Art-Work? investigates the intersection of creative and practical skills that have been passed down through generations of my family and how they manifest in my artistic process. Using materials sourced exclusively from building supply stores and using methods, such as carving, traditionally used in carpentry, joinery and woodwork, my work explores how these processes become an inherited language, inseparable from my own craft. The work prioritises process over refinement and aesthetic form. The tools, pencil marks, rough edges, and repetition serve as signs of visible effort or investment. They become records of action, craft, and ritual of an accumulated history.
Shoulders, Wood carved, 42 x 81 cm
Project description
Selected Works
Inherited Grain, Carved Wood with Chisel and Nails, 18 x 80cm
The Acrobat, Wood stain on carved Plywood, 84 x 73 cm
Shavings, Wood carving, 20 x 27 cm
'The Plinth', Wood stain and Pencil on plywood, 74 x 37 x 37 cm
Built For Purpose 1, Plywood carved, 26 x 24 x 11cm
The West, Carved wood, 40 x 118 cm
Checkmate, Wood dye on carved Jenga, 15 x 15 cm
Installations
The Plinth, Wood stain and pencil on Plywood, 74 x 37 x 37 cm
'Table' Wood stain on carved wood, 2026
Chair and Table installation, 2026
Graduate Showcase
About the Artist
Sarah Graham is a mixed-media artist, currently interested in materiality and process, and how it can reflect personal histories and traditions. Originally from Greenock, she is currently based in Edinburgh for the foreseeable future.
Exhibition pic
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