About

Kia ora!

I’m Sarah, an Anglican priest and printmaker living in Aotearoa. My work lives at the intersection of art, prayer, and attentiveness, shaped by the flow of the church calendar and the texture of everyday life.

A lot of what I create follows the slow unfolding of the seasons. The liturgical calendar has long helped anchor me, a way to mark time and find rhythm, again and again. Its cyclical nature always offers something new, drawing us in deeper each time. I’m inspired by how it holds many things at once: hope and frustration, waiting and arrival, boldness alongside our questions.

I mostly work in printmaking, carving each image by hand. It’s a slow, intentional process, full of repetition, resistance, and letting go. Over time, I’ve come to see this method as a kind of prayer: a practice of paying close attention, where meaning emerges gradually rather than all at once. And it often surprises me. No matter how precisely I sketch an idea, the final piece always carries something unexpected.

Animals, land, and the more-than-human world are central to my work. This comes from both love and a deep belief. For me, theology isn’t just something spoken through people and scripture. It also speaks through hills and rivers, creatures and weather. All of it bears witness to a world held in God’s care.

I became a deacon in 2018, then a priest in 2019. Alongside making art, I also serve part-time as a vicar on Waiheke Island, about a 45 minute boat ride from Tāmaki Makaurau.

I live with my husband, our two kids, and a small collection of animals, including a retired racing greyhound and a horse who was too slow for the racetrack. I also live with chronic illness and ADHD. These parts of my life once felt limiting, but now I see how they shape the pace and texture of my days. They teach me to be attentive, adaptable, and to value moving slowly and with honesty.

In addition to my visual work, I write reflections and create resources for prayer and shared use. Writing still feels tender to me. It asks something different than making art, but I return to it, trusting that some things need to be spoken as well as seen.

Everything I offer here is made with care and held with openness. You’re warmly invited to explore, take what resonates, and come back whenever you’d like. Thank you for being here and walking with me on the way.