Sarah Emily Balough is a visual artist and art educator based in Alexandria, Virginia. She received an M.F.A in Oil Painting from the Indiana University of Pennsylvania and holds a B.A in Studio Art from the Robert E. Cook Honors College. Inspired by The Golden Age of Illustrations, Balough’s watercolor and ink illustrations draw from popular culture, folklore, and her own experiences to convey the complexities of the concept of home and the act of homemaking. Depicting women engaged in strange, and often precarious tasks, Balough’s work is concerned with the sedimentation and evolving components of the idea of “home.” Mainly, how the act of being “at home” or not having a “home” has become a stock measurement for our lives. When not teaching or creating art, Balough dreams of living in an old house in Maine with many donkeys.

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