Artist Statement

I am a painter, printmaker, and mixed media artist from Southwestern Pennsylvania. Drawing inspiration from historic architecture and nature while exploring color and line, I hope to create pieces that delight and invoke a sense of playfulness.

-Sara (McGuire) Petrarca

  • Steaming teacup with curving decorative details printed with teal ink onto white fabric.

    Art Nouveau Teacup (hand carved block print)

  • Diagonal lines in white ink descend vertically on a black fabric background.

    Lightning Web (screen print)

  • Diagonal lines radiate around a central circle printed in dark purple on light purple fabric.

    Sunburst (screen print)

  • A green landscape is broken down the middle with blue water. Map features include a castle, village, treehouse, and forest.

    Augie's Treasure Map (watercolor)

  • Small, cream colored house with a steeply pitched roof and irises in front garden.

    Iris house (monotype print, watercolor, marker, collage)

  • Cape cod style home with yellow siding and blue door.

    Yellow cape cod house (monotype print, watercolor, marker, collage)

  • Line drawing of a Victorian style home with watercolor background in sunset colors

    Sunset house (watercolor, markers)

  • Miniature three dimensional house made with a box, clay, fabric, and other mixed media

    Pebble & June's House Exterior

  • Miniature three dimensional house made from a box and mixed media

    Pebble & June's House Interior

  • Miniature three dimensional house made from a wooden pencil box and mixed media

    Rose & Poppy's House Exterior

  • Miniature three dimensional house made from a wooden pencil box and mixed media

    Rose & Poppy's House Interior