Sara Custer

Beach Dreams

Types: Photography

Tags: atmospheric, beach, dreams, dreamy, ethereal, ocean, sand, seagrass, seagulls, seashells, water

Selfies

Types: Illustration

Tags: black and white, illustration, pen and ink, portrait, self portrait, selfies

Angel

Types: Illustration

Tags: angel, angel wings, art, Beatitudes, beggar, black and white, homeless, illustration, sermon on the mount, Spray paint, stencil, street art

The overall goal of this project was to create an image with a message utilizing a stencil in the relative style of street artistry.  I have chosen to represent the 1st Beatitude from the Sermon on the Mount: “Blessed are the poor in spirit; for theirs is the kingdom of Heaven.”  I chose to depict […]Read Post ›

Stitched Selfie

Types: Illustration

Tags: acrylic, art, blue, burlap, cyan, drawing, embroidery, handmade, illustration, purple, self portrait, selfie, yellow

Project objective: to create a self portrait utilizing a specific color scheme and a non-traditional method.  I chose an accented analogic scheme, utilizing the burlap as my yellow, and my stitching a lighter blue and a deep blue-purple.  I finished the piece with accents of yarn and acrylic paints. Click an image to enlarge.

Red

Types: Photography

Tags: art, forest, leaf, mindfulness, photography, red, rocks, shadows, trees

Countryside Sunset

Types: Photography

Tags: Corn fields, Country, dirt road, photography, Sunset

Fog

Types: Photography

Tags: Fog, mist, morning, trees

Photograms

Types: Photography

Tags: art, black and white, darkroom, enlarger, feathers, leaf, photograms, photography

Created in the darkroom, photograms utilize simple textile items layered on top of photographic paper then exposed with an enlarger.  The paper is then developed in the same manner as any other photo.  I love the different textures created by the natural items.