Nature, with its ever-changing patterns from fragility to grandeur, has been the most inspirational force in my creative process. Collage offers me so many possibilities by constructing and deconstructing and washing to uncover deeper layers and textures. It is an opportunity to investigate (i.e., an adventure) for discovering new ideas and thoughts about myself, others and the world. My goal is not only to create an aesthetically pleasing piece, but one that is a surprise to me and my viewers.

September Heart has over 50 years experience as an artist. She earned a BFA in Fine Art from the Philadelphia College of Art in Pennsylvania and lived in the creative environment of Woodstock, New York. She has participated in more than 15 juried art shows, seven one-person shows and has won seven awards for her mixed-media artwork. Her work is abstract, and her process is one of experimentation, utilizing diverse materials, including graphite, pastels, pencils, ink, mica, cement and encaustic wax, to create abstract works of texture, depth and mystery.

September also does work by commission.

“My life as an artist consists of many aspects, which include sacrifice, loss, financial instability, frustration, emotional insecurity, and a sense of accomplishment and great joy. I sit here in my beautiful apartment, in the amazing city of San Miguel de Allende, Mexico, viewing a vast and diverse body of work that I have created over the years. I have always worked for myself, and even in “retirement” my funds are limited. Having raised my son alone, from the tender age of two, I had to figure out how to earn money. As I sit here and recall all the things I have created to survive, I feel exhausted just thinking about my journey. I taught myself how to sew; make patterns for the jackets, coats and handbags I designed; make jewelry from non-traditional materials; paint pedestals and vases to simulate metals; construct tables on wooden substrates with indoor cement, carvings and paint; taught myself how to do faux finishes for interiors and even accepted a commission to paint a tall outdoor climbing wall simulating rock, standing on a tall ladder, balancing the paint can and keeping myself from falling. I stood in long lines in New York City to show buyers my wears, and drove hundreds of miles to exhibit in outdoor art and craft shows. (I still have nightmares about doing those.) I have been fortunate to have the passion, curiosity and skills to work with materials from silk to cement. My aesthetic sensibilities include painting and sculpture, fashion, jewelry, architecture, interior design and of course the exquisiteness of nature. I am an artist 24/7, as I’m always open to the possibility of being inspired, by anything from a pebble to a sunset. As I view a closet full of unresolved pieces and ones that I detest, I try not to become disheartened, because art to me is a constant learning experience and I need to know and accept failure.”