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Entomology Class with Summer Arts for Youth

Insects are a class of invertebrates within the arthropod phylum that have a chitinous exoskeleton, a three-part body, three pairs of jointed legs, compound eyes and one pair of antennae.......This week, I worked with 13 kids aged 7-12 and we collected bugs outside, spiders, and insects. I had a retired entomologist come speak with us about insects and we got all our questions answered and made some fabulous discoveries. We painted and drew our favorites working with watercolor, acrylic, and colored pencil.....

Stepping Stones

We made 138 stepping stones in one day with 275 kindergarteners this week.

They created a design ahead of time and we talked about art in city spaces-then they executed their own with partners. Super success.

The Great Fish Project

Students discovered with me this spring all the types of fish there are in the world. We talked about the amazing things they do and the unique environments they survive. We created our own environments with tempra paint, created some fish of our own, and then added some fish that we used to practice our scissors skills!

Drumming Experience

Students experienced a drum session and the power of different kids of drumming techniques this winter with a unit on Africa and music. The drums were borrowed from Sorensen School and were made in Africa, brought back by an artist in residence.

Self Portraits with Kindergarten

You learn a lot about yourself and others when doing self portraits with kindergarteners! Especially 275 of them. Inspired by real artists the kids went to work armed with oil pastels and watercolor.

Hot Springs MT with Montana Arts Council Summer 2012

This week I spent some time in Hot Springs MT on the reservation working with 25 students in designing a set for a puppet play, working on mobile visual elements for the stage and working on individual projects.

2012 Education Projects

The mosaics created in May of 2012 are now hanging at the front entrance to Frenchtown School in Montana. They were designed and created by 80 fifth graders over the course of three weeks with me. We also installed a mosaic in the school with handmade tiles.

ARTichokes Summer Youth Program

ARTichokes is a summer program for ages 12-17 and was implemented in 2010 in Missoula. It lasts two weeks in July and 15 participants investigate art in their community and work on contemporary projects with myself. Here are some pictures.

"She's a Montana Girl" Intaglio Print with Mixed Media, 2011

Last Best Printfest is May 6th and 7th this year at Zoo City Custom Apparel.
This piece is called "Home" and it is a collagraph in black with pencil and mylar.
$150 Edition of 11 Varies.

The Clay Studio of Missoula Auction 2011 POTSKETCH submission

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
Sara Forsythe

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

PROFESSIONAL MEMBERSHIPS:
2011 Missoula Nonprofit Network, Montana Nonprofit Association
2010 Montana Professional Artist Association
2009 Potters for Peace
2008-2002 VSA Arts of Montana Board of Directors
National Art Education Association

RESIDENCIES:
2012 Frenchtown Elementary School, Frenchtown, MT
2011 Paxson Pilot Project, Artist-in Residence art coordinator, designed a model for large-scale residency program - City of Missoula and Community Center
2008-2007 Rattlesnake School, two year-long Resident Artist, Missoula, MT

HISTORY OF EXHIBITIONS:
2011 Solo Show, Paintings, Magestic Madness, Missoula, MT
The Women's Club of Missoula: Intaglio and Collagraph Prints, Solo Show
Living Art of Montana Group Show
Bernice's Bakery Gallery, Ocular: Light and Movement, Solo Show
Zootown Arts Community Center Gallery Installation and Exhibit, Solo Show
Potsketch: The Clay Studio of Missoula Art Auction
Montana Women in the Visual Arts:1860-2011 Group Show, Emerson Center for Arts and Culture, Bozeman, MT
2010 Paint-Out Frame Shop and Gallery Group Show in Hamilton, MT
Poverello Center, Homeless Shelter Fundraiser Group Show
2009 Paintings and Drawings from the plains of South Dakota, Posh Chocolat
Children’s Theatre Silent Auction Art Show – VSA Arts of Montana
Ceretana Gallery Sustainability Show – Collaborative Show with Free Cycles
Label Designer for Lake Missoula Cellars
2004 Polystyrene World: A Cultural Laboratory. Individual Art Installation, MT
Sandpiper Gallery, Group Show, Sculpture/bronze exhibit, Polson, Montana
2003-2002 5th & 6th Annual Juried Art Student Show, Gallery of Visual Arts, Montana

LECTURES:
2009 Business and Entrepreneurship Seminar for Young Adults, Montana Community Development Corporation,
business success story and women in business speaker
2012-2009 MEA-MFT Conference in Missoula, Arts and Communities in Montana for the MT Alliance for the Arts