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Sarah Z Short

Come closer - there's more to see

Published about 2 months ago • 1 min read

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Sarah Z Short

Driftway Studio

Hello Reader,

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When I created Tracks and Not Lost, Looking, the black and white pieces seen above on the gallery wall at The Ah Haa School for the Arts, I kept imagining them on the same wall - how a collector would move between them, discovering how the papers create one larger narrative.

Here's the tour I'd give you if you were standing in front of both pieces in your own space.

What you're seeing: The bold graphic impact - stark black lines creating geometric patterns against white space. The minimalist composition that first catches your eye and draws you closer.

What you're discovering: Now the lines reveal their purpose as guides, leading your eye through intentional pathways across the surface. You begin to sense there's something beneath - glimpses of text, fragments of symbols. The piece starts to let you in.

What you're experiencing: The music emerges. The thin paper becomes precious - rescued, preserved, given new voice through the composition.

All that story, from vintage papers.

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For more stories from this exhibition, and about these pieces, please read my artist talk.

Warmly,

Sarah

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Sarah Z Short

I'm an abstract artist using vintage paper and letterpress printing for contemporary collage art. I teach online and in-person collage workshops.

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