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Sara alongside of “Woman Reclaims” photo by Robert Zimmerman |
CommentsWoman In Raw: Art by Sara Zimmerman
Dec. 10, 4:30 to 6:00 p.m.
Published: December 12, 2009Truckee artist and illustrator Sara Zimmerman will be celebrating her newest artworks at the opening of her “Woman in Raw” exhibit. The exhibit of these large art works will be on display through May 2010.
The title of the art show, “Woman in Raw,” epitomizes Zimmerman’s story of becoming a mom and changing her lifestyle.
Pre-baby, Zimmerman was an active artist in the community, having regular art shows, volunteering for North Tahoe Arts and sitting on the steering committee of what eventually became the Arts and Culture Council of Truckee-Tahoe. Additionally, she met with an artist group weekly, played drums in a band, worked at Moonshine Ink and played outdoors every day. But pregnancy soon made Zimmerman slow down.
“I became so uncomfortable and tired during my pregnancy that I soon stopped all of my activities. After my daughter was born, I wanted to give a lot of attention to her so my activities had to continue being put on hold,” Zimmerman said. “However, these activities defined me. Being stripped of them made me look inward and reexamine who I really am without being labeled by all of the things I do.”
The works included in the Woman in Raw series mirror the “rawness” Zimmerman felt while examining her core self, without all of the labels.
“Woman in Raw” will be on display from December 2009 through April 2010 at Dragonfly Restaurant and Sushi Bar, upstairs at 10118 Donner Pass Road in Truckee. An opening reception for the artist will be on Thursday, Dec.10, from 4:30 to 6:00 p.m. There will be a drawing for a print from Zimmerman.
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