From nature, inspired by nature, and created in nature: Sally Rasmussen in ‘Make’

Artist Sally Rasmussen - pictured beside Minnehaha Falls at Katoomba - is one of the amazing artists taking part in Make at Tyger.

From nature, inspired by nature, and created in nature - Sally Rasmussen’s outstanding work tells the story of art’s deep connection with the worlds inside us and the world around us.

Sally is one of six artist friends in Make, the new exhibition opening at Tyger Gallery on 18 November. Her work will hang alongside fellow artists Sara Phemister, Nicole Cosgrove, Ning Clark, Stephanie Corkhill Hyles, and Kasey Robinson.

Her stunning, intricate, and delicate work is all the more wondrous because of how it is created.

“My work is created in stealing moments wherever I am - at the kitchen table, in the car, or on a train,” she says.

“I love that I can incorporate my love of making art whilst being surrounded by those I love so dearly, my family. But my favourite place is in nature; by the ocean, by a waterfall or a river,my backpack always has materials packed to make art.”

Her work in Make uses natural fibres and recycled copper wire salvaged from Yass’ former Hume Dry Cleaners. Focused on entwined spiral shapes, the beautiful pieces in the show connect the human experience to the natural world.

“My work comes from my heart - the way I feel the world around me,” says Sally.

“It is a reflection of the emotions I feel in response to nature and then connecting that to how we journey in our lives. The movement and transitions that become a part of our unique story.”

“The spiral has always resonated with me, a touch stone since I was a child. The way we spiral in and out of situations holding tight and letting go, a rhythm of expansion and contraction holding space and acknowledgement of the space and shadows between, that are a part of the journey.”

The use of natural fibres in the pieces in Make highlights the joy Sally finds in the world around us.

“Nature has always inspired me, constantly adapting and evolving to live its best self with what it is given to sustain. Nature always grounds me and allows the chance for reflection. Reverential ecology is key,” she says.

And her work in the show is inspired by human complexity and coming to terms with all of those things that make us who we are.

“It's about acknowledgement and acceptance of all parts of us, what makes us whole.”

“Our own individual stories, the paths we choose and the way we walk forward from experience. For me to make; was to heal; make sense; make truth; make joy and to express observations of my own human experiences.”

She says she hopes people will feel a connection to their own individual stories when they see her works in Make.

“I hope people feel, any emotion really, a connection to their inner world and possibly a connection with mine but ultimately I hope for an uplifting experience.”

Make has its opening celebrations on 18 November, 2-4pm at Tyger Gallery in Yass. The show runs until 3 December. The gallery is open 10-4pm, Friday to Sunday.

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