Portfolio
All work is for sale and also available as signed limited edition artist prints.
Please email sarah.carpenter@ymail.com for details.
Please email sarah.carpenter@ymail.com for details.
Dinosaur Junior
25 x 25 cm
Hand screen-print,
hand paper-cut collage of found imagery &
mark making: black lightfast water based pigment ink
on Fabriano Rosapina paper
Hand screen-print,
hand paper-cut collage of found imagery &
mark making: black lightfast water based pigment ink
on Fabriano Rosapina paper
About:
From the series 'Pink'
Exploring gender and the theory ‘nature vs. nurture’. Girls’ vs. boys’ toys. “Boys toys” – logical/skills based, “girls toys”- teach maternal instinct. Blue for boys, pink for girls. Preconditioning society and stereotyping.
Exploring gender and the theory ‘nature vs. nurture’. Girls’ vs. boys’ toys. “Boys toys” – logical/skills based, “girls toys”- teach maternal instinct. Blue for boys, pink for girls. Preconditioning society and stereotyping.
Details:
Pretty in Pink
25 x 25 cm
Hand screen-print,
hand paper-cut collage of found imaery &
mark making: black lightfast water based pigment ink
on Fabriano Rosapina paper
Hand screen-print,
hand paper-cut collage of found imaery &
mark making: black lightfast water based pigment ink
on Fabriano Rosapina paper
About:
From the series 'Pink'
Exploring gender and the theory ‘nature vs. nurture’. Girls’ vs. boys’ toys. “Boys toys” – logical/skills based, “girls toys”- teach maternal instinct. Blue for boys, pink for girls. Preconditioning society and stereotyping.
Exploring gender and the theory ‘nature vs. nurture’. Girls’ vs. boys’ toys. “Boys toys” – logical/skills based, “girls toys”- teach maternal instinct. Blue for boys, pink for girls. Preconditioning society and stereotyping.
Details:
All About the Eyes
40 x 40 cm
Hand screen-print,
hand paper-cut collage of artists own imagery &
mark making: black lightfast water based pigment ink
on Fabriano Rosapina paper
Hand screen-print,
hand paper-cut collage of artists own imagery &
mark making: black lightfast water based pigment ink
on Fabriano Rosapina paper
About:
This piece examines our ever-changing identity and the personas that we outwardly display to the world.
Cognitive Behavioural Therapy is a journey of deconstructing and reconstructing the ‘self’. It is a time of flux for your identity where you begin to make new choices and regain control over how you wish to be seen by yourself and others. This is a long process and not a straight path, along the journey, you become estranged to yourself and others so are constantly trying to assert new parts of your identity in various contexts.
The way in which in we choose to attract or deflect attention varies greatly, dependent on a range of factors. On the one extreme, the process of adorning and glamorising may used as a technique to help make us feel "better". On the other, we may choose to hide or camouflage ourselves. At times, we fall in between and choose an appearance that makes ourselves fit in; to feel comfortable.
No matter how much we cover, hide, embellish or decorate ourselves, the one constant is our eyes. You can never truly hide the emotions, thoughts and stories that we project through them.
Recently, it has become apparent that as we make progress in recovery and develop our coping mechanisms, our illness becomes more invisible. In turn, support, understanding, compassion and help from others becomes less likely. This makes the whole process of recovery more difficult and exhausting and us more vulnerable; and so the cycle continues.
Something that stood out to me during CBT is the moment that I decided to let colour back into my world. Not metaphorically or spiritually but in a very physical sense. Colour is variety and therefore choice. It represents emotions and reflects feelings and moods. It gives us a means to display our identity. Colour is a result of the way in which our eyes reflect or emit light. They say that there is always light (or colour) at the end of the tunnel, so in essence you may reach the colour but the tunnel is always behind you.
Cognitive Behavioural Therapy is a journey of deconstructing and reconstructing the ‘self’. It is a time of flux for your identity where you begin to make new choices and regain control over how you wish to be seen by yourself and others. This is a long process and not a straight path, along the journey, you become estranged to yourself and others so are constantly trying to assert new parts of your identity in various contexts.
The way in which in we choose to attract or deflect attention varies greatly, dependent on a range of factors. On the one extreme, the process of adorning and glamorising may used as a technique to help make us feel "better". On the other, we may choose to hide or camouflage ourselves. At times, we fall in between and choose an appearance that makes ourselves fit in; to feel comfortable.
No matter how much we cover, hide, embellish or decorate ourselves, the one constant is our eyes. You can never truly hide the emotions, thoughts and stories that we project through them.
Recently, it has become apparent that as we make progress in recovery and develop our coping mechanisms, our illness becomes more invisible. In turn, support, understanding, compassion and help from others becomes less likely. This makes the whole process of recovery more difficult and exhausting and us more vulnerable; and so the cycle continues.
