Sarah G. Mecklem
As a breadwinner for her family in New York City, Sarah G. Mecklem worked with artists producing editions of their work, moving on to develop community arts programs, murals and exhibitions at the same time carrying on her studio work. In addition to silkscreen printmaking she worked at drawing, oil painting and painted paper collage work as well as public art projects.
In 1997 she moved to Kingston, New York where she began using found demolition materials from renovations to construct three dimensional and relief wall pieces as well as installation works both urban and rural applying found bottlecaps and cigarette butts to ornament unexpected surfaces. This was in response to the detritus people leave in the wake of their journeys through cities, towns and out in the wild. Her work has been shown at numerous venues throughout New York City and the Hudson Valley. Currently her interests lean more toward collaboration and activism on behalf of the environment.
Visiting Dog
1988
screen print
edition: 15, 1 HC, 3 AP
image: 20"h X 27"w
6 colors on Rives BFK
The experience of time in nature, wandering with focus, things that are alive or maybe lost and found color the work of Sarah G. Mecklem. Wet Dog and Visiting Dog, illustrated her response to the appearance of a stray dog at the printing studio, another thing lost or found.
The vagabond dog that wandered into our Lexington community provided a narrative image to work with. It did show up later in a 1990's series of paintings and drawings I called "Animal Stories" exploring the inner / outer relationship of wo/man and beast.
