Artist
Sarah McHugh
Location: Newhard's
Title: ”The Green Man"
Materials: An old Hubcap for the base, Paper, fabric, Modeling Paste, Wire and Acrylic Paints.
Statement: Hubcap Sculpture created by Sarah E. McHugh for the 2015 Summer Arts Festival inspired by the “Fusion” of channeling her ancient Celtic ancestral and mythological heritage with the elements used to create the piece and her ever constant sense of the power of Nature to inform her work. “There are old trees in my yard and the woods around that show me their faces hidden within. They loom out from the broken limbs and crannied bark and speak to my imagination telling me about the Green Man of Old who was worshiped by the ancient tribes for his protection against the raw elements of winter. He symbolizes the life that is found in the natural plant world and the earth itself.”
Bio:
A graduate in Art Education from SUNY Buffalo, Sarah taught art in both upstate New York and in the New York City school systems for 13 years and a ceramics program at Stony Brook University on Long Island. A most crucial and poignant influence on her art came from her semester abroad with a full course of study in Art and History at The University of Siena,Italy
Sarah’s work has been exhibited at The ABC Gallery, The Pfizer Gallery, The National Academy of Design, The Metropolitan Museum of Art Employee Show, The Gracie Square Art Show and at The Creative Center in New York City.
As current president of the Orange County Art Federation, she has curated exhibitions at the Orange Arboretum in Montgomery, The Yellowbird Gallery in Newburgh, Brotherhood Winery and others. She is also the Membership Coordinator / Treasurer for the Warwick Art League.
Her work is in private collections throughout the tri state area and across the country.
Just prior to retiring, Sarah discovered the natural beauty of the Hudson Valley region, thus came the inspiration to reside in Warwick, NY, the place where she chose to live to pursue her art
To learn more about Sarah and see more of her work please visit http://mchughstudio.com