S1E23: Sarah Rossetti aka 'Invader Girl'

Sarah Rossetti, aka 'Invader Girl', is a Contemporary Acrylic Artist painting evocative scenes of war, law enforcement, veterans and, more recently, horses. Sarah was born in Nonnweiler, Germany in 1987, the oldest of five children—she has a younger sister and two younger brothers. Sarah’s other young sister Lisa was tragically killed in 2004; a traumatic event that would impact Sarah in different ways. Her father John was a communications specialist in the Air Force, stationed in Germany where he met his wife Regina. As a military family they moved around and whilst in Germany her parents divorced and Sarah stayed with her mother who moved the family to the island of Guam, eventually helping her in the bar business that she operated. It was there that Sarah met the military personnel whose war stories would leave an impression that has influenced the art genre she specializes in today. Those graphic stories would create powerful images and inform the style of art that has become her trademark. Sarah did not feel at home as a student and once she graduated high school in Guam she bucked the idea of college, preferring to find her own way untutored as an artist. She endured a struggle with alcohol that she eventually won and, realizing that she needed a new direction, she moved to the US in 2017. She married Phil, a retired navy CMC, and after a spell in Alexandria, the couple found their home near Haymarket, which accommodates a large studio. For the time being, Sarah is not represented and prefers not to show her work in galleries. Instead she has a website and takes commissions, and has an impressive work rate of 3-4 paintings a day. Host: Chris StaffordProduced by Hollowell StudiosFollow @theaartpodcast on InstagramEmail: [email protected]’s website: https://www.invadergirlart.com/Instagram: @_invadergirl_ Favorite female artists:L. M. HankinsAshley Gessler DavisSarah’s Playlist:Storm - Josh Vietti Greed - GodsmackThe story of OJ- Jay ZRekt - Rob Bailey Nice n Easy- Frank SinatraScherzo for Piano no 2- Frederic ChopinPink Moon- Tash Sultana The Ballad of londinium- Daniel Pemberton23- chayce BeckhamMftr- Pusha TFortunate So - CCRYoung and Free - Dermot KennedyBecome a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/aart--5814675/support.