Ghost Dancer

Ghost Dancer

The ghosts swarm. They speak as one person. Each loves you. Each has left something undone. — from “Unbidden” by Rae Armantrout, 1947 Ghost Dancer, Oil on Canvas, 18 x 16  
Genesee Women Series

Genesee Women Series

“Many women in Genesee, Idaho, where I lived, were visually interesting individuals that I later enjoyed painting from memory.” — Sara Joyce, February 2005. Top Row: “Tijuana II”,  “Lady with the Lamps”, “Good Morning Alison”  Bottom Row: “Hazel”,...
A SARA Vignette: Harry Shaman Blinked

A SARA Vignette: Harry Shaman Blinked

Elmer T. Martinez,  a friend and frequent visitor of SARA’s in Pocatello, remembers that walking into SARA’s home made him focus his artistic eye. “Her paintings and sketches, the clothes she made and wore, her thrift store furniture she painted, her...
A SARA Vignette: Conversations with Charlotte

A SARA Vignette: Conversations with Charlotte

Charlotte Buchanan, Sara’s friend and the author of the 2014 memoir, Road Trip of Love: Tales of a Texas Jew Girl, telephoned Sara while researching her childhood, trying to reconcile the choices of her parents and grandparents, and confronting the symbolism of her...