Sarah Summers

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“You Bring Out My Light” Acrylic, glitter, and spray paint on wood panel for 2025
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"𝓨𝓸𝓾 𝓑𝓻𝓲𝓷𝓰 𝓞𝓾𝓽 𝓜𝔂 𝓛𝓲𝓰𝓱𝓽" 🌘🌞

4 x 4 foot acrylic, glitter, and spray paint on wood panel for Scrawl #19 (2025)✨

Dedicated to my fiancé who inspires me to be the fullest version of myself💛

Thank you again to FAD for giving us artists some extra time to finish up our murals after the thunderstorm chased us out! ⛈️

Hope you enjoy💕

“Freedom to Dream” 📖 by Sarah Summers 🌈

Created for the Short North Arts District’s “Summer Spray” 2025.

This mural, nestled on “The Cap” between N High St. and Park St., illustrates a dreamy scene of a mother reading to a young child, presumably her son, while leaning against a strong oak tree as the sun rises behind them.

Upon being given the theme “Unbridled Freedom”, I was inspired to create a mural that represents the common human urge to provide safety for our families with hope for a brighter future. I hope this mural stimulates conversations that lead to compassion, empathy, and unity among viewers. We can all use our voices to collaborate and creatively solve today’s problems. I truly believe love can inspire us to do monumental acts of courage - even if that act is as simple as reading to your child.

I am absolutely humbled to have been given this platform to share my voice. A huge thank you is due to the Short North Arts District for honoring me with this opportunity. Thank you Rachel and Ariel for all of your dedicated work facilitating this year’s Summer Spray. Thank you to my friends Arris and Briseus for teaching me about spray paint and how to go with the flow despite artistic challenges! I have the biggest thank you to my friends and family for supporting, helping, and cheering me on throughout this crazy summer. I could not have done this without my community. Between moving and starting a new job while finishing this mural, you could say I’m ready for a nap LOL

Lastly, thank you endlessly to the love of my life, Phillip. I could not have done this without your support, photography skills, and muscle carrying my equipment up and down Goodale St. all summer. Thank you

I have been so honored to be one of the artists of Summer Spray 2025. Please join us for our closing reception, tomorrow, September 6th, from 12 - 8 pm at 881 N High St.

I can't wait to see you there✨

Who is excited to see the finished mural!? 😍

✨🫟🚨New Painting Alert!🚨🫟✨

After months of layering and watching paint dry, I finally presented my beautiful mother with this painting of the bridge at Schiller Park in German Village. 🌳⛲

I chose to paint this scene because I liked the interaction of the human-made park architecture versus the lush, natural beauty of the tree leaves transitioning from summer to autumn. I gifted this to my mom for her office at UMH Properties to symbolize the connection among community members and their homes. Thank you Mom for always believing in me and supporting my dreams. I hope you enjoy your new painting!

This painting was started in Joe Lombardo’s plein-air oil painting class. Thank you Joe for always being a wonderful, inspiring teacher. I can’t wait to come back and take another class one day!

Is it really a “Flashback Friday” if the event was only 2 weeks ago?⏱️

Thank you Blockfort Gallery for having me and “𝓓𝓪𝔀𝓷” for the opening night of “𝓟𝓮𝓻𝓼𝓸𝓷𝓪𝓵 𝓟𝓪𝓷𝓪𝓬𝓮𝓪”! 🌈 Phillip and I had a blast reconnecting with friends Sophia and Jen, as well as seeing gorgeous work by our friends Karen and Lauren Ashleigh! Coincidentally, our outfits matched a lot of the paintings. 💃 I was also stunned by the beautiful mural outside of the bathrooms by Maya Pinz! 💡

Couldn’t make it to the opening? You’re in luck! “Personal Panacea” will be on view at Blockfort Gallery, in the main gallery off of N. 6th St, until August 30th. Stop by and connect with the beautiful artwork before their September show, “Muses: a Portrait Show”, is installed! 💁‍♀️
Thank you again to Blockfort for this wonderful opportunity! ❤️