Sandra Stowell

Port Townsend, WA, United States

About Sandra Stowell

British citizen born 1955 in Alexandria, Egypt. Immigrated to the USA with my parents, becoming a US citizen. Graduated a Computer Science B.S. from Florida State University after 18 months as an Art Major. Following a 20+ year career in computers, I turned to art full time, moving from the big city (Seattle, WA) to the idyllic arts community of Port Townsend, WA on the Olympic Peninsula.I have a particular interest in sculpture and print making, and work with a wide variety of media. I don't go far without pencil & paper, I use pastels, watercolors, inks, and more. I use my original work as elements in both physical and digital collage; I use a computer, scanner and archival ink jet printer as artists tools to modify and create new images. I especially enjoy the layering and combining that is intrinsic to print making and collage.I appreciate the element of surprise, and rarely make a detailed plan. I try to balance a need for control, which requires technical skill and practice, with a sense of play and taking pleasure in my work. Despite an emphasis on play, I take my work very seriously. I am not interested in following techniques and trends in the art world, however it is a delight to encounter a technique that excites me as a way to express my own visual thoughts. I make art to satisfy myself, but art is a form of expression and way to share what I see and feel. I want to communicate the sense of mystery and delight I feel myself. I hope to capture your eye and mind, and to take you to a different place for at least a moment. My Thread is a Rope The thread I hold is a rope. My thread is not a delicate silken floss, Bright with color. The thread that I hold onto is a rope: Strong, dull, dun colored, Dirty, encrusted with the juices of sixty-two years. Years of living, struggling, crying Laughing, making, and holding hands. Tarred by many more years of history, Family stories, memories not my own. Some strands of this rope are loose, Unraveled, untidy, adhering to people and things Left along the way. But the rope is strong: I can Pull, and lean, and even hang limp From this thread. --- Sandra

Education:

Selected Exhibitions2010 Shape of Water, Northwest Maritime Center, Port Townsend, WA 2010 Close to Home, Tyler Street Cafe, Port Townsend, WA 2009 Printmaker's Hand, Northwind Arts Center, Port Townsend, WA 2009 Tashiro Kaplan All-Arts Building 5th Anniversary Open House, Seattle, WA 2008 The CVG Show '08, Collective Visions, a Gallery of Art, Bremerton, WA 2007Art Port Townsend 9th Annual Juried Show, Port Townsend, WA 2006 Vessels, Northwind Arts Center, Port Townsend, WA 2006 Figures, solo exhibition at Belltower Art, Port Townsend, WA 2005 Contemporary Collage, Northwind Arts Center, Port Townsend, WA ,

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I have not exhibited my work much for the past few years: exhibiting is less exciting than it once was. Truth is that it can be downright unpleasant!

It takes up too much of my time, with not much reward: I don't get much feedback from juried shows, and organizing individual exhibitions is a major enterprise.

I do want my work to be seen, so I publish online, and use my time to make new work! I prefer exploring new materials and ideas (sculpture currently) over organizing, framing, and making shows happen! It is such a luxury that I do not need to depend on art sales for survival.

So I exhibit here on Saatchi Online, on my art blog: http://ptartist.com, and in my own online photo gallery at http://sandrastowell.com/zengallery/

Sandra Stowell

About Sandra Stowell

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