Sarai Poirritt

Fading skirt

Winking eye,

Door that will not close

Lids that droop dark between that mask of Juniper.

High black kites , ready

Outstretched limbs

Rotating heads

Waiting still, no sound.

White curtains sheer that lift their arms

To hail it’s freedom

Torn and tattered dreams,

Caught on brambles too overgrown now

To battle down.

Doors that lead to the lake.

How long ago?

I do not know.

Curriculum Vitae
613-220-2867

EDUCATION

Ottawa School of Art
Courses in printmaking, papermaking, natural dying, weaving, drawing, and painting (1982-2016)

Penland School of Crafts in Asheville NC
Intensive course in color theory (2012)

Various private studios
Courses in ceramics, hand-building and wheel (1997-2014)

Algonquin College in Ottawa ON
Registered nursing program (graduated in 1980)

Montreal Neurological Institute
Postgraduate course in Neurological Nursing (1983)

SOLO EXHIBITIONS
Chez Lucien Artist of the Month—December 2019 (pen on paper)

GROUP EXHIBITIONS
Prince Edward County Studio Tour—September 2018 (multi-media)
Sisters in Winter Show—February 2017 (oil painting and felting)
Ottawa School of Art Group Show—2007 (aquatint print and painting)

AWARDS
Children’s Christmas Story Competition Winner, Canadian Broadcasting Corporation’s Take Five with
Shelagh Rogers (2009)
Eileen Flanagan Award for academic achievement, Montreal Neurological Institute (1983)