11 color silkscreen with acrylic and U.V. cured ink on Coventry Rag
$1,500–$1,930Price range: $1,500 through $1,930
Flowers presents a glistening, deep turquoise snake coiled among Chrysanthemums, rendered in an 11-color silkscreen with acrylic and UV ink and hand-painted elements. The combination of printing methods and hand-applied paint gives the work a luminous, tactile quality that shifts with the light.
Signed and numbered on the front by the artist. All Haystack editions come with a Certificate of Authenticity.
“Flowers portrays images of chrysanthemums, dahlias and butterflies. I am interested in the juxtaposition of weeds and wildflowers next to the more “sophisticated” cultivated flowers.”
– Sarah Fairchild
About the Artwork
Flowers presents a glistening, deep turquoise snake coiled among Chrysanthemums, rendered in an 11-color silkscreen with acrylic and UV ink and hand-painted elements. The combination of printing methods and hand-applied paint gives the work a luminous, tactile quality that shifts with the light.
Produced in collaboration with the artist and Powerhouse Arts in Brooklyn, New York, each print was made using serigraphy, a process in which ink is pressed through a mesh screen one color at a time, building the composition layer by layer.
Curator's Note
In this new print from Sarah Fairchild, Chrysanthemum flowers float on the surface of a dark turquoise pond. Butterflies alight around the pink pops of flowers, creating depth of field with their deep blue wings. The Chrysanthemum petals burst forth like fireworks, camouflaging the sneaky serpent beneath.
Sarah Fairchild’s dedication to detail and executing her artistic vision together set this print apart. When working with a professional printmaker, artists will typically submit one completed image of how they would like the finished print to look. Fairchild, however, worked with Powerhouse Arts and hand colored each screen, building the final image with several hand drawn layers. No color remained unconsidered, and no image layer was done without her own careful craftsmanship.
About the Artist
Sarah Fairchild (b.1972, Chillicothe, OH) creates lush paintings of garden life inspired by rural landscapes and the rich harvest they produce. She illuminates her subjects with bold, unexpected color to celebrate the often overlooked beauty of plants and vegetables.
