mixed media makes you think

I'm a self-taught mixed media artist, writer of essays and poetry, a science/tech nerd obsessed with books and the intersection of ideas.

Amanuensis mixed media painting by Sarah M. Schumacher

Welcome to the experimental pixel gallery where I write essays to calm my 100-mile-an-hour mind, turn abstract thoughts into abstract paintings, and share notes on the 42 books I’m reading at any given time. Subscribe to get notifications as I post new art, essays, and the occasional tech how-to or app review.

– sarah m. schumacher

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Abstract painting with dominant blue and black colors, featuring a white gridline texture diagonally across. Various textures and layers create a dynamic and chaotic composition.
Enigma
September 12, 2024
Hindsight
May 27, 2024
mixed media of a Minecraft enchanted fishing pole in an item frame
The Ultimate Fishing Pole
December 21, 2023

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abstract thoughts from an artist tech nerd

sarah m. schumacher

I’m a self-taught mixed media artist and writer of essays and poetry. I turn abstract thoughts into abstract paintings in acrylic paint, ink and collected objects. The goal of my art and writing is to communicate a concept and encourage its understanding in a more complex, non-dualistic way.

I've been running a website design & development agency for 15+ years, consulting with startups and small businesses on turning an idea into a business into a website. I love what I do, but a recent epiphany is that I take it too seriously, and it's in my best interest to spend some time on stuff I want to create, just for the sake of creating.

If you enjoy connecting with authentic weirdos who elucidate on insights from therapy, frustrations with social constructs, nerd out over tech automations or wax poetic about a good book, please subscribe as I develop a regular cadence for my art, whatever form it chooses to take.

“Don’t ask what the world needs. Ask what makes you come alive, and go do it. Because what the world needs is people who have come alive."

 – Howard Thurman

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