The works of Christin Couture and William Hosie might appear widely divergent:

 She paints eerily telling portraits of infants and children inspired by Victorian photography

 (consider  Edward  Gorey crossed with Balthus), while he makes sprawling hybrid constructs

 from humble materials that can fill large spaces and appear like a surrealistic playground in miniature.


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  In Toyz n’ Totz  they find common ground in emotional terrain… the range and

 resonance of human nature as evidenced by childhood’s drama with toys. They seek to

 convey raw emotion in a formal context. We used to play with toys and now they play with us.

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 They’ve created a carefully calibrated environment where every element is given weight

 color and form- a red balloon floating under a cardboard box, a toy chest of unidentifiable objects-

 all playing off the 19^th century architecture of the room.                 

   

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Hosie has created a perfect balance of playfulness and horror, all within  a perfectly balanced construction.
     -Boston Globe

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