Sarah Z. Short is a multidisciplinary artist based in Richmond, Rhode Island. Residing in the woods informs her practice — this quiet place is where she creates her collages from vintage materials. Old papers are Sarah’s favourite, like the ragged edges of a worn book cover and the marks that readers leave on the pages over time. The beauty in these vintage materials comes from the history that we’re unaware of, but Sarah’s work gives them new life.

Ask any artist and they'll know the exact feeling of an artwork being "almost complete". It's similar to life, we often feel "almost complete", still longing for something outside of us. Let this piece be a reminder that you are whole, even while you're working to be something more. "Almost complete" doesn't have to mean satisfactory or unfulfilled, it's a work in progress — and that's a beautiful thing.

Pictured here in a size large.