{"id":263,"date":"2023-01-10T14:16:31","date_gmt":"2023-01-10T19:16:31","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/samaresart.com\/?page_id=78"},"modified":"2026-03-15T22:09:39","modified_gmt":"2026-03-15T22:09:39","slug":"meet-the-artist","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/samaresart.com\/en\/meet-the-artist\/","title":{"rendered":"About"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div class=\"wp-block-group alignfull has-primary-background-color has-background is-layout-constrained wp-container-core-group-is-layout-7276a2bb wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\" style=\"margin-top:0;margin-bottom:0;padding-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--60);padding-right:var(--wp--preset--spacing--30);padding-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--60);padding-left:var(--wp--preset--spacing--30)\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-group alignfull is-layout-constrained wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns alignwide is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-87beb0d0 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-container-core-column-is-layout-f5bb311e wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-style-plain is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-cover alignfull has-custom-content-position is-position-bottom-left\" style=\"padding-top:0px;padding-right:0px;padding-bottom:0;padding-left:var(--wp--preset--spacing--30);min-height:40vw;aspect-ratio:unset;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"576\" class=\"wp-block-cover__image-background wp-image-2802 size-large\" alt=\"Quebec Artist Botanical Blockprints\" src=\"https:\/\/samaresart.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/banner-1-1024x576.jpg\" data-object-fit=\"cover\" srcset=\"https:\/\/samaresart.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/banner-1-1024x576.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/samaresart.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/banner-1-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/samaresart.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/banner-1-scaled-600x338.jpg 600w, https:\/\/samaresart.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/banner-1-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/samaresart.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/banner-1-1536x864.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/samaresart.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/banner-1-2048x1152.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><span aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-cover__background has-background-dim-100 has-background-dim wp-block-cover__gradient-background has-background-gradient\" style=\"background:linear-gradient(-180deg,rgba(0,0,0,0) 78%,rgb(240,234,221) 100%)\"><\/span><div class=\"wp-block-cover__inner-container is-layout-flow wp-block-cover-is-layout-flow\">\n<p class=\"has-base-color has-text-color has-link-color has-medium-font-size wp-elements-f105d9c9a8fe9bbb896ae73f77774b25\" style=\"margin-right:var(--wp--preset--spacing--40);margin-left:var(--wp--preset--spacing--40)\"><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h6 class=\"wp-block-heading has-palette-color-4-color has-text-color has-link-color has-large-font-size wp-elements-088408d78d44b6e4b4275e3660170843\" style=\"margin-top:0;margin-right:var(--wp--preset--spacing--50);margin-bottom:0;margin-left:var(--wp--preset--spacing--50)\">   About Me<\/h6>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-foreground-color has-text-color\" style=\"margin-right:var(--wp--preset--spacing--50);margin-left:var(--wp--preset--spacing--50);font-size:clamp(14px, 0.875rem + ((1vw - 3.2px) * 0.156), 16px);\">I\u2019m Sarah, and I\u2019ve found my home in the vast forests of Canada. In the wild nature of the Laurentians, I slow down and connect with the beauty of simple things. Living in this place fills me with deep gratitude. Preserving its diversity is a central impulse for my artistic work.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-style-plain is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\">\n<p><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-foreground-color has-text-color\" style=\"margin-right:var(--wp--preset--spacing--50);margin-left:var(--wp--preset--spacing--50);font-size:clamp(14px, 0.875rem + ((1vw - 3.2px) * 0.156), 16px);\">My love for nature runs deep, which is why my work focuses primarily on botanical motifs. The ancient knowledge of plants, fungi, and living beings is an endless source of inspiration for me. I believe that this fascination and wonder for nature is something universal, no matter where we call home.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-foreground-color has-text-color\" style=\"margin-right:var(--wp--preset--spacing--50);margin-left:var(--wp--preset--spacing--50);font-size:clamp(14px, 0.875rem + ((1vw - 3.2px) * 0.156), 16px);\">On walks with my dog in the forest, while working in the garden, discovering medicinal plants, or simply sitting under a tree listening to the birds, I take the time to observe. Then I transform what I see into visual art using the traditional technique of block printing.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-foreground-color has-text-color\" style=\"margin-right:var(--wp--preset--spacing--50);margin-left:var(--wp--preset--spacing--50);font-size:clamp(14px, 0.875rem + ((1vw - 3.2px) * 0.156), 16px);\">Thank you for being here and seeing the beauty of nature too,<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-foreground-color has-text-color\" style=\"margin-right:var(--wp--preset--spacing--50);margin-left:var(--wp--preset--spacing--50);font-size:clamp(14px, 0.875rem + ((1vw - 3.2px) * 0.156), 16px);\">Sarah<br><\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-buttons is-content-justification-center is-layout-flex wp-container-core-buttons-is-layout-a89b3969 wp-block-buttons-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-button\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link has-text-align-left wp-element-button\" href=\"https:\/\/samaresart.com\/blockprinting\/\">About Blockprinting<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-foreground-color has-text-color\" style=\"margin-right:var(--wp--preset--spacing--50);margin-left:var(--wp--preset--spacing--50);font-size:clamp(14px, 0.875rem + ((1vw - 3.2px) * 0.156), 16px);\"><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-foreground-color has-text-color\" style=\"margin-right:var(--wp--preset--spacing--50);margin-left:var(--wp--preset--spacing--50);font-size:clamp(14px, 0.875rem + ((1vw - 3.2px) * 0.156), 16px);\"><\/p>\n\n\n\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-style-plain is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\">\n<h6 class=\"wp-block-heading has-palette-color-4-color has-text-color has-link-color has-large-font-size wp-elements-409eda218c9752a66acca67f763cf1b6\" style=\"margin-top:0;margin-right:var(--wp--preset--spacing--50);margin-bottom:0;margin-left:var(--wp--preset--spacing--50)\"><br><\/h6>\n<\/blockquote>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote alignfull is-style-plain has-palette-color-2-background-color has-background is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\">\n<h6 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-center has-palette-color-2-background-color has-background has-large-font-size\">Mother Nature has all the healing for us <br>if we just learn to listen<\/h6>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>About Me I\u2019m Sarah, and I\u2019ve found my home in the vast forests of Canada. 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