"I am drawn to the symbolic and simplified. Believing that too much detail limits the imagination, I attempt to portray the essence of a subject and strip away the extraneous details. In my Sculpture on the Rocks series and my Man-a-Kins photo series, this translates into the use of body language, rather than facial expressions and detailed musculature, to convey my message. In my sculpture, the process involves many steps. Clay or other rigid material is sculpted into a substratum of a shape or figure and fired as needed. The object is then covered with strips of copper, completely soldered, and a layer of fresh copper is chemically plated on the surface. A sealer is usually applied and the figure is attached to a stone base. Copper wire and semi-precious stones, along with other natural materials, are then added to complete the composition.

 

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Before pursuing her long-neglected passion for the arts, Suzanne Lowry experienced life as a twenty-year physics instructor at Althoff High School and McKendree University, as a co-author of archaeological research in nondestructive techniques for the Cahokia Mounds World Heritage Site, as a writer for varied publications, as a stay-at-home mom, and as a lifelong volunteer who has founded several ongoing programs for children's charities.
       Although predominantly self-taught, she was blessed with the encouragement, advice, and guidance of such master mentors as Ed Karasek, June Kelly, Billyo O'Donnell, and David and Shawn Cornell. Her work has won numerous awards and has been selected for juried shows throughout the region, including the Missouri Festival for the Arts (MOsaics), Spring ArtWalk in historic St. Charles, the GSLAA Festivals of Art at Queeny Park, Highland Art in the Park, and gallery exhibits of the prestigious Foundry Art Centre and the St. Louis Artists' Guild, among others. She was also featured in "Through Our Eyes," a three-woman show at the Absolutely Starving Art Gallery, at Jacque's in Collinsville, and at the Art on the Square Gallery in Belleville, IL. Her art is held in a number of collections, both private and corporate.
       She is a signature member of the St. Louis Artists' Guild, treasurer of the Gateway East Artists' Guild, founder of the Artists' Registry for Charitable Events, a member of the Foundry Art Centre, and a resident artist at Framations Art Gallery.

        
         See more of Suzanne's work on her website at www.suzannelowry.com.