Sara Hotchkiss
SARA HOTCHKISS
Sara Hotchkiss is based out of a sunny studio on the site of an old Maine farm in coastal Waldoboro, where she spends her days weaving, designing and sneaking out to the garden when time allows. The studio is cluttered with fabrics--solids, prints, snippets of different colors and textures that remind her of her grandmother’s flowers. 10’ and 12’ Swedish looms preside over the room, as well as many American rug looms. Add to this the antics of a curious kitty and her nook is complete.
“My colorful, durable rugs leave this small corner of Maine as treasured pieces of art, ready to bring new life to a new room.”
At Skidmore college and then University Without Walls Sara studied painting, drawing, design, color theory and finally in her junior year, weaving. Under the tutelage of Eunice Pardon, a textile artist, my passion for fabrics, design and color, coalesced on the looms in her studio. That was in 1971. She has been a weaver ever since.