Sara Boyle

Some of my work will be on display and available to buy. Find me on the 3rd floor at the Banks Mill Open Studios, Derby this weekend.

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The last week of my exhibition is on at the Sock Gallery Loughborough. Oil paintings by Sara Jane Boyle Derbyshire artist

Alexithymia is a condition whereby an individual does not recognised their emotions or how they are feeling, I have named one of my paintings this and have written a blog about it, only a five minute read.

Alexithymia, Circles and Fishes, a tormented artists takes a deeper look into her own work.

Follow the link below to take you there.

Exploring emotional detachment Contemplating circles and fishes. A brief interlude into Sara Janes Boyle's tormented mind.

Banks Mill member and University of Derby Alumni Sara Boyle has opened her show at Sock Gallery exploring her family's traumatic experience of life in the care system and historic treatment of unmarried mothers.

Watch her interview with BBC TV (23mins) https://bbc.in/42KNtnR
and read the full story https://bit.ly/3M2ybV0

Listen to me, Sara Jane Boyle a Derbyshire artist chatting to radio Sheffield about the unjustified cruel treatment of mothers that were sent away to homes and then made to give away their babies in the 1960s and 1970s

Hear me talk about my story to Howie 1.8 mins in (slide the bar along to 1.8)

https://www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/p0ff253z

Howard Pressman - 26/04/2023 - BBC Sounds The day's local and national news, as well as great music and quizzes with Howard.

Studio painting today

Jennifer Harby from the BBC online has written an insightful and also very poignant article about my solo exhibition at the Sock Gallery in Loughborough, which is on till 3rd June.

A baby and her mother who were not allowed to be together, the social norm and common practice for an u***d mother pregnant with her unborn child to be sent away. "Out of sight out of mind", then the mother would have been strongly encouraged to give the baby up for adoption.

Read my story.

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-leicestershire-65388761

Artist calls for apology for treatment of unmarried mothers Sara Jane Boyle says her mother was encouraged to give her up for adoption in the 1970s.

Delighted to have my work that is now exhibiting at the Sock Gallery as part of this months which is on tonight 6pm till 8pm Friday 28th April
6.00pm - 8.00pm
'What Has Love Got To Do With It' by is part of this months
Reflective works exploring the significance of the harmonic unspoken language between mother and child.
Other venues taking part with fantastic exhibitions to see are @ institute_
All are free to attend with maps being available from venues on the day.

Jennifer Harby from the BBC online has written a lovely and also very poignant article about my solo exhibition. She goes on to explain how my work relates to my personal history and it may also resonate with other women who spent time in mother and baby homes and the their experiences. I was also also on Sheffield BBC radio today chatting to Howie at 4.05pm

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-leicestershire-65388761

Artist calls for apology for treatment of unmarried mothers Sara Jane Boyle says her mother was encouraged to give her up for adoption in the 1970s.

Solo exhibition on for six weeks at Loughborough please share

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Such a pleasure to be exhibiting my first solo exhibition at the Sock Gallery in Loughborough. What has love got to do with it exhibits until the 3rd June.

All work is for sale, excluding The Big Baby. This painting I am planning to exhibit further with other works to raise awareness regarding the historical unjust treatment of women and babies that were sent to mother and baby homes.

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Triptych-Hope
Approx size 260 x 150 cm I am looking forward to seeing this up on the gallery wall! I will be writing a blog on this painting in the next couple of weeks. Picking up on my sketches and journals, these paintings I create have a story to tell. Keep an eye out for the blog post Hope. 🎨

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Read about the story behind the painting, my latest blogpost is out now

THE SPLIT Where trauma divides the identity of a child's sense of self

Has todays society progressed past the 1970s opinions, have we really moved on when it comes to single mothers and their babies? Or are we still stuck in the same old belief systems that are just masked under different social welfare laws? Read my blog and hear my story then tell me what you think?

The immoral welfare of a baby This painting stores many emotions and secrets, some of which even I can not recall. It has certainly been a journey painting it.

The Big Baby. Oil on linen canvas 150cm x 100cm I started this painting way back last summer. I’ve picked it up and put it down numerous times. Here are some close up detail of stitching placed on various parts of her body. There is a blog post out tomorrow evening explaining the story behind the Big Baby painting, keep an eye out for it and have a read. She’ll also be exhibited at the Sock Gallery Loughborough 20th April to 3rd June ***dmotherhomes ***dmothers

Details, work still in progress

Detail from the first painting of a triptych that I’ve working on today. Oil on canvas

Detail from center painting of a triptych that I’m still working on. Oil on linen

In 1971 I was born in a mother and baby home called St Agatha, which was ran by nuns. I was fostered from birth, because my mother had her baby out of wedlock she was encouraged to give me up for adoption. A woman who my mum worked for as a nanny, helped her get me back. Sadly, my mum would never talk to me about this time, it's as though she carried the shame all her life. I have since tried to locate my records, but I can't find anything about me until I am 18 months old and from then I seem to be on lots of archival information. Apparently a data protection law came into effect in 1976 which stated fostering records were not required to be kept, I think the requirement nowadays is that they are kept for 75 years. I have this photo which I've painted a self portrait from, I do not know where I was or who was looking after me at the time this of this photo. It seems as though the camera has caught an invisible baby within its lense and captured her on this photograph.

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A bird sitting on a tree is never afraid of the branch breaking, because her trust is not in the branch but on her own wings. Always believe in yourself - The Minds Journal

Working on a large oil painting centre part of a triptych.

Sunday evenings a time for reflection and preparation for the week ahead