Something that stood out to me during CBT is the moment that I decided to let colour back into my world. Not metaphorically or spiritually but in a very physical sense. Colour is variety and therefore choice. It represents emotions and reflects feelings and moods. It gives us a means to display our identity. Colour is a result of the way in which our eyes reflect or emit light. They say that there is always light (or colour) at the end of the tunnel, so in essence you may reach the colour but the tunnel is always behind you.
Details:
Bridging Rochester:
25 x 25 cm
Hand screen-print colour blocks,
hand paper-cut collage of artists own photography &
mark making: black lightfast water based pigment ink
on Fabriano Rosapina paper
Hand screen-print colour blocks,
hand paper-cut collage of artists own photography &
mark making: black lightfast water based pigment ink
on Fabriano Rosapina paper
About:
Bridges are about connections. Linking past to present, old to new. With bridges we share time, space and traditions.
Details:
Bridging Medway:
25 x 25 cm
Hand screen-print colour block,
hand paper-cut collage of artists own photography &
mark making: black lightfast water based pigment ink
on Fabriano Rosapina paper
Hand screen-print colour block,
hand paper-cut collage of artists own photography &
mark making: black lightfast water based pigment ink
on Fabriano Rosapina paper
About:
Bridges create connections between two places, therefore they unite people from different places whos paths may never have crossed before. This creates opportunity, change and hope - newness.
Details:
Fertility:
25 x 25 cm
Hand screen-print,
hand paper-cut collage of artists own photography &
mark making: black lightfast water based pigment ink
on Fabriano Rosapina paper
Hand screen-print,
hand paper-cut collage of artists own photography &
mark making: black lightfast water based pigment ink
on Fabriano Rosapina paper
About:
This piece is about fertility, unseen illness and the pressure to reproduce. It is about choice and lack of choice for women. It is about purpose and focus and how we assign priorities in our lives. It is about possibilities and if, when and how we go about reaching our goals and fulfilling our potential if we even know what we are capable of.
Details:
Material:
40 x 40 cm
Hand screen-print,
hand paper-cut collage of artists own photography &
mark making: black lightfast water based pigment ink
on Fabriano Rosapina paper
Hand screen-print,
hand paper-cut collage of artists own photography &
mark making: black lightfast water based pigment ink
on Fabriano Rosapina paper
About:
This piece is about working with and learning from nature. It is about form and structure, shape, texture and the properties of materials that we are surrounded by on this beautiful planet. It begs us to work with, not against nature and find a balance whereby we only use what we need.
Details:
A Fine Line:
25 x 25 cm
Hand screen-print,
hand paper-cut collage of artists own photography &
mark making: black lightfast water based pigment ink
on Fabriano Rosapina paper
Hand screen-print,
hand paper-cut collage of artists own photography &
mark making: black lightfast water based pigment ink
on Fabriano Rosapina paper
About:
Its the small things that impact the bigger picture. The strength of many stitches holding things together. Its all hanging by a thread.
Details:
Timeless:
25 x 25 cm
Hand screen-print,
hand paper-cut collage of artists own photography &
mark making: black lightfast water based pigment ink
on Fabriano Rosapina paper
Hand screen-print,
hand paper-cut collage of artists own photography &
mark making: black lightfast water based pigment ink
on Fabriano Rosapina paper
About:
Such knowledge and understanding comes with age, however, life is cruel and old age also slows the mind & body. Roles reverse - those who once looked after you now need your care.
Details:
Fragility:
25 x 25 cm
Hand screen-print,
hand paper-cut collage of artists own photography & found imagery,
mark making: black lightfast water based pigment ink
on Fabriano Rosapina paper
Hand screen-print,
hand paper-cut collage of artists own photography & found imagery,
mark making: black lightfast water based pigment ink
on Fabriano Rosapina paper
About:
This piece is about gender, femininity and feminism. It is about power and fragility and fine lines.
Details:
Cognitive:
40x40cm
Two coloured hand screen-print,
hand paper-cut collage of artists own photography & found imagery,
two layers of mark making: pencil gird with black lightfast water based pigment ink on Fabriano Rosapina paper
Two coloured hand screen-print,
hand paper-cut collage of artists own photography & found imagery,
two layers of mark making: pencil gird with black lightfast water based pigment ink on Fabriano Rosapina paper
About:
Information: how we are fed it, how we receive it, how we process it and how we take
it in. This piece represents my confusion about how far removed from our bodies and
basic human needs we are becoming. Has our focus shifted to form over function? Have
we forgotten the incredible function of the human body? An image of the brain is seen
as so vile and disgusting – do we ever contemplate its inner workings? Mental wellbeing
vs physical wellbeing. The brain is a body part so therefore can be broken as easily as an
arm or a leg.
it in. This piece represents my confusion about how far removed from our bodies and
basic human needs we are becoming. Has our focus shifted to form over function? Have
we forgotten the incredible function of the human body? An image of the brain is seen
as so vile and disgusting – do we ever contemplate its inner workings? Mental wellbeing
vs physical wellbeing. The brain is a body part so therefore can be broken as easily as an
arm or a leg.
