Symbolism of the animals in her work is that of innocence and addiction because these are the animals that cannot adapt as well as others in their changing environment that is a direct result of climate change. The plants are derivatives of the specific opioids that have been synthesized.
The Capsule Collection focuses on Sarah’s iconic imagery translated into hand block prints:
Black Bear: The State Animal of West Virginia symbolizing innocence
and onlooker.
• Isabella Tiger Moth: symbolizes fragility and addiction. WV folklore holds that the relative amounts of brown and black hair on the caterpillar indicate the severity of the coming winter.
• West Virginia Timber Rattler symbolizing redemption healer/healed
• Rhododendron: State Flower of West Virginia symbolizing beauty and grit
• Northern Red Spotted Salamander: a species that acts as a barometer in the health and biodiversity of an environment.
• Tablet and Capsule: Symbolize oxycodone and natural painkillers like Kratom as West Virginia leads the nation in overdose deaths
All Merchandise will be available at The LSS Pop UP at The Healing Appalachia Festival and on LSS.com with proceeds benefiting Hope in the Hills.
The hand blocked jeans were hand printed by and hand embroidered by Brooklyn based artist
