Sara Forsythe

Sunday, March 13, 2011

The following were artworks completed in 2010.

Works In Progress

Drawing in Progress

The Sunlight. He’s got such a raspy voice.
Collagraph Print and Pencil on mylar/ 24 material series
11” x 14”
Framed $75
Sara Forsythe

A So Dak Fall...
Intaglio Print
11” x 14”
Framed $55
Sara Forsythe

And then she just started laughing, and couldn’t stop.
Collagraph Print/24 material series
15” x 15”
Framed in kyhaya mahogany and teak wood with claro walnut splines by Marshall Hibbard and Kris Koch
$190
Sara Forsythe

Well, I just really love the water's sound hitting up against the canoe. That’s why.
Mixed Media/Pencil/Wire/Wax
15.5” x 15.5”
Framed in kyhaya mahogany and teak wood with claro walnut splines by Marshall Hibbard and Kris Koch $275
Sara Forsythe

Heartbeat. Alive and well…And then he asked me to light his cigarette.
Collagraph Print/Wire/Mylar/Magazine/24 material series
15” x 15”
Framed $120
Sara Forsythe

Lake Placid. Not just a scary place.
Collagraph Print/Mixed Media/Wax/Mylar
11” x 17”
Framed $85
Sara Forsythe

Lake Minnesota
Encaustic on Wood/Mylar/Mixed Media
6" x 12"
$60
Sara Forsythe

Dear Hamilton, Montana, you are so pretty.
Collagraph Print/Ink/Mixed Media/Wax
27.5” x 16.5”
Framed in Pine by Jared Kehoe
$225
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Untitled.

“Adios Amigo”
Acrylic/Pencil/Tooling and Chalk
15” x 15”
Framed in kyhaya mahogany and teak wood with claro walnut splines by Marshall Hibbard and Kris Koch
$130
Sara Forsythe

South Dakota Winter in a blue colorfield. As I remember it.
Intaglio Print/Mylar/Metal Tooling
11” x 14”
Framed $55
Sara Forsythe

Profile

Sara is a Northern Idaho artist and certified fine art and history instructor.

She lived in Montana for ten years and worked as both an artist and educator for students in the valley. She is the Founder of the Zootown Arts Community Center in Missoula, MT; a non profit on the Northside of Missoula. Sara conducts professional development for teachers, and works alongside various organizations in the Western Montana and Northern Idaho area. She is an Idaho Commission on the Arts Arts Educator. Sara served three years as a board member for VSA Arts of Montana. She teaches art to people with disabilities and works with youth in alternative settings. Sara commissions master study replications, and creates ink drawings as well as mixed media large work acrylic paintings.

She is the proud owner of Hobbes the Wonder Dog and likes taking long walks with him through her neighborhood.

In 2007, Sara created an art-on-a-cart business called Zootown Arts which delivered arts experiences to nursing homes, schools, rural areas, events, and organizations. In 2009, after the founding of the Independent Artist Collaborative, the ZACC emerged as a non-profit arts center delivering all ages arts education, fostering sustainable community development, and promoting accessible, life-enriching art experiences for Missoula residents and visitors.

In 2010, for the MEA-MFT Conference in Missoula, Sara presented a lecture on Arts and Communities in Montana for the MT Alliance for the Arts. She is working on a large scale project aimed at aligning artists in schools for special projects and fine arts development for regular classroom instructors.

In 2009, Sara was recognized by Montana Community Development Corporation as a community business success story and presented at the Business and Entrepreneurship Seminar for Young Adults.

In 2010, She received the YWCA Salute to Women Award (Rising Star) for her work in the Missoula Community and was listed in the news as one of the top ten notable people to know in Missoula.

Sara is inspired by her golden retriever Hobbes. She marvels at his ability to scoff at the alarm in the morning, know when to take a break, his ability to not sweat the small stuff, run in the rain, find every mud puddle to roll in, slobber on her favorite dresses, forgive others quickly, and get his beauty sleep every afternoon.