A series loosely based on the mythic structure of Joseph Campbell's hero's journey.
Part 1 – Ordinary World, Call to Adventure, and Refusal
Abstract Paintings 2023
This series was inspired by a conversation with someone I’m associated with through my nonprofit justice work. They asked me, “Why don’t you put that in a painting?” It gave me pause as I usually think of my artistic work and administrative work as separate. It stuck with me though, as I was feeling very strongly about some things I was witnessing in the nonprofit and philanthropic spaces and generally in the many injustices we are witnessing in the world.
I decided to try and start these abstract paintings. I have found I love making them, and love the paintings when they are complete, so the series continues. It has reminded me that in the face of a world that is on fire, art is how we stay human and is something we need to process, find joy, and see and work toward a just future.
Pictured: What Happens When the Wound Does Not Heal, 2023, Oil on Canvas, 14"x11"
Something to Remember You By investigates my attempt at connection through online dating through the images and text that often reveal very little about a person, their presence, and the depths of who they are. In a modern world where technology has placed so many people at our fingertips we swipe right if we are intrigued enough to want to begin a conversation. What do we actually gain in these interactions? Do we even remember the face, the person, do we even get a glimpse into who they are? What do we know about whether or not there will be chemistry, a connection, or shared interests enough to build a relationship, home or life? What do we reveal about ourselves through crafting a profile? What do we present and what do we keep hidden?
In addition to these small rectangular drawings and text pieces inspired by dating apps, I have completed a series of slightly larger drawings of people that I know and love in real life, where connections were forged through collective experience.
Paintings 2022-2023
Oil painting series titled: Castles, Cathedrals, and Capitalism
Pictured: Dunnotter Castle 2022, Oil on Canvas, 20"x16"
New Work 2022
More Mixed Media resin pieces, paintings, and more. Being updated as I make new work so please keep checking back to see all the things straight from the studio!
Pictured: Couldn't Find the Key, 2022, Mixed Media, 12"x9"
Jesus Pieces
This series combines the lyrics from the song Suzanne with the Stations of the Cross. This body of work examines the role of spirituality, life and death, the journey of Jesus and in many ways how this journey parallels the journey of each of us through our lives. The lyrics “only drowning men can see him” were really what drew me to this work and I began creating these pieces by collecting discarded metal objects I found. As I created the work, it began to delve deeply into the dark thought that the only way we as a people are able to grow, change, connect to each other, and to something larger is by directly barreling toward our own death and destruction.
Jesus Was a Sailor, Mixed Media, 2022, 12"x9"
Photography
Digital photography from travel, home, and more.
Tracing Transformations
September 19 - November 13, 2020
Keswick Wise & Well Center
700 W 40th Street
Baltimore, MD 21211
If you would like to attend our Viewing by Appointment – Opening Reception on October 2, 2020 to meet artist Sarah McCann, please contact Art Program Supervisor Sara Kaltwasser at kaltwassers@choosekeswick.org or 410-662-4235.
Appointment viewings can accommodate up to 4 people at a time, and folks may stay for up to 15 minutes. There will be 8 viewings over the course of our 2-hour Reception. All individuals who attend our Reception for Sarah McCann’s work must be screened upon entrance to the Wise & Well Center, and must wear a mask for the duration of their time on our campus.
Beginnings, 8"x4", mosaic, 2020
Mosaics
2019-2020
White Wash
2019
Words of Love
2018
Ceramics
2010-2013
Monoprints
2009-2014
4:30am Prayers
2008
Signs and Banners
2004-2005
