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Definitely Her Cup Of Tea

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About Sara Huxley
Artist Statement

Sara Huxley is a UK based Artist and Designer. She graduated from Birmingham Polytechnic in 1986 with a BA (hons) in Fashion & Textiles and went on to gain a PGCE from Manchester in 1989. In 2021, after spending thirty years in education as a teacher and an examiner, Sara finally decided to leave teaching to become a full time professional artist. Consequently, she juggled moving house, getting married and building an Art Shed, all within six months and is now happily creating from the sanctity of her own back garden. She has been painting for over thirty years and has exhibited at Art in Action, Oxford, The Affordable Art Fairs, London and in many galleries nationwide.

Sara says that her work is primarily concerned with colour and texture, producing large scale semi-abstract paintings and collages predominantly in mixed media. She enjoys experimenting with building up layers, then taking most of them out again. She is also drawn to still life and many paintings that explore the themes of food, drink and good times with friends and family. The shapes and patterns that the receptacles provide interest to her and the different angles of the ellipses represent the movement of time, trying to capture the essence of an occasion. Sara's collages are created by ripping and cutting printed newspaper, she wants the pieces to have a clean minimalist feel. She's interested in stripping the subject back to its most basic elements, the negative spaces being as important as the positive.