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Sarah Brayer: Art as meditation
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Jo Wright : May 15 2026
Sarah Brayer is a Kyoto-based artist working across painting, woodblock printmaking, and washi papermaking. Her practice explores light,...
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Visual artist and bookmaker Sarah Grace Dye discusses her practice of transforming discarded materials – avocado skins, kitchen roll, family letters – into artists' books and keepsakes. Working from a small studio in Frankfurt, she shares her approach to papermaking, folding and storytelling through texture and touch. This conversation explores loss, memory, sustainability, and the quiet discipline of making something small and meaningful every day.
Show Notes
Key takeaways from this episode:
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Finding beauty in the discarded – Sarah's papermaking with avocado skins, onion peel and kitchen roll shows how everyday waste can become the raw material for meaningful work.
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Books as vessels for memory – her keepsake pieces, made from family letters and belongings, offer a model for processing grief and loss through considered, tactile making.
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Play as a working method – learn how removing pressure and embracing surprise outcomes (like melting inks or ice) can lead to genuine creative discovery.
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Community as creative fuel – Sarah's ongoing participation in a monthly Instagram bookmaking prompt demonstrates how a simple deadline and shared practice can sustain and stretch an art practice over years.
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Small scale, deep meaning – her folded, foldable, packable books show that scale doesn't limit depth – a tiny structure can hold an entire story.
During the live interview, we shared some images of Sarah’s artwork. If you’re listening to the podcast version, we’ve made these images available for you below.
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