Sara’s Sojourn A Crusade to Recapture Innocence by Erika Masterson Photographic Artist
Saturday April 16, 2016 from 4-8pm Erika’s StudioEnjoy Wine and Hor d’oeurves and meet the artist!Sara’s Sojourn A Crusade to Recapture Innocence by Erika Masterson Photographic ArtistIn this series I designed a “story” of images of “Light” that speak to the darkness.Sara is a child on the inside. Her quest for happiness and peace beckons her. She is a wounded spirit in search of repair. She sets out on her journey and dreams’ dream’s and discovers new worlds. She sleeps in the forest, battles wild beasts and conquers her fears. She is tearing down the walls that bind her and following the path to her destiny. “The light shines in the darkness, and the darkness has not overcome it.” John 1:5“Sara” is a child that represents the inner child in all of us. She is also my daughter and a part of my DNA.All of the images are either reproductions of my own personal dreams and personal experiences as I am on my own journey to wholeness.In my images I use the play of “light” by painting light on the images to show the contrast of lightness and darkness in the spiritual realm. I am in love with nature and our deep connection to it as human beings and the fragility it manifests.Sara’s Sojourn is what I call “My Heart” project. The images represent my innermost spirit, my fears, and my longings. They transcend everything I thought I was, to the person I have become on my spiritual journey. They are a story of my inner-self, my childlike spirit on a never-ending journey to true authenticity and presence.The “mood” of these images is dark and uncertain. But within this uncertainty is where “truth” resides. The point of brokenness is the point of this freedom. Without the darkness there can be no light. Without the brokenness there can be no freedom. This is where true beauty is un-veiled through vulnerability.In this exhibition I will have 18 16×16 images. Each image is accompanied by poems I wrote to represent the images meaning to me.for more info on Erika visit www.erikamasterson.com#SarasSojourn #ErikaMasterson
Erika Masterson is a Fine Art Photographer, living her dream between two worlds, a lakeside cabin tucked in the Southern Appalachian mountains and a quiet beach town on Florida’s east coast.Erika and her husband Ed have 4 children and one granddaughter. Her children are often seen in her artistic works.
She received her degree in photography from the Southeastern Center for Photographic Studies in Daytona Beach, Florida in 1990. In 1999 opened her own commercial portrait business and has been working the past 20+ years in California and Florida.
In 2012 Erika expanded her Art including many exhibits and awards. Her most recent accolades; Solo Exhibition Soho Gallery New York; the Co-Jurors Choice award by Joyce Tenneson under the theme “The Intimate Portrait”; She was chosen as a Julia Margaret Cameron finalist for her series “A Message for my Daughter” and was selected as Black and White Magazine’s Portfolio Spotlight winner for her series Sara’s Sojourn.
Her quiet and soulful images have been published in numerous magazines such as Black and White Magazine 2014 & 2017, Victoria Magazine 2000 & 2016, Silvershotz Magazine, Shots Magazine, 5×5 Magazine, Bella Grace Magazine, Raine, Shadow & Light and In-Style Magazine. Erika recently has her images being sold around the world and on greeting cards with Palm Press and book covers. She has also self-published 4 books with her series of work.
