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 "the great
Sonoma County firestorms". She has since made her home in Santa Fe, New Mexico, where she
has rebuilt her studio and her life.
