I was originally drawn to Maxine Helfman's work when I tripped across the super cool arty kids magazine called small. It had a rather macabre children's fashion photo layout and I thought she has some, for lack of a better phrase, REAL BALLS to not have children laughing... and smiling... and being told how their face should look. The rest of her work is just as intriguing with a touch of mystery to help suspend any subject she address