I started this drawing project in 2006. I used coffee with pencil, color inks, and breath-blowing for many years to create my work. As a coffee lover, I was interested in coffee's color, texture, aroma, and how it flows on paper. As I continued to develop the project, I transitioned away from coffee as my primary material, which I finally did in 2020. I draw inspiration from the entangled branches of winter trees for my lines, Chinese Calligraphy and Splash Ink Paintings, artists John Cage, William Anastasi, Cy Twombly, Julie Mehretu, and improvisational music. I like my lines to be organic, fluid, entangled and unpredictable. My color palette is predominantly brown, magenta, red, and yellow referencing nature and earth, land, violence and destruction, duality and balance. With each piece I create, the lines and forms improvise as the inks flow, gradually forming a complex web that eventually balances all the visual relationships. Accidents, imperfection, and erasing are all integral to my process. The conscious self often gives way to intuition and feelings, allowing for incredible insights that transcend preconceived ideas and sometimes words. My work contemplates life's uncertainties, the entanglement of human relationships we share, and the impact of global conflicts and violence near and far influence my creative process. Each drawing works with chance, improvisations, and the process of creating balance and interconnectedness. It relies on intuition, perceptual understanding and experience to reach its completion. My other project is Moving Drawing, a multidisciplinary project in which I expanded the genre of abstract drawing to include video, sound, movement and contexts. https://saracysun.com/movingdrawing
New NCB 30"x22" Series – pencil and color ink
NCB #2, Sept 1, 2024, 30"x22", pencil and color ink
NCB #1, Aug 5, 2024, 30"x22", pencil and color ink
Selected NC 8"x8" Series – pencil and color ink
NC8x8 Drawing #39, Jan 29, 2025, 8"x8", pencil and color ink
NC8x8 Drawing #38, Jan 20, 2025, 8"x8", pencil and color ink
NC8x8 Drawing #37 Jan 16, 2025, 8"x8", pencil and color ink
NC8x8 Drawing #36, Jan 10, 2025, 8"x8", pencil and color ink
NC8x8 Drawing #35, Jan 10, 2025, 8"x8", pencil and color ink
NC8x8 Drawing #34, Jan 02, 2025, 8"x8", pencil and color ink
NC8x8 Drawing #31, July 3, 2024, 8"x8", pencil and color ink
NC8x8 Drawing #32, July 4, 2024, 8"x8", pencil and color ink
NC8x8 Drawing #33, July 8, 2024, 8"x8", pencil and color ink
NC8x8 Drawing #30, January 19, 2024, 8"x8", pencil and color ink
NC8x8 Drawing #29, January 12, 2024, 8"x8", pencil and color ink
NC8x8 Drawing #28, January 10, 2024, 8"x8", pencil and color ink
NC8x8 Drawing #25, October 26, 2023, 8"x8", pencil and color ink
NC8x8 Drawing #26, November 20, 2023, 8"x8", pencil and color ink
NC8x8 Drawing #27, November 29, 2023, 8"x8", pencil and color ink
NC8x8 Drawing #22, August 29, 2023, 8"x8", pencil and color ink
NC8x8 Drawing #23, August 30, 2023, 8"x8", pencil and color ink
NC8x8 Drawing #18, August 14, 2023, 8"x8", pencil and color ink
NC8x8 Drawing #17, February 25, 2023, 8"x8", pencil and color ink
NC8x8 Drawing #16, February 15, 2023, 8"x8", pencil and color ink
NC8x8 Drawing #14, March 28, 2022, 8"x8", pencil and color ink
NC8x8 Drawing #13, March 11, 2022, 8"x8", pencil and color ink
NC8x8 Drawing #12, March 1, 2022, 8"x8", pencil and color ink
NC8x8 Drawing #11, Feb 2, 2022, 8"x8", pencil and color ink
Drawings with Music – 8"x8" each, pencil and color ink
2023 8"x8" Drawing #S1, Music by Steve Roden "VIEW" album Track 4, Duration: 16:28, first time listening, same duration.
2023 8"x8" Drawing #S2, Music by Steve Roden "VIEW" album Track 1, Duration: 16:04
Part of Moving Drawing #1 Project – NC8x8 Drawing #5, 2021, 8"x8", pencil and color ink
Part of Moving Drawing #1 Project – NC8x8 Drawing #6, 2021, 8"x8", pencil and color ink
Part of Moving Drawing #1 Project – NC8x8 Drawing #7, 2021, 8"x8", pencil and color ink
Selected NC 12"x9" Series – pencil and color ink
NC Drawing #7, 2021, 12"x9", pencil and color ink
NC Drawing #6, 2021, 12"x9", pencil and color ink
NC Drawing #2, 2020, 12"x9", pencil and color ink
NC Drawing #4, 2020, 12"x9", pencil and color ink
NC Drawing #5, 2021, 12"x9", pencil and color ink
Selected Coffee Drawing Series from 2006 to 2020
Big Drawing #5, 2015, 18"x24", coffee, pencil and color ink
Big Drawing #4, 2014, 18"x24", coffee, pencil and color ink
Big Drawing #3, 2014, 18"x24", coffee, pencil and color ink
Big Drawing #10, 2018, 30"x22", coffee, pencil and color ink
Big Drawing #6, 2015, 24"x18", coffee, pencil and color ink
Big Drawing #7, 2015, 24"x18", coffee, pencil and color ink
#50, 12"x9", 2018, coffee, pencil and color ink
#48, 12"x9", 2017, coffee, pencil and color ink
#40, 12"x9", 2013, coffee, pencil and color ink
#39, 9"x12", 2013, coffee, pencil and color ink
#35, 9"x12", 2012, coffee, pencil and color ink
#29, 9"x12", 2010, coffee, pencil and color ink
#26, 9"x12", 2009, coffee and pencil
#25, 9"x12", 2008, coffee and pencil (sold)
#28, 9"x12", 2010, coffee, pencil and color ink (sold)
#6, 9"x12", 2006, coffee and pencil
#8, 9"x12", 2006, coffee and pencil
