“Parker’s diminutively-scaled works reflect her passion
for the great masters of the collage medium –
Schwitters, Ernst, Höch and Cornell – however, the
particularity of her own vision emerges from its sources
in beguiling feminine perspectives, dream  language,
keen compositional orderliness, and a rich new palette.”

– Stuart Denenberg, USART Expo, SF, CA

SHERRY PARKER (Artist Statement)

Collage is a rush for me – from start to finish – an adventure, a happening. CHANCE is my muse.

What excites me about this medium are the ideas that flow from chance: the serendipitous discovery of "found" materials,
the random (unconscious) selection process, the fortuitous mistakes, and the bringing together of disparate images and
ephemera to begin the formation of order out of chaos. Oxymoronically, I call this process "orchestrated chance."

My work reflects my playfully irreverent response to – or perhaps refuge from – the "furious folly" of these times.
This can be seen in unexpected and surreal imagery, edgy whimsy, deconstruction and humanization of machines, and in
anthropomorphic hybrids. My work is my way of softening the the world around me and making my peace with it.

Note: In October, 2017, Sherry's home, studio, and all of her work was destroyed in the great Santa Rosa firestorm. She
has since made her home in Santa Fe, New Mexico, where she has rebuilt her studio and her life.

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Sherry Parker CV