Sabyna Sterrett

Artist's Statement

My work is about coping with illness as a caregiver.
I use my visual images, executed in colored pencil and
ink, to transform my inner life and struggles into reality.
Many of the images-the human armor, shield, book and
creatures depict how I felt about illness. Many of the
factors, such as judgement, trust, hope, fear, all play
a role in helping me cope emotionally to the changing
landscape of illness and its many stages.

I used art as therapy to express my feelings during a
long illness while I was caring for my husband, who died of Parkinson's Disease.