Nearly twenty years ago, I began a journey to create something unique. I designed, measured and cut my first pattern from scratch, and stitched the rendering together on my very first sewing machine. I circle back in memory when something in present evokes a sentiment I’ve felt before. Only it’s like the T.S Eliot quote, ” …to arrive back where we started and know the place for the first time.”.. Read More
THE ART BOX | Introducing a Safer Studio Experience
THE ART BOX, for a safer studio experience. Sarah West, founder of The Sarah West Gallery of Fine Art, A Center for Cultural Arts, introduces a custom curated fine art supply kit designed with you in mind. Designed to support and encourage continued creative development through a safer studio experience with the finest art supplies whether at home, in studio or anywhere you choose to explore creativity safely. *designed, developed.. Read More
Are We Open | Sarah West
During the days of COVID-19, I’ve written and sketched notations. Scenes of life in rural Alabama, the resilience of our people, and the determination to hold on, to reconfigure ways to make an honest living in the midst of uncertainty, as we as a country strive to end a world-wide epidemic through distance. A set of signs placed on the curb along Smiths Station, Alabama’s main street, Lee County Road.. Read More
Before Everything Changed | Sarah West
Before everything changed, I took a drive over to Tybee Island, Georgia. I devoted the day to research for my next painting. Along the marshlands between Savannah and Tybee, I watched as swampy waterways flashed by. This image of a flag raised from the remnants of a tree stump stayed with me. Currently America distances ten feet from one another in a desperate attempt to end this world-wide pandemic which.. Read More
The Civility Paintings | Return Exhibition hosted by The Sarah West Gallery of Fine Art
The Sarah West Gallery of Fine Art, A Center for Cultural Arts announces The Civility Paintings | Return Exhibition Spring 2020. Following their debut at the Alabama State Capitol commemorating the ALABAMA 200 bicentennial & National Women’s Suffrage Movement Centennial, the initial suite of Civility Paintings by Sarah West have returned to the artist’s namesake exhibit space for an ongoing exhibition. This Spring the Sarah West Gallery of Fine Art, A.. Read More
Farm to Table | Alabama
I retrieve an item from the shelf, pour over the label, searching for provenance. In the market I make choice selections discerning where my food comes from. Food from far off places evokes curiosity and exotic charm. Yet, food is worth further examination, compelling one to question the import label. At the local farm-stand, I choose fresh, just picked blueberries. Dark Prussian Blue gems with deepening blush of magenta still.. Read More