Still sparkling with jewels and oozing with aged glue, Sarah's first collage -- at the tender age of 4 -- was a gift to her father.

What began as child's play, soon enabled self-expression, a way to sort out teenage thoughts and feelings.

"If I didn't know how to say it in words or paint it exactly the way it looked, I could always find an image or the colors to splash over a page...to shout out what was going on inside me."

Then, with her children, Sarah found a whole new audience for collage. Armed with glue, glitter, paint, and pictures, her home was the place to make a joyful mess! And Sarah didn't stop there.

Whether involved in childcare or facilitating a women's group, she was quick to break out the paper, scissors and glue -- and get colorful!

Triggered by the deaths of both her birth mother and step mother, Sarah's most ambitious collage project, The Mothering Wall, is a healing journey of photos and three-dimensional media.

"My response almost always involves paper, shiny objects and colorful images. Collage is my way of processing emotion in a creative, organic way. That's what I offer others...a safe, creative passage through emotional waters."

Sarah Ferber   |  everhopeful1957@hotmail.com   |  (518) 527-9289