— Cate McQuaid, Boston Globe, May 20, 2005
Excerpts:
“Her sculptures have the allure and economy of a Buddha statue and the sense that there's more going on under the surface of each figure than the viewer could dream.”
— Cate McQuaid, Boston Globe,
“...the sculptor has created characters so absorbed in their inner lives that they simply don't engage with the viewer the way we've come to expect in portraiture. She uses the slow, meditative process of carving wood to great effect: revealing how none of us can ever truly be seen and known.”
“most of the people she portrays are family members. Her sculptures capture an outward emphasis on correctness, but hint at deep bonds and rich internal lives”
— Cate McQuaid, Boston Globe, December 21, 2006
“At the DeCordova Museum, "Self-Evidence: Identity in Contemporary Art" presents a staggering array of forms in which 28 artists have harnessed aspects of their own being. Even their motivations vary widely - from the search for her biological mother that inspired Ann Fessler's video "Along the Pale Blue River" to the sculptor Sachiko Akiyama's desire to give physical form to mental states.”
— Joanne Silver, Boston Herald, February 13, 2004
“The Massachusetts Cultural Council has mounted ``MASS 3D," an impressive group show of recent winners of its Artist Grant Award . The sheer range of works, from figurative sculpture to minimalist wall pieces to sly, subversive conceptual art speaks well of the MCC's efforts.
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— Cate McQuaid, Boston Globe, June8, 2006
