Sarah Shoot
Sarah Shoot grew up on a farm in the middle of Illinois, where her father grew corn and her mother made things from cloth. It was there she began to play with fabrics, which has continued now for 30 years. She resides on a farm on a ridge top in the Shawnee Forest in Illinois with her husband and two daughters, raising sustainable produce, herbs and berries. They also raise free-range hens, Cornish hens, and turkeys, greatly influencing her love of birds, represented frequently in her work.
Sarah is constantly on a scavanger hunt, eyes glued to the ground, for things to incorporate into her collages, such as beautiful rusty bottle caps, washers, and other gems. Her fabrics are found in thrift shops and are hand dyed, tea dyed, painted, bleached, and sewn. The ephemera incorporated into her work includes old maps, love letters, brown bags, anything that can be made new again.
Sarah Shoot’s art celebrates her love of fabric, rusty metal, Tribal art, and country life.
