SARA JANE PORTER, YARMOUTH PORT

ACROSS THE MARSH, 2023

Value $195

Artist Statement

"After moving from New York City to Cape Cod in 1981, I apprenticed with architect Grattan Gill before establishing my own architectural practice, which I led for more than 30 years. My work included residential projects of all scales and an eight-year collaboration with Chatham Bars Inn. I hold a BFA in Sculpture, a degree in Architecture, and an MAT in Art Education. in 2008, an architectural client invited me to create a sculpture for their garden, reconnecting me with my early interest in sculpture. That experience, together with the opportunities for online study during the pandemic - particularly 2D courses through the Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum - inspired my return to art after closing my architectural practice in 2017. I continue to study with Laura Shabott and take sculpture classes at Truro Center for the Arts at Castle Hill and Cape Cod Museum of Art. My work in both two and three dimensional media is intuitive and often unplanned. Beginning with material, line, shape or color, I respond to observation, education and instinct."

Medium: Watercolor and ink on paper

Framed: 12" x 15" x 1"

Unframed: 8" x 10"