Stephanie’s journey
into the art world began in the late ‘80s learning to make quilts, all by hand.
Later she graduated to machine stitching quilts, and then on to wall quilts.
The wall quilts, and the teachers who helped her, were really the beginning of
her original art: composition, line and shape, and color. As soon as she saw
the white line prints by Blanche Lazzell, she loved them and looked for a way
to learn how to achieve a print of her own design. After white line prints she
branched out into mono prints, and then took several printmaking classes at Cape Cod Community College. Printmaking led to
Book Arts and Papermaking. Today she is still making quilts, both for the bed
and wall, cutting white line wood block prints, cutting linoleum blocks and
printing them, and creating books and the art to be included and dreaming of
ways to combine it all. 
Bob’s current artistic work is headed in the direction of
abstract acrylic paintings. He says, “As
photography is light, then painting is shape, color, and texture. Good
abstraction is organized chaos. It is that contradiction that adds tension and
energy to a piece. The layers create depth perception and space within a flat
surface. Each pattern has its own mood that emerges from all of these variables
and is instantly recognizable. This apparent randomness is in complete harmony
to all forms, to the infinity of space within all things. The subject of the
art work does not have to be a specific object or image to speak to us.” After living on the Cape for 40 years, this
retired teacher now has time to appreciate the place where he lives and
its wonderful art community.
The show ends
Tuesday, December 30th. Paintings are available to see during most
of the library’s open hours. Call for more information: 508-760-6219.