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Sarah Donnellan

August 14th, 2010 · 12 Comments

Sarah Donnellan

Name: Sarah Donnellan
Location:USA
Title: ‘Broken perfection’
Size: 9” x 12”
Medium: polymer clay, watercolor & acrylic paint
Artist web site: http://artisticrhythms.blogspot.com

From Sarah:
“Reality is merely an illusion, albeit a persistent one.”
(Einstein, 1979-1955)

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12 responses so far ↓

  • 1 The Host // Aug 14, 2010 at 7:26 pm

    Hi Sarah,
    Didn’t know if the Einstein quote was meant to be part of your description but I thought it absolutely irresistible and needed to be. As said you are a wild woman and a very profound image. (

    Don’t know if it can be seen at this size, but the letters actually sparkle. Very cool effect.

  • 2 Sarah // Aug 14, 2010 at 10:31 pm

    Vikki, I had put it as part of my signature…but how ‘perfectly imperfect’ that you happened to notice it today and that it really does apply to this theme!!

    I’m so glad you mentioned the letters’ shiny facade…all the more reason for them to be SHATTERED :)

  • 3 Rusty // Aug 16, 2010 at 8:33 am

    Just when we think that something imperfect is perfect just the way it is…that illusion is also shattered.

    I think that since each letter is broken in three places, it is meant not to be mended.

    Profound expression in the piece of art.

  • 4 Sarah // Aug 16, 2010 at 11:46 am

    Thanks, Rusty. Yes, I agree, because I think even mended, it would still remain imperfect.

  • 5 Andrea // Aug 16, 2010 at 4:48 pm

    So are the letters clay and if so how thick? Very interesting effect.

  • 6 Sonya Meglaurel // Aug 17, 2010 at 7:04 am

    each person’s concept of perfection may never measure up others’ because we are so unique in spirit -sometimes….even our own concept falls short of what we want for ourselves. Thought provoking work in it’s simplicity Sarah.

  • 7 Sonya Meglaurel // Aug 17, 2010 at 7:05 am

    maybe picked the wrong day to comment–too introspective this morn

  • 8 Sarah // Aug 17, 2010 at 1:22 pm

    Andrea, thanks and yes the letters are clay and they are less than a quarter inch.

  • 9 Sarah // Aug 17, 2010 at 1:27 pm

    Sonya, I very much thank and agree with you.

    It’s never a wrong day for me to hear your valuable thoughts :)

  • 10 Ray Shuell // Aug 20, 2010 at 5:21 am

    A true celebration of the beauty of imperfection. Let the cracked bells ring out, allilula!

  • 11 Sarah // Aug 21, 2010 at 2:16 pm

    Thanks, Ray!

  • 12 Gail Allen // Aug 22, 2010 at 10:13 pm

    Love this Sarah!~

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