sarah jane therese
About
About Sarah
Sarah Drysdale is a visual artist working with colour, paint and clay on the Sunshine Coast of Queensland.
Whilst drawing and painting were the focus of her early art career , Sarah’s art practise is now primarily in ceramics. Sarah’s ceramic work is distinctive for her decoration of the surfaces utilising the ancient ceramic arts of sgraffito and mishima. This practise sees her planning the designs and then drawing them on her wheel thrown pieces. Many hours are then dedicated to creating detailed designs on the clay surface with underglaze, paint brushes and stylus tools. This technique combines the creative processes Sarah enjoys most - drawing, painting and ceramics.
Sarah’s work is often inspired by plant life, most often flowers, leaves and wild grasses, and the small living creatures that surround them. She became a finalist in the North Qld Ceramics Award in 2022 and Siliceous Ceramics Awards in 2021.
Concurrent with her ceramic work, Sarah draws and paints with ink, watercolour and acrylic on canvas and paper, with occasional additions of texture with yarn and fabric, reflecting her former career in the fashion industry.
Formerly known as Sarah Therese, Sarah changed her surname to Drysdale in 2022, following her marriage to established ceramic artist and educator, Rowley Drysdale. You will often find Sarah and Rowley creating alongside each other in their studio at Quixotica Art Space in Cooroy.
SELECTED EXHIBITIONS
North Qld Ceramics Award - Finalist Townsville 2022
Siliceous – Ceramics Arts Qld - Finalist Cooroy, Sunshine Coast 2021
Martin Hansen Memorial Art Awards Gladstone, Qld 2019/20/21
Quixotica Art Space Cooroy, Sunshine Coast 2019/20/21/22
Pop Up Art Exhibition Cooroy,Sunshine Coast 2020
Lindfield Art Show Sydney 2015
Kings School Art Show Sydney 2014
Kings School Art Show Sydney 2013
Art for the Heart Melbourne 2013
EDUCATION
TAFE, East Coast Qld, Nambour, Qld Certificate III – Visual Arts 2016
International School of Colour & Design, Sydney Diploma – Surface Design 2014
International School of Colour & Design, Sydney Diploma – Graphic Design (part) 2013
International School of Colour & Design, Sydney Certificate IV - Colour & Design 2012
University of Melbourne Bachelor of Arts 1978
COMMUNITY ART ROLES
Australian Wood Firers United Vice President 2019 – current
Noosa Open Studios President 2018
Noosa Arts & Crafts Association Vice President 2017
Noosa Open Studios Marketing Manager 2017
PREVIOUS CAREER HISTORY
Sarah held CEO and marketing positions in large companies across Australia & New Zealand, including Sheridan, Holeproof, Esprit, OPSM and Mambo. From 2005 to 2012, Sarah founded and ran her own fashion retail business, pink zebra, with 5 boutiques in Melbourne & Sydney, then sold her own label, YUM Cashmere, online until 2016.