Bio

Sally Jane Harless was born in South Bend, Indiana on the exact same day as Britney Spears on December 2, 1981. Though they have chosen very different career paths, they will always and forever remain astrological twins. Sally received a BFA in printmaking from Indiana University in May 2007. She currently lives in Bloomington, IN. Her current favorite things are: her dog Ramsey, keeping warm, scouring thrift stores for cool picture frames and children's books, planning surprise birthday parties for her friends, and thinking about how to make everything better.

Artist Statement

My work attempts to fuse images reminscent of children's books with the struggles of adjusting to adulthood. My characters deal with issues of self consciousness, depression, solitude, and longing. I attempt to make images relatable in content and also aesthetically pleasing. There is almost always some kind of ailment that afflicts my characters. I also incorporate elements of humor in all of my work through the use of anthropomorphism as well as cynicism. My art has become a visual diary of what happens in my world and how those things affect me. I use these characters as a vehicle to tell my own story.