Bio
Originally from Atlanta, Georgia, Molly Sawyer received a Studio Art degree in 1995 from Guilford College in Greensboro, North Carolina. She continued with ceramic sculpture, exploring abstract organic form until her return to Atlanta in 1998. There she began to explore the figure in clay while acting as an assistant in a large, student-oriented ceramics studio. 2001 brought her to New York City where she studied from human models at both the New York Studio School and the Art Students League of New York. By 2005 her focus moved to the horse, where this study evolved into a series of equine works. These retain the flowing stylization found in her figurative and abstract work.
After intense focus on the horse, Sawyer returned to more abstracted work. This turn resulted in a series of sculpture entitled "Migration." The impetus for this work is overpowering instinct to move forward regardless of obstacles and to find a balance in life. These pieces act as individual landmarks representing an ongoing part of her evolution as an artist. Through her work, Sawyer is reacting to her own life-changes while praising the strength of the human spirit.
Sawyer's latest exploration investigates the creation of nurturing forms and spaces. She creates this space by collecting in her studio found objects from the natural world. These she combines with other abstract forms with the result being the creation of a space with an other-worldly effect rooted in the natural world by organic elements. These include the ephemeral and sometimes living materials such as rust, moss, bark, raw sheep wool and salvaged wood. Sawyer sees in these materials evidence of the cyclical process of life.
Thus far in her career, Sawyer's work has moved through traditional ceramic and sculptural techniques into more abstracted stages of works. Her sculptures can be found in both private and corporate collections throughout the East Coast including the New York Mandarin Oriental Hotel, Mohegan Sun Casino, and the Ritz-Carlton Boston collections. Sawyer's studio is currently located in Jersey City, New Jersey.