"Mending Measures"
Oct. 22 – Nov. 30, 2024

Sara Everett’s artistic journey begins with exploring abstract color play, utilizing watercolor, acrylic, and rust on paper. Her initial works are dissected, rearranged, and stitched back together, symbolizing a search for coherence amid the fragmented landscapes they depict. This process of cutting and mending serves as a metaphor for her engagement with the shifting terrains of our environment, affected profoundly by climate change. Through her work, Everett reflects on the disruption and chaos that characterize our current ecological state, using her artistic practice as a way to make sense of and respond to these changes.

In her latest series, Everett expands on her initial approach by incorporating discarded materials, highlighting their environmental impact and potential for transformation. These materials, often seen as waste, are given new life as she integrates them into her stitched landscapes, urging viewers to reconsider the value of what is typically overlooked. Everett’s use of literal and metaphorical stitching acts as an act of repair and reclamation, challenging the prevailing narrative of disposability that contributes to environmental degradation. By repurposing these materials, she not only comments on the impact of human consumption but also envisions a future where waste can be reimagined as part of a regenerative cycle.

Everett’s work invites viewers to see beyond the immediate implications of discarded materials and environmental damage, urging a reflection on the interconnectedness of all things. Her stitched landscapes, with their intricate layers and textures, mirror the natural world's complexity, revealing moments of beauty amidst the chaos. Through her art, Everett encourages a dialogue about the potential for healing and restoration within the environment and ourselves. By transforming remnants into reflections of the world’s inherent beauty, she challenges us to consider how we might contribute to mending rather than merely consuming the world around us.