Sarah Royer studied traditional printmaking techniques for four years under Master Printmaker, Marvin Jones. Sarah began her professional career at Expressions Graphics in Oak Park, IL where she continued to learn from artists such as Eveline Kolign who taught Sarah the chine-colle´ process. Sarah made a shift from toxic traditional printmaking processes. In 2010, she took the first of several screen-printing classes taught by Angee Lennard at Spudnik Press in Chicago, IL. Sarah began working on her on-going Black & Gold screenprint series of photographs that she has taken on her travels. A transformation in her direction accompanied her migration from the Chicago area to Utopia Beach on the shores of Lake Erie.
While living in Cleveland, OH, Royer joined Zygote Press. Waterloo Arts offered her the first local exhibition experience in DayGloSho 6 and 7. Keeping up with her contacts in Chicago, Sarah visits, works, and exhibits there. On one of her visits, she was introduced to solar plates, a non-toxic etching technique. Excited to print etchings again, Sarah took a solar plate class with Janet Schill at Expressions Graphics in Oak Park, IL. With the new skill in hand, Sarah began creating solar plates at her home studio. Sarah’s works have been exhibited in Chicago, Lake Tahoe, Cleveland, and Pittsburgh.
Living in the Great Lakes region gives the unique accessibility to both the serenity and peace that the lake has to offer accompanied by the energy of a major city. Royer’s two main forms of expression are a balance of both nature and the city. She specializes in etchings and screen-prints.