An accomplished painter, sculptor and designer, Sarah Shea explores themes and mediums with an experimental approach. The delicate line quality in her drawings capture the mercurial feel of processes found in nature. Fractal geometry, erosion, layering, water and plant formations are frequent subjects portrayed in her carefully executed abstractions. Sarah creates additional dimension to her work by integrating a myriad of disciplines, including ceramics, figure drawing, printmaking, etching, pen and ink, and photography. Her intricate renderings of natural textures and organic elements play an integral role in her work. “It is in my nature to look at a cracked tree, the iridescent scales on a fish, the vibrant colors on an insect or bird, or the subtle pattern on a shell, and I imagine how I would interpret that visual language into my art.”Sarah integrates her experiences with fine art to create a highly nuanced approach to her work as a designer. She is co-founder of the textile companies, MODRA Studio and MODRA Style, with the newest collections of fabrics now being represented by prominent showrooms such as De Sousa Hughes in the San Francisco Design Center, Studio Van den Akker in the Decoration & Design Building in Manhattan, and Becky Walker & Associates in Del Mar, California. Her handcrafted and intricate paintings, nuanced with a sophisticated depth and tonality, give a sculptural dimension to these fabrics. She is the creator of “Textures and Textiles”, a blog with over 6.6K subscribers, celebrating the intersection of culture, fine art, textiles and high fashion. Sarah graduated with a B.A in Fine Arts (emphasis in Design and Drawing) and a minor in Design Communication from the University of Southern California. She also studied figure drawing, advanced painting, and printmaking at Syracuse University in Florence, Italy.sarahsheadesign.comInstagram: sarahshea