“I mounted my solo show, "Patient Earth", last summer, since then I have experimented with new media (resin) and revisited some old (perforated aluminum). My newest hanging pieces are dancing figures, set into motion with fish weights. A tango or waltz makes for an apt accompaniment. This aerial work is unlike the heavy glass globes of last summer's solo show at Boston Sculptors Gallery.
But one glass globe did float through the summer on the reflecting pool at the Fuller Museum in Brockton. This floating model earth uses data to draw attention to climate refugees.
In June I delivered my celebratory wheelchair to the Edward M Kennedy Institute in South Boston. It is in honor of Congressman Jim Langevin, the first quadraplegic in Congress. The show is inspired by Shirley Chisholm's line "If they don't give you a seat at the table, bring a folding chair". 20 chairs by 20 artists, honoring "trailblazers" like Chisholm.
In early September, I followed my fascination with glass by attending Pilchuck Glass School in the Pacific Northwest. It was an invigorating experience.
I moved from Brewster to Falmouth this summer, this prompted the quest for a new studio. Leaving an old large studio to 2 smaller spaces requires agile accommodations and reordering of priorities
Under lockdown, I have been using 2-d weather maps cut from the NYTimes to form 3D weather representations, showing sinuous cold and warm fronts. These are evolving into Rube Goldberg-esque weather machines. “
-Sally Fine