Artist Member
Channel of Crevices
Cranes & Iris
Sandhill Cranes in Maine
Penelope Hall
BIO
Penelope Hall is a retired geriatrician living in the western mountains of Maine, where she works as a book artist and clay sculptor. Her pieces are inspired from her natural surroundings, from travels, especially years spent living in Okinawa, and from the many human situations in which she has found herself over the years. Penelope has studied bookbinding, printmaking and sculpture at workshops at the North Bennet Street School in Boston, Maine College of Art, University of Southern Maine and with local artists. She has also taught numerous workshops. Her work has been exhibited regionally and nationally.
ARTIST’S STATEMENT
I have always loved books. There is something about holding the entire content of an idea, story, thesis in my hands that is so compelling. My goal in creating an artist book is to formulate a brief story with pictures, with or without text. Many of my books require research on the chosen topic. I have become more enamored with sculptural books over the years. For these I make mock-ups of the structure, and experiment with different materials. The book, once completed, becomes a point for further contemplation.