Sésame celebrates the Surrealist spirit, tempting one to forget the preconceptions and constraints of the rational mind and enter an enchanted world of magic, myth and memory that Sesame has created. Sesame makes bizarre mixed media assemblages in which mystical creatures roam strange miniature environments, reminiscent of the poem-objects of Andre Breton or the boxes of Joseph Cornell. She invents new objects, figures and sculptural tableaux using a fantastic array of ‘found objects’ including bits of jewelry, dolls, fur, bones, mirrors, old photographs and trinkets combined in surprising ways. Each ‘found object’ within a composition is imbued with its own secret history, bringing an air of mystery and nostalgia to its new refuge. In the surrealist tradition, contradictions in scale between objects (a plastic bird may be the same size as a tiny human figure) are magically reconciled as they are in a dream.

"Sésame has the exquisite eye of the Alchemist, creating a Child’s Garden of Magic to amaze and amuse."

"Sésame’s work is always interesting, humorous, and oddly emotional. I highly recommend it."

"When I see Sésame’s work, I realize the therapeutic value of beauty and imagination."

"Each piece is magic. The power of her work has had a deep and lasting effect on me."