Sara’s work often draws from her own experiences as a mother, bus rider, scholar and advocate. She was a fellow for social change making organizations such as Public Allies LA, Activate LA and At Land’s Edge. Sara has also hosted workshops on Postpartum Depression, Visual Literacy for Scribes as well as Womb Healing in Community. Sara’s writing and art has been published in Mujeres de Maíz and UC Davis’ Third World Forum. Sara has exhibited with Mujeres de Maíz, Xicano Records and Film as well as Tongues Magazine.
Beyond aesthetic, art is about communication. The art I create is often telling of where I am in my story. Becoming immersed in the work and taking the themes that the work surfaces is a large part of the creative work, often before and usually after picking up the pen. Some of my personal favorite canvas panels deal with deviating identities as well as themes of belonging. Because of my restlessness, I can not help but experiment with atypical art mediums. I make collages, wooden and found object assemblages, prototypes, textile art and metal work. My creative work is often in the crossroads of salvaging the art making process of the artist on a desk to the satisfaction of sawing metals on a workbench.