Rachel Sargent
Rachel Sargent
From the moment I first saw an exhibition of the Arborealists, at Salisbury Library in 2019, I felt connected and wanted to find out how to be involved. I wrote to Tim Craven to enquire and found there was quite a queue of artists asking the same question! I was delighted, however, when a year later Tim invited me to show at the Bermondsey Project Space in the ‘Being with Trees’ exhibition in 2020 and then, again, when Philippa Beale invited me to exhibit with ‘A sense of Place - Survival’ at BPS in 2022.
My work is an expression of my love of nature and walking and I am naturally drawn to trees and woods as places to explore and experience. For me woods are places of sanctuary and to walk in them is a form of meditation. The light and shadows within the woods and the changing quality of light, outside and in, are recurring themes in my work. I would love to be part of a group of artists that value, not only the beauty and importance of trees for our sense of wellbeing, but also for their role in providing unique habitats for our wildlife.
As a painter and a printmaker I use a variety of methods including mixed media, etchings and collagraphs and so my work is ever changing and developing. I would bring my own personal, poetic and emotional response to trees in the group’s exhibitions - another thread to weave into the already wonderful mix of artists.