Sarah's formal training is in communication arts as a graphic designer and a visual storyteller, in what has been predominately a digital space. She's sought to counterbalance and complement the digital work through teaching, illustration, and working with raw and tactile materials such as paper, clay, and leaves.
Her eye for the tactile and natural world made a unique turn in 2015 after observing how natural light illuminated papery onion skins in her kitchen. This material conveyed a vibrancy that begged to be created with, which is exactly what she sought out to do. Those creations morphed into merging her love of graphic bold shapes, raw organic edges and the human body to what you see today.
"My work explores the experience of inhabiting our bodies through movement. Influenced by contemporary dance and athletic motion, I focus on gestures that feel maternal, nurturing, playful, and curious. Working with onion skins, I respond to organically occurring shapes that guide each figure's formation. Intentional placement and stark white negative space invite the viewer to sense movement and complete the form." |
Media: Collage | Paper Art | Non-Traditional Media
Studio Number: 63
Address: 1967 SE 28th Ave Portland OR 97214
Community: SE Portland
Accessibility: Not Wheelchair accessible
Email: sarahheckles@gmail.com
Website: sarahheckles.com
Instagram: @sarah.heckles
