Patchwork Series

The ‘Patchwork’ series are like glimpses of a journey and moments in time.  They are paintings based on Sarah’s photographs but they slip into abstraction and collage. The locations often have historical significance such as Petworth Park which was designed by Capability Brown or personal importance around Christs Hospital where Sarah often walks with her children. While these paintings reference specific moments, they also emphasise the collective experience of nature.

The unique canvases are created from collaged antique fabric which gives the paintings their domestic narrative. Each fabric element is from a different period of time and has been used for different purposes within the home, for example as upholstery fabric on an armchair or nursery curtains. The canvases play with the idea of placing domestic and traditionally ‘homely’materials together, while the painted element interrupts and defaces these fabrics with images of nature and the wild.