Sarah’s Creative Journey

FEBRUARY 2, 2021 I love love! I love strong friendships that when someone dies-in books or movies- (sad dramatic story) that they’re mourning someone close to them. And I feel the love they had for each other, and THAT’s what I love. A friend that is there. And seeing how this person is affected so strongly after the friend dies.  Sounds morbid, but I guess I’ve just always been drawn to those deep connections. You open yourself up vulnerably and all that love is received and then returned. Which makes the bond incredibly close.  So how can I take my art there? What do I already have in my art that expresses those feelings?  FEBRUARY 3, 2021 Gah! Figures in lighting and how I can’t express how juicy and exciting it is to draw. To move my pencil or piece of charcoal along the flow and energy of bodies. When you light it to really emphasize the strength or movement, it just dances in front of me, teasing. Which is probably why I love theatre (one reason anyway) so much. The...

Whew. What a journey. We’ve all been going through so many changes recently, and I feel grateful to want to share these tidbits of the journey I am on. I have been writing for myself more lately, but just like my art, I feel the need to just put it out there eventually. Those who find and read this will be looking for it. And if you finish reading what I am sharing, then hopefully I can pass along some (at the very least) inspiration to you. Maybe you will find something helpful in reading about my struggles and the sparks of muse that flow through my fingers.  Here is to not just a new year, but to new confidence and charisma that a third decade can bring.  JANUARY thoughts: JANUARY 5, 2021 It’s amazing to watch interviews and think, “holy shit these people (often celebrities) have done a little bit of everything! But then I realize that thought is a bit of a high standard. I think because they are famous, they are offered a lot more one-off opportunities to do different thin...