Maren Jensen

Maren H. Jensen was born and raised in Los Angeles, California. She earned her B.F.A. from Barnard College of Columbia University as well as studied advanced screenwriting and production design at Prague’s Film and Television School of the Academy of Performing Arts (FAMU). She earned her M.F.A in Film & Television Production from University of Southern California’s world renowned School of Cinematic Arts, where she studied production design and directing.

Maren has a background in fine arts, classical voice, piano, and theater. She attributes her introduction to the world of cinema to her family of fellow artists and filmmakers who inspired her to value the power of storytelling. Her approach to production design begins on a psychological level; she takes the opportunity to explore characters, dive into their psyches, uncover histories, and in turn, discover unique characteristics about them and the way they interact not only with their physical surroundings but also fellow characters. All of these components and the process of working together with a writer, director, cinematographer, and costume designer lead Maren’s vision of the characters’s physical world as it morphs and develops and finally transplants itself into reality. Maren’s passion for storytelling, character, and thorough research continue to teach her more about how to reflect a character’s inner emotions through the environments they create as well as those they either choose or are forced to exist within. The mix of psychological study as well as physical/tangible creation of these spaces are what continue to fuel Maren’s passion for design. 

Maren continues to treasure the collaborative nature of the cinematic medium and industry. She considers each member of her team to be fundamental to the success of any projects with which she is involved. Maren strives to dedicate her efforts to telling human stories about all kinds of people, from all walks of life, and is ever determined to emphasize the power of humanity to rise above campaigns of hate, discrimination, and violence within and across cultures. 

TEXTILE ART

Title: pink child, 2023

Size: 50 x 46 1/2 in | 127 x 118 cm

Sculpture

Mixed Media: Textile Arts & Glass Mosaic

Hand embroidery: Chenille yarn on silver mirror glass mosaic on perforated masonite board in painted redwood frame

Stitches - 5,767 single threaded 2/3 in cross stitch

Yarns - 27 dyed acrylic chenille yarns

Glass Mosaic - 34,600 mix of 5mm and 10 mm cut silver mirror glass mosaic tiles