I define myself as a Contemporary Collage Artist. I use digital and analog processes working in a variety of media. The main thread running through all my images is the human relationship with nature and the natural world portrayed with a sense of mystery and wonder. My digital works are ethereal and dreamlike with an otherworldly aesthetic. I am particularly interested in flowers and plants as metaphors. Themes of memory, identity, and the human condition. Introspective themes, inviting viewers to explore their own emotions, dreams, and subconscious, hoping my work resonates on a deep emotional level, eliciting feelings of wonder, contemplation, and a sense of connection to the inner self.

Songs of Earth by Sarah Jarrett

Travels In Wonderland by Sarah Jarrett

Persistence of Memories by Sarah Jarrett
I define myself as a Contemporary Collage Artist. I use digital and analog processes working in a variety of media. The main thread running through all my images is the human relationship with nature and the natural world portrayed with a sense of mystery and wonder. My digital works are ethereal and dreamlike with an otherworldly aesthetic. I am particularly interested in flowers and plants as metaphors. Themes of memory, identity, and the human condition. Introspective themes, inviting viewers to explore their own emotions, dreams, and subconscious, hoping my work resonates on a deep emotional level, eliciting feelings of wonder, contemplation, and a sense of connection to the inner self.
Nature feels ingrained within me. I’ve lived most of my life in the countryside and have had a lifelong fascination with folklore, natural medicine, myth and magic. Heavily influenced by reading constantly in my childhood.
No two days are the same. There’s a pattern of moving through different processes through the course of the day. I wake very early every day, I run or walk and I bathe in ice cold water down in the meadow listening to the world wake up, birdsong, deer, watching the sun emerge, and the morning starts very productively making a daily collage with tea.
My work is not autobiographical. I try not to give specific meanings to my works but instead hope there is a connection with the viewer, an emotional resonance. I’m a visual storyteller. What I do reflect are my dreams and ideas about the world.
There is a very deliberate aim to create work that has a vintage feel but is also very contemporary and that is a very delicate balancing act.
Art has really become life for me. It’s no longer a job but instead a way of being.
It’s become so ingrained in everything that I do and the way I live my life that I cannot see it as something separate. I really love to connect with other creatives and understand how they work and make. I’ve been lucky to work with other artists, writers and musicians on many different projects and it feeds my soul and makes me feel good. Art has made me stronger, more self-disciplined, more curious, fearless.

Travels In Wonderland by Sarah Jarrett

Travels In Wonderland by Sarah Jarrett
In making analog work, I have lots of collected materials but I also make painted papers to create some pieces. I’m a big fan of flea markets and car boots for collecting collage materials.
My more recent foray into painting is always oils as first choice. I love the slowing down of everything painting with oils and learning patience in the slow dry. It’s such a contrast to the immediacy of digital work.
Love comes in many forms
My absolute love for my children and family is always incredibly strong but I have found real love in what my creative work brings into my life. Being an Artist can be a lonely path but it can also be such a powerful and rewarding way of connecting with a global audience on many different levels. I’m still very much in love with life.
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