40 feet of the new basketball court fencing.
Concept Design: Taking inspiration from a community craft activity, the artist plans to convert some of the resulting insect designs into metal artwork that will be featured at the playground's entrance.
Concept Design: The artist is looking at several textures and techniques to add tactile elements to her metal screening.
About the Artist
Jean Gray Mohs is a versatile mixed media artist based in Raleigh. She employs a juxtaposition of materials—wood, thread, and metal—to explore the delicate balance between play, risk, and disruption. This investigation reveals the tension between the internal and external, the visible and the hidden, celebrating imperfection and uncovering the inherent strength within vulnerability.
With a BFA and MAT from Georgia Southern University, Mohs has showcased her work locally and internationally. Her art has been shown at NCMA, the Contemporary Art Museum, and Cameron Art Museum, as well as recognized in publications like the Atlanta Journal-Constitution and Southern Living. She’s held residencies at UNCG’s Contemporary Art Space and Level Retreat and been highlighted on the Artist Mother Podcast and Women of Woodworking. Throughout her career, Mohs has received support from the United Arts Council, Raleigh Arts, Inclusive Blacksmiths, and the Georgia Rural Economic Development Center.
