OBJECTS FOUND IN NATURE AND USED IN ART IS NOT AN UNCOMMON PRACTICE, BUT WHAT ABOUT THE OBJECTS THAT ARE TYPICALLY OVERLOOKED, SUCH AS WEEDS STREWN ON THE SIDE OF THE ROAD? INITIALLY SEEN AS WASTE, THEY ARE OFTEN CAST ASIDE. IN THE ART WORLD, HOWEVER, THEIR POTENTIAL IS ELEVATED IN THEIR USE TO CREATE SOMETHING COHERENT AND BEAUTIFUL.

SARAH SAUNDERS' PROCESS OF CREATION BEGINS THE MOMENT SHE STEPS OUTSIDE INTO THE WORLD. AS A CHILD, SARAH SAUNDERS VENTURED INTO NATURE SEARCHING FOR AND COLLECTING THINGS THAT INTRIGUED HER. AS AN ADULT AND ARTIST, NOTHING HAS CHANGED. USING WHAT THE ENVIRONMENT SHE FINDS HERSELF IN PROVIDES, SHE WORKS WITHIN THE MOMENT TO FORAGE ANYTHING THAT INSPIRES HER. SPECIFICALLY, SAUNDERS IS INTERESTED IN THINGS THAT MOST PEOPLE WOULDN’T NOTICE, THUS FORCING HER TO STRETCH HER CREATIVITY AS SHE DEVELOPS WAYS TO CREATE SOMETHING INSPIRING. THROUGH FOUND OBJECTS, SAUNDERS PRESENTS HER CREATIVITY IN A UNIQUE, SPONTANEOUS WAY.

WITH HER TRAINING IN THE FINE ARTS AND A SUCCESSFUL CAREER AS A FLORAL ARTIST, SAUNDERS ALSO WORKS TO CLOSE THE GAPS BETWEEN ART AND FLORAL DESIGN. THROUGH HER WORKS, THE EMPHASIS ON THE USE OF COLOR, TEXTURE, NEGATIVE SPACE AND OTHER ARTISTIC TECHNIQUES ARTICULATE THE INTERSECTION THAT SHE SEES IN HER EXPERIENCES OF ART AND FLORAL DESIGN. IN CONJUNCTION WITH SAUNDERS’ CREATIVE PROCESS, HER WORKS PROVIDE A COMPELLING BLEND OF ART AND SINGULAR MOMENTS IN NATURE.