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“The Great Unwinding”

Honored and grateful

September 2, 2023

“The image is almost a cosmology, a concise representation of the world. It speaks a universal language within a very aerial and light composition.”

Words by Lorenzo Fusi, Chief Curator of Contemporary Art, Currier Museum, Manchester, NH about my piece “The Great Unwinding”

In the NH Art Association Biennial One. Lincoln Levy Gallery, 136 State Street, Portsmouth, NH.

September 1- October 1, 2023

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“Swimming With Salacia”

29” by 28” 
2026

Indigo dyed linen, cotton and metallic warp threads. 
Handspun linen weft. Embroidery floss.

The circular movement in this piece echoes the rhythm of the tides—pulling in and o
“Under the Arc of Impermanence”

37” by 28” 
2026

Indigo dyed linen, cotton and metallic warp threads. 
Handspun linen weft. Embroidery floss.

“Is not impermanence the very fragrance of our days?” Rainer Maria Ri
Building on the Buddhist metaphor of Indra's net, this series suspends several small netted stones from a cast-iron hook - tumbling down in a cascade of stones.
Maine beach stones with naturally dyed waxed Linen. 
Approximately 12" by 2" by
A sheet of paper or a paper coffee filter.... becomes thread.
Called Kami-ito . It is a Japanese traditional process of turning paper into thread. 

And I made a hat! 
Next on the agenda is to do some tapestry weaving. Stay tuned! 
#kamiito #paperspi
"Water Proof" - Maine Artists reflect on their Environment  opened this weekend at the Wendell Gilley Museum in Southwest Harbor Maine. 

Kudos to Liz Awalt, Director Sean Charette, the Museum staff and the 11 other artists in this stunning
So grateful for the opportunity to reflect on my work. You can read the interview here on Rachel Snack's substack "Memory Cloth" 

https://open.substack.com/pub/memorycloth/p/artist-interview-sarah-haskell?r=o4jp9&utm_campaign=post&
A deep bow of gratitude to Decor Maine magazine for the spotlight. 
@decormaine 

And special thanks to Caitlin Scholl for her writing. I greatly appreciate her exquisite and articulate insight into my work. @caitla

You can check out my work all sum
There's a metaphor here 
Perhaps too blatant

Mending the flag.
 
Happy Memorial Day.
♥️💙🤍♥️💙🤍
A day of solemn contemplation on the cost of freedom.

I celebrate and honor those who risked and ultimately lost life in service to our
A few days up north, 
Sauna with Friends, 
teaching at the far edges of Maine, swimming in cold lakes. 
🌿🌱🌿🌱🌿🌱🌿🌱
#teachingartist #sauna 
#mainelife #mandala #mandalacommunityweaving
“I'm going to die one day. I know it's coming for me, too. I
'll be a mountain, I'll be a stone on the beach. 
I'll be nourishment.”
Mary Oliver

On November 11, 2025 I buried these stones. 
The moon was in a waning gibbous phase, 56% ill
Seeking donations of fabric, felt and ribbons for a community art project at two underserved rural Maine schools.

The Mandala Community Weaving has been a steady force in my teaching career. Over and over again it shows that creativity can raise sel
36 years ago this sweet pea arrived in our lives. It's Zoe's gotcha day!
We celebrate and love her... ⚡️🌈♥️and thank the stars for her beautiful existence in our lives🙏🏽
California! Your gardens and greenery are such a sight for these New England eyes🌿🙏🏽🌿 #lotusgarden #southerncalifornia
Warp in progress. 
Blue. 
🩵
The color of the sky. 
The ocean 
My eyes 
The color of mystery.
The color of longing and loss. 
🩵🩵🩵🩵🩵 
#weaving #indigo #linen
#handweavingofinstagram #handweaving

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