Sarah Fairchild
Queen Anne's Lace II
From the Artist
“Color is intuitive for me. A hunch, an exploration, something I desire to do. Sometimes I start with a flower’s real color and push it further and exaggerate what’s already there. Other times it’s completely abstract, with no tie to the actual plant at all. Either way, the goal is the same: pull the form out of straight representation so it can be appreciated on its own terms.”
About the Artwork
Haystack is pleased to present two new 16-color silkscreen prints by Sarah Fairchild — Queen Anne’s Lace II and Chicory II — a pair of hand-finished works inspired by the artist’s Flower Remedies series.
Created on foiled silver metallic paper, Fairchild brings an extraordinary level of craftsmanship and intimacy to both editions, incorporating hand-drawn films to add new layers of mark making to the work and treating silkscreen as a painterly medium. The bold, unexpected colors emerge from a direct response to the reflective surface, while hand-applied velvet flocking creates a striking interplay between texture, light, and color.
For Fairchild, Queen Anne’s Lace II is both delicate and enduring. Growing untended along highways, the flower appears fragile yet remains remarkably resilient, standing tall even after a hard rain. Inspired by the tiny central cluster, Fairchild amplifies its often-overlooked details with a vivid hot pink center, while brilliant blues punctuate the composition, transofrming these tiny flowers into a luminous subject that invites close observation and wonder.
Rooted in Fairchild’s belief in Anima Mundi — the spirit connecting all living things — Queen Anne’s Lace II and Chicory II invite viewers to experience the familiar with a renewed, child-like sense of wonder, transforming two of nature’s most overlooked wildflowers into extraordinary subjects.
About the Artist
Sarah Fairchild (b.1972, Chillicothe, OH) creates lush paintings of garden life inspired by rural landscapes and the rich harvest they produce. She illuminates her subjects with bold, unexpected color to celebrate the often overlooked beauty of plants and vegetables.
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