Ms. Thomas is a Sonoma County fine artist who draws her inspirations from dreams, myths and sacred art traditions of the world. She is devoted to creating images which touch the spirit, evoke a sense of peace and harmony and remind us of the multi-dimensional world in which we live. Her unique watercolor paintings have been exhibited extensively in the U. S and Europe including shows in Beverly Hills, Amsterdam and San Francisco’s Grace Cathedral. Her work has been featured in several books and widely published as art cards, calendars and prints.
Since 1990, Susan has been an adjunct faculty member in the graduate transformative arts program at John F. Kennedy University in Berkeley. She currently teaches at the Sebastopol Center for the Arts, Mendocino Arts Center and leads other healing arts workshops in the Bay Area.
Susan lives with her husband, Joel, also an artist, and their 3 cat friends in a 100 year old remodeled schoolhouse in the redwoods of Occidental where they have a studio, gallery and garden with stone labyrinth.
The vibrant colors and veiled transparencies of the watercolor medium allow me to create magical effects with light and innovative layered textures. The circle or mandala art form, which I have worked with for over 25 years, is an ordering principle we see in nature, like the opening of a flower, radiating from the center. It is used for meditation, ceremony and healing ritual by all cultures of the world. The “prayer rug” series and animal totems are also inspired by sacred art traditions that honor dream visions and our connection to the forces of nature.
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All images ©2007 Susan St.Thomas. All rights reserved.
