Sarah Jones

Lives and works in Staunton, VA, USA

Artist statement

From my creative vantage point, there are zero limits. Through stories of strength and resilience, the nature and energy of my artwork evokes a spiritual and meditative ethos. I gravitate toward communicating this by forming texture through the use of diverse mediums. My fascination with the manipulation of materials brings about continual exploration and discovery of both myself and my practice. I do not allow my artistry to be confined to any particular order of operations. Instead, I let the art itself dictate the process, which allows me to discover methods and techniques that are essential to the delivery of my vision. The makeup of my figurative and abstract pieces oscillate between ornament and design, echoing my Pan-African heritage. My paintings and sculptures not only observe the raw beauty of blackness and nature, but also serve as symbols of a certain inner strength and spiritual consciousness, something of which I find myself constantly in pursuit of. My attempt at connecting the threads of blackness, spirituality and nature brings about pieces that are designed to evoke a sense of harmony in its purest form.

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