Working from her home studio in Chelmsford, UK, Sarah Ransome primarily creates modern and abstract lino prints for the home and exhibitions. She grew up in Suffolk and completed an Art & Design Foundation at West Suffolk College, followed by a BA(hons) in Graphic Arts & Design at Leeds Met University.
Sarah has two daughters and takes a lot of inspiration from the relationship between parent and child. She also finds travel and the places she has visited a great inspiration for her artwork, as well as her personal emotions and day to day life.
In 2022, Sarah created a series of unique conceptual and abstract maps based on the shapes found in the natural and manmade landforms around the coastline of East Anglia. These original coastal artworks are handmade lino prints, and are A3 in size. Whilst developing this series, Sarah was influenced by the diversity of the shapes found along the coast, from the islands and inlets, the salt marshes and bays, to the headlands and peninsulas. The series focuses on the coastline and river systems of East Anglia and includes artworks titled Orford Ness, Colne, and The Docks. These prints show the ever-changing geographical landforms, captured in a particular moment in time. Orford Ness was also included in the Ipswich Print Week exhibition!
Sarah also enjoys creating geometric art prints. She tells us; “I spot patterns everywhere I go, in both natural forms, such as insects and flowers, to man made objects, such as industrial machinery”. Sarah then turns these patterns into geometric stamps that she places next to each other to build fascinating prints. For example, a recent series was inspired by the interaction between the natural world with the human world and a mutual fight for survival. Sarah used geometric patterns found in the world around us to highlight the conflict caused when industrial processes and manmade objects collide with and overpower nature. These prints were also displayed at the Open Art Exhibition at Chelmsford Museum.
When creating her lino prints Sarah’s go to equipment includes Cranfield Caligo Safe Wash Inks, Somerset 250gsm paper, Pfeil carving tools, and a Pooki Press.
She also has a blog where she loves to share printmaking how-to guides, give ideas for arts and craft activities with children, and provide travel guides to help people plan their art-inspired trips and holidays. She concludes; “I believe in art as a form of therapy and art therapy is central to how I create work. The healing power of creating artwork brings me back to my studio time and time again and overarches everything that I make.”
www.sarahransomeart.com
@sarahransomeart
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