Hi, I'm Sara.
I’m an artist illustrating flowers, ladies, and spooky stuff on clay, paper goods, and more. I create handmade porcelain works that I exhibit in galleries across the US, handmade stoneware works that I sell through my shop, and highly illustrated designs for commercially printed products that are available in my shop and a few brick-and-mortar stores (coming soon!).
I earned my Master’s degree in Ceramics from Edinboro University of Pennsylvania, and my Bachelor’s degree in Studio Art from the University of South Alabama. I have shown my work all over the US, was selected as one of Ceramics Monthly's 2023 Emerging Artists, and have been published in “500 Figures in Clay, Volume 2” by LARK Books, the annual NCECA Journal, and in Ceramics Monthly - both in the magazine and on the cover. I have been a resident artist at Arrowmont School of Arts and Crafts’ “Pentaculum,” at Watershed Center for Ceramic Arts as a Kiln God Award recipient, and at Baltimore Clayworks as the 2016 – 2017 Lormina Salter Fellow. I make work out of my home studio with the help of my feline assistant, am married to my best friend, and have a few chronic illnesses.
My artwork explores my notions of identity, health, and life to discuss universal experiences. I use a personal vocabulary of imagery and symbolism to illustrate open narratives that invite viewers to imagine their own stories and relationships. I draw inspiration from many things, including: historical artworks and folktales; contemporary illustration, animation, and tattoo; women's history; and my personal experiences. Flowers play a large role in my work. They have rich historical correlations to communication, and brief, beautiful life cycles that remind us to appreciate life and acknowledge death.
I earned my Master’s degree in Ceramics from Edinboro University of Pennsylvania, and my Bachelor’s degree in Studio Art from the University of South Alabama. I have shown my work all over the US, was selected as one of Ceramics Monthly's 2023 Emerging Artists, and have been published in “500 Figures in Clay, Volume 2” by LARK Books, the annual NCECA Journal, and in Ceramics Monthly - both in the magazine and on the cover. I have been a resident artist at Arrowmont School of Arts and Crafts’ “Pentaculum,” at Watershed Center for Ceramic Arts as a Kiln God Award recipient, and at Baltimore Clayworks as the 2016 – 2017 Lormina Salter Fellow. I make work out of my home studio with the help of my feline assistant, am married to my best friend, and have a few chronic illnesses.
My artwork explores my notions of identity, health, and life to discuss universal experiences. I use a personal vocabulary of imagery and symbolism to illustrate open narratives that invite viewers to imagine their own stories and relationships. I draw inspiration from many things, including: historical artworks and folktales; contemporary illustration, animation, and tattoo; women's history; and my personal experiences. Flowers play a large role in my work. They have rich historical correlations to communication, and brief, beautiful life cycles that remind us to appreciate life and acknowledge death.
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I'd Love to Hear from You.
If there's an available piece in my ceramic portfolio that you are interested in, please send me a message and I'll be happy to send you some info. I'm putting ceramic commissions on hold while I move to a new state. However, I am available for freelance illustrations and commissions. Interested? Reach out to me with details about your project and I'll get back to you.