Details:
Hitchcock
40 x 40 cm
Hand screen-print,
hand paper-cut collage of artists own photography & found imagery,
two layers of mark making: pencil gird with black lightfast water based pigment ink on Fabriano Rosapina paper
Hand screen-print,
hand paper-cut collage of artists own photography & found imagery,
two layers of mark making: pencil gird with black lightfast water based pigment ink on Fabriano Rosapina paper
About:
An ode to Leytonstone, the place where I was first encouraged to become an artist.
Circle Line, the blues of Hollow Pond, Hitchcock: The Birds & a William Morris inspired pattern. Reference to the power of artists & creatives who live & work in in close proximity and, more importantly, who support each other. Blue plaques and fame.
Circle Line, the blues of Hollow Pond, Hitchcock: The Birds & a William Morris inspired pattern. Reference to the power of artists & creatives who live & work in in close proximity and, more importantly, who support each other. Blue plaques and fame.
Details:
Dainty:
25 x 25 cm
2 colour hand screen-print,
hand paper-cut collage of artists own photography,
mark making: black lightfast water based pigment ink
on Fabriano Rosapina paper
2 colour hand screen-print,
hand paper-cut collage of artists own photography,
mark making: black lightfast water based pigment ink
on Fabriano Rosapina paper
About:
A glass teapot - a utalitarian object with such fragile beauty, you can literally see right through it.
Details:
Me old china:
25 x 25 cm
2 colour hand screen-print,
hand paper-cut collage of found imagery,
mark making: black lightfast water based pigment ink
on Fabriano Rosapina paper
2 colour hand screen-print,
hand paper-cut collage of found imagery,
mark making: black lightfast water based pigment ink
on Fabriano Rosapina paper
About:
Tradition: typical Britain. Stiff upper lip. Tea is the answer to all problems. Repetition.Turning a blind eye. Class. Values. Time for change. Scratching the surface.
Details:
Mark Making I, II & III:
Each piece:
40 x 60cm float mounted in white wood frame with conservation glass.
Hand screen-printed.
Layers of bitmapped found object imagery & coloured crosses on Rhino educational mathematical paper.
Hand-cut & collaged layers: two colour screen-printed hands & digitally printed text on Japanese paper.
40 x 60cm float mounted in white wood frame with conservation glass.
Hand screen-printed.
Layers of bitmapped found object imagery & coloured crosses on Rhino educational mathematical paper.
Hand-cut & collaged layers: two colour screen-printed hands & digitally printed text on Japanese paper.
About:
Morgan Stanley and Outside In commission inspired by the exhibition 'The American Dream: Pop to the Present' at The British Museum
Details:
Torn:
50x50cm Photographic Print on
Hahnemuhle Photo Rag Satin
Hahnemuhle Photo Rag Satin
About:
Torn is currently showing at Saatchi Gallery as part of the exhibition 'From Selfie to
Self-Expression'. It was selected as one of ten Finalists from over 14,000 entries in a competition, the jury was made up of the following panel: Tracey Emin, Idris Khan, Juno Calipso, Juergen teller and gallery CEO Nigel Hurst.
A slither of my face bathed in light reveals itself through a tear in pink floral wallpaper.
Torn is from my first ever self-portraiture series Emerging. I decided to work in this genre in order to look more compassionately and objectively at myself.
Shot at home in 2015 for a solo exhibition at the Maudsley Hospital following my treatment for an eating disorder, Torn is an expression of my struggle to emerge through everyday situations. It is about lack of confidence / self-esteem, the many layers that we project to people and the cracks in our seemingly perfect lives.
Self-Expression'. It was selected as one of ten Finalists from over 14,000 entries in a competition, the jury was made up of the following panel: Tracey Emin, Idris Khan, Juno Calipso, Juergen teller and gallery CEO Nigel Hurst.
A slither of my face bathed in light reveals itself through a tear in pink floral wallpaper.
Torn is from my first ever self-portraiture series Emerging. I decided to work in this genre in order to look more compassionately and objectively at myself.
Shot at home in 2015 for a solo exhibition at the Maudsley Hospital following my treatment for an eating disorder, Torn is an expression of my struggle to emerge through everyday situations. It is about lack of confidence / self-esteem, the many layers that we project to people and the cracks in our seemingly perfect lives.
