While all of our artists create out of a plethora of meaningful inspiration, the artwork in Dogwood Hill Artist Sarah Ragan’s holiday collection is especially sentimental this particular year. Sarah’s block print designs were inspired by a country that has held her family’s focus as they work towards adopting a little girl from India. Sarah’s family has completed ten months of paperwork and approvals and are now waiting for a match with a child.

“I wanted to honor [our daughter’s] culture and her birth country by creating designs inspired by Indian hand block patterns. In college, I did my concentration in print-making and have always been drawn to patterns and textiles. It is an artform that I’ve found especially beautiful. Indian block printing is a heritage craft and these patterns and fabrics are truly amazing works of art. Since they are stamped by hand, you can see the lovely registration marks that are sometimes offset – each piece is unique. I bought Indian fabrics to study before getting started on this collection and loved examining the details of how they are produced,” said Sarah.