Communication and the delicate balance of all human relationships are at the core of Sauer’s work. Her sculptural baskets consist of thousands of half hitch knots making the structure row by row. The resulting ridges appear as lines moving around the form, supporting and elaborating on the nature of the shape. Color is always central to the idea and reflects the mood of the piece. “The shapes express tensions, contradictions and the interplay of the connections in life. My work deals with the specifics of my own life, but hopefully connects and resonates my experiences with a wider audience at the same time.”

Selected Permanent Collections:

Museum of Arts and Design, New York City, New York
Arkansas Art Center Decorative Arts Museum, Little Rock, Akansas
Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, Ohio
Detroit Institute of Arts, Detroit, Michigan
Erie Art Museum, Erie, Pennsylvania
Jack Lenor Larsen Collection, New York, New York
Museum of Nanjing, China
Museum of Suwa, Japan
M.H. de Young Memorial Museum, San Francisco, California
Mint Museum of Craft + Design, Charlotte, North Carolina
Nordenfjeldske Kunstindustrimuseum, Tronndheim, Norway
Philadelphia Museum of Art, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Joseph & Emily Rauh Pulitzer Collection, St. Louis, Missouri
Saint Louis Art Museum, St. Louis, Missouri

Smithsonian American Art Museum, Smithsonian Institution,
Renwick Gallery,Washington, D.C.

The Contemporary Museum of Art, Honolulu, Hawaii
University of Missouri, Columbia, Missouri
Wadsworth Atheneum, Hartford, Connecticut
Washington University, St. Louis, Missouri
Racine Museum of Art, Racine, Wisconsin

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Not So Independent
22" x 14" x 13"
$16,000