Sara Ransford
BIOGRAPHY
Sara Ransford received her BFA from CU Boulder (1984), where she studied under Betty Woodman and Anne Currier. She has been an artist in residence, and faculty at Anderson Ranch Arts Center in Snowmass Village, CO, and has taught her paper clay workshops across Colorado and Hawaii. In 2001 she attended Alfred University, and in 2011 was awarded The Red Brick 2011 Artist Tribute. Her exhibition record includes the Aspen Art Museum, Arvada Center for the Arts, Carbondale Clay Center, Anderson Ranch Arts Center, Santa Fe Clay, San Angelo Center for the Arts in Texas, Western Colorado Center For The Arts, Las Cruces Museum of Art, and the Foothills Art Center, among others. In 2017, she was chosen as one of the artists represented in the Colorado ArtBeat film series with a show culminating at the The Launchpad in Carbondale.
artist statement
My paper clay sculptures are an exploration of natures processes and secrets resul,ng from a wonderful life of exploring the mountains, rivers and canyons in the west.
Fascinated by the forces of erosion and deposition, I’m particularly interested in how vulnerability, protection and duplicity have evolved in nature and how they are imprinted on us as we tread the currents and eddies of life. Paramount, is waters impact on our journey here on our planet—as a necessary life source, constantly changing our landscape, and alternately—resulting in terrifying, life changing events. As I explore the canyon walls I can’t help but “FEEL” the power of past horrific water events, and of eons of times passed.
Significant events occur in nature and in our lives, past events are exposed, new paths emerge, and events out of our control can permanently alter a river’s course, or respectively impact us for generations.
PAST EXHIBITS
