ARTIST'S STATEMENT
I love the process of creating monotypes; its inherent immediacy and looseness allows me the freedom to experiment with the medium and to explore the possibilities of the images that appear… organic symbols such as ovals, circles and shapes of flowers suggest cycles of life, passage of time, renewal, beauty…hope. Words, letters, or numbers hint at markings from my journals, sketchbooks, collected letters, calendars, or particular passages from books that are meaningful to me. I work directly on the plexiglass plate and also include Xerox lithography, and chine colle. The many layers of ghost images reveal themselves slowly, allowing one to slow down and look more closely.
I have recently been studying/learning/exploring the artists book form and I am now making artists books using my monotypes. The learning process is constant and expansive…creating art allows me to slow down and stop time, however briefly.
As Louise Bourgeois so succinctly put it, "Art is a guaranty of sanity."
BRIEF RESUME
Selected Exhibitions
- 2007 Artists’ Books, MECA Library, Portland, Me.
- 2004 New Work, River Gallery, Ipswich, Ma.
- 2003 New Work, Maison Robert Cafe, Boston, Ma.
- 2000 Invitational Art Show, Wenham Museum, Wenham, Ma.
- Six printmakers, River Gallery, Ipswich, Ma.
- 1999 Drawing and Printmaking, Cambridge Art Association, Cambridge, Ma.
- 1998 Fifth Annual Juried Show, Essex Art Center, Lawrence, Ma. Juror’s Choice Award
- Artists Books, Cambridge Art Association, Cambridge, Ma.
- First Annual Regional Show, Newburyport Art Association, Newburyport, Ma.
- 1997 Faculty Choice, Montserrat College of Art Gallery, Beverly, Ma.
- 1990 Prints and Drawings by Helen Tory and Sissy Buck, The Pingree School Gallery,
South Hamilton, Ma. - 1983, 1984 Regional Exhibit, The Fitchburg Art Museum, Fitchburg, Ma.
- 1983 Prints and Drawings, Student Show, Museum School, Boston, Ma.
- 1982 Annual Juried Print Show, Artists’ Cooperative Gallery, San Francisco, Ca.,
Honorable Mention
Professional Experience
- 2001-2005 Director of River Gallery, Ipswich, Ma.
- 2002 Visiting artist, Pingree School, South Hamilton, Ma
Affiliations
- DeCordova Museum Corporate Loan Program
- Cambridge Art Association, Cambridge, Ma
- The Monotype Guild of New England
Education
- 1979 Wheaton College, Norton, Ma. B.A. Art History, minor in studio art
- Continuing Education in printmaking and artists books at: Maine College of Art,
University of Southern Maine, School of the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston, Ma.,
Montserrat College of Art, Beverly, Ma., The DeCordova Museum, Lincoln, Ma., and
Palo Alto Art Club, Palo Alto, Ca.