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March Issue 2007
Charleston County Public Library in Charleston, SC, Features Works by Sally Bruce M. Boone
The
Main Branch of the Charleston County Public Library in Charleston,
SC, will present the exhibit, A Journey, featuring acrylics,
gouache and oil pastels by Sally Bruce M. Boone. The exhibit will
be in the Saul Alexander Gallery, located on the mail floor of
the library from Mar. 1 - 31, 2007.
The artist offered the following statement: "I was born in Atlanta, GA, into a family that would grow to six. My mother is a professional artist and my father is a chemical engineer. I took after my mother, and found myself never short of brown packing paper that my father dutifully provided for his artistic family."
"During my angst ridden teenage years my parents sent me for formal lessons. The format of these lessons formed the strong urge to tap into psychological issues. At this point, the internal journey became important. Sometimes I strayed from the journey, only to rejoin and find the journey into my soul was still waiting. I have a burning interest in understanding the self. The collages and paintings reflect a determination to discover what lies at the very heart of my being. My journey is a quest to be vulnerable enough to receive love from others yet be comfortable enough to let others see my true nature. The process is key in this psychological search for my self."
"I received a BA in fine art from the University of the South in 1995," adds Boone. "My education was formal, so I painted lots of large nudes. After college, during the adjustment period, I moved away from my artwork towards my other interest, horses."
"After living in Tennessee for ten years, my husband and I began our new life in Mt. Pleasant, SC, in the fall of 2004. I struggled to adjust. I was bombarded with recommendations that I get back into my art. This suggestion felt just overwhelming, so I did not begin to pursue it until fall of 2005."
"I heard about an art therapy group. I thought this just might be the correct venue for tapping into my art without the academic pressure I had experienced in college. After several weeks my pen just started moving along. By May of 2006 we had converted part of the garage into a studio just for me. I endured the heat, moisture, and mosquitoes because I could not stop creating."
"I have not exhibited any work since college. It is wonderful to be back."
For further information check our SC Institutional
Gallery listings, call Frances Richardson at 843/805-6803 or at
(www.ccpl.org).
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