/Sarah E. Alexander
@wanderingmindstudio
Sarah Alexander
Turning Inside Out
pen and ink with watercolor
30″ x 11″ x 1″
2023
I created towers of botanical timelines as they transition from one season to another, exploring the natural order of one’s life cycle, and the dynamics of power, ritual, and succession. This piece was created during a time of great uncertainty as I dealt with caring for my aging parents while I was in a temporary living situation as I waited for my new home and studio to be available ( it was 5 months later than expected). I learned the hard way that the only constant is change.
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Sarah Alexander
Late to the Party
watercolor and pen and ink
27″ x 34.5″ x 1.5″
2021
Using botanical images as symbols for people and emotions helps me to process what I’m trying to say when there are no words to say it. In this piece, I was overwhelmed with missing my family during the pandemic. I used blueberries to represent my daughter, and spiky seedpods to symbolize feeling stuck. Using a wonky neoclassical design that morphs and explodes like a fountain, I symbolized the love, grief, and longing I was experiencing. The Asters were also in abundance in my garden at the time. As my world felt smaller, my garden was my salvation.
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