Mixed Media, Fiber, Handmade Books and the Written Word
I'm a mixed media artist living in Taos, New Mexico. For me, making art is about exploring the relationship between materials and ideas—which means I must often change my media to suit each project or body of work.
Sarah Bush fiber artist: video about building her natural dye library of colors
Fiber Art
I have a fiber art background, but have only just recently returned to dyeing, printing, and hand felting. I have fallen in love with natural dyeing and the magical relationship between plants and fabric. And my mind is full of wet felting and flag making ideas. Here are my recent forays.
Handmade Books, Zines and Sketchbooks
Handmade books and zines are the perfect marriage between words, art, and design. I love the punkrock nature of zines and the physicality and simplicity of ancient book forms.
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“Bowing to the Mystery”
I am very interested in the tension between apparent opposites like strength and fragility and wildflowers embody this essential dynamic in the universe. This series in progress explores large themes through these expressive shapes of small delicate pressed flowers.
Works on Metal
This series on metal started when I was doing image transfers onto glass. In order to get larger, I switched to aluminum.
I wanted to use metal in order for these collage pieces to feel like they were lit from within.
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Installation and Crowd Sourced Art
These clips above are from an installation I did with another artist during the Pandemic. I’ve got a few more installations and crowd sourced projects I did on voting and democracy.
You can read more about them here.
Welcome to my studio
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This is a photo of the entrance to my studio in Taos, New Mexico. If you’d like to arrange a studio visit, please email me:
bush.sarahATgmail.com
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