Recycled upholstery fabric, oil and household paints.
28.5 by 38.5cm
This painting is of a walk around Sissinghurst Castle on a warm summer’s day. I originally struggled with this painting so the canvas is made up from many layers of paint and fabric. This has given the work fantastic texture and depth of colour.
Recycled upholstery fabric, oil and household paints.
28.5 by 38.5cm
This painting is of a walk around Sissinghurst Castle on a warm summer’s day. I originally struggled with this painting so the canvas is made up from many layers of paint and fabric. This has given the work fantastic texture and depth of colour.
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Recycled upholstery fabric, oil and household paints.
38.5 by 56cm
The title of this piece was a quote taken from The Green Man by Jane Gardam and Mary Fedden. A book which has been passed through the artists family to her own children. The canvas for this painting is made from a section of an arm chair Sarah’s Grandmother owned for many years. The piece of fabric remains the same shape, with areas that have been hand stitched and the seams still visible. The dark blue background fabric is from off cuts of a ball dress from the artist’s Mother. The photograph which Sarah worked from on this painting was taken in Tilgate Park, now an important recreational area for the community but was part of the ancient Worth Forest. The photograph was taken in late Autumn as the majority of the leaves had fallen from the trees and the air was crisp which made the light cold and white.
Recycled upholstery fabric, oil and household paints.
38.5 by 56cm
Sarah took the photograph for this painting during the summer lock down in 2020. At this time there was extremely contrasting emotions in both society and peoples personal lives. Sarah has used highly contrasted tone to emphasis the shadows, light and dark in this painting. It is constructed from Sarah’s own nursery curtains combined with off cuts of dress fabric from her grandmother and from a ball dress a student had made for her cancelled Prom. The canvas has personal and collective history from the past but also dramatic events that are happening in the present. The painted pallet are greens and blues to contrast with the orange fabric.
Recycled upholstery fabric, oil and household paints.
60 by 80cm
This explosive painting is based on a photograph taken in Tilgate park. This area was part of the ancient Worth forest but now an invaluable recreational area for the local community. Sarah took her young family to the park and woodland throughout their childhood to see the changing seasons. The photograph was taken in early Autumn, the Acers were vibrant red and their leaves created a sea of leaves spreading outwards which contrasts with the evergreens behind. The title of this piece was a quote taken from ‘Downpour’ by Penelope Shuttle.
To create the canvas Sarah used 1920s bed linen, 1960s dress fabric, 1990s curtain fabric and 2010 Ikea fabric. This collage of fabrics from different ages and the way you can see different layers of the paint and fabric makes this painting a documentation of the passing of time. As layers of paint are revealed or painted over the viewer can see how the painting has evolved. Sarah has used sand paper, scratching and washing away the painted surface to reveal different stages of the process.