About
Sarah Moss-Horwitz (b. 1995) is a visual artist based in Oakland, California.
She works with natural dyes, paints, textiles and printmaking to make sense of what it means to be alive in an era of human and environmental catastrophe. Her practice is one of curiosity, exploration and surprise, harvesting materials and inspiration from her lived experiences and physical material surrounds to capture moments and reflects.
Her recent work bridges into the public space with Flower Soup Project, an experimental project focused on sharing and creating natural art supplies and materials.
Her work has been shown in juried group shows at Soft Times Gallery, Wave Collective, Two Cats Gallery and the Drawing Room. She has also participated in art and craft shows such as Headwest, SF Etsy Fair, Sunset Mercantile and Patchwork.
Statement
My art practice is one of curiosity, exploration and surprise, heavily driven by material exploration. I’m interested in capturing the feeling of memories and experiences that become hazy over time - false, forgotten, future, held in secret.
I combine cultivated colors and materials from the plants and soil with human-made pigments and textiles, piecing together colorful tapestries that aim to capture the reality of being human in the early age of the anthropocene.
The body, mind and the environment are the central subjects throughout my work, working in juxtaposition - flowers fade quickly, memories are malleable and our bodies are full of life so briefly, yet rocks, mountains and sand hold the secrets of millennia.
My work takes a hopeful approach, harvesting materials and inspiration from my surroundings as a starting point to consider the past and imagining alternate realities, building portals to imagine unknown and hazy worlds, and considering what relics will connect the two.
Sarah Moss-Horwitz (b. 1995) is a visual artist based in Oakland, California.
She works with natural dyes, paints, textiles and printmaking to make sense of what it means to be alive in an era of human and environmental catastrophe. Her practice is one of curiosity, exploration and surprise, harvesting materials and inspiration from her lived experiences and physical material surrounds to capture moments and reflects.
Her recent work bridges into the public space with Flower Soup Project, an experimental project focused on sharing and creating natural art supplies and materials.
Her work has been shown in juried group shows at Soft Times Gallery, Wave Collective, Two Cats Gallery and the Drawing Room. She has also participated in art and craft shows such as Headwest, SF Etsy Fair, Sunset Mercantile and Patchwork.
Statement
My art practice is one of curiosity, exploration and surprise, heavily driven by material exploration. I’m interested in capturing the feeling of memories and experiences that become hazy over time - false, forgotten, future, held in secret.
I combine cultivated colors and materials from the plants and soil with human-made pigments and textiles, piecing together colorful tapestries that aim to capture the reality of being human in the early age of the anthropocene.
The body, mind and the environment are the central subjects throughout my work, working in juxtaposition - flowers fade quickly, memories are malleable and our bodies are full of life so briefly, yet rocks, mountains and sand hold the secrets of millennia.
My work takes a hopeful approach, harvesting materials and inspiration from my surroundings as a starting point to consider the past and imagining alternate realities, building portals to imagine unknown and hazy worlds, and considering what relics will connect the two.