imagining what a life centered around her art might look like. Before long, the idea of turning her creativity into a full-time career wasn’t just a dream but the plan. Fast- forward to today and Sara is living out her plan in every artist’s playground: New York City. “I love that this city is a place where people come to pursue their passions; a place that can fulfill so many people’s greatest dreams.” Hers included. New York City has been Sara’s home for the past four years, and one of her favorite moments in the Big Apple speaks volumes about her drive as a professional artist. “My favorite NYC moment has probably been having my own pop-up at Bryant Park Winter Village,” she says. “It felt very full circle because I used to shop at those holiday markets back in college.” Beyond her pop-up, Sara brings her art to life throughout the city with live painting. From weddings to brand events to even setting up on the sidewalk, she finds immense joy in creating while people watch her process unfold. At weddings, she often paints on canvas throughout the event, leaving the couple with a finished keepsake to hang in their home. At brand events, she does live customizations, creating one-of-a-kind pieces for attendees on the spot. “Either way, the goal is the same: to sprinkle a little bit of joy through art,” she says. A stroll through Sara’s business site, Intuitive Creations, where prints, original paintings and more are available for purchase, leaves viewers feeling one thing: happy. Her work carries a clear theme: colorful, whimsical, childlike and fun. As she puts it, “I think the world just needs some more joy.” For now, she continues doing what she does best: capturing the beauty around her through her vibrant palette. Long-term, she hopes her art reaches one of the city’s, and the world’s, most-read magazines. “Getting on the cover of The New Yorker is my biggest career goal,” she says. “Aside from that, I want to keep creating, putting art in people’s homes that make them smile and keep growing as an artist.” “Either way, the goal is the same: to sprinkle a little bit of joy through art.” —SARA YODER
SARA YODER (Iota Omega-Ole Miss) A BIG APPLE ARTIST
When Sara Yoder (Iota Omega-Ole Miss) looks at the world, she sees it through a childlike lens: bursting with color, full of playful proportions and never afraid to be strange. For her, nothing is strictly linear, and everything invites imagination. Since childhood, she’s turned that perspective into art, capturing the wonder she sees in the everyday. Raised between Rome, Georgia, and Northern Michigan, Sara grew up surrounded by contrasting landscapes. Her earliest champions were her art teachers, who recognized and nurtured her creativity. Even as a young student, she gravitated toward vivid color. When everyone else leaned into the beige craze, she rebelled with bright hues, designing art, decorating her space and dressing in ways that celebrated color instead of hiding it. Beyond the classroom, she found bold influences in books like “The English Roses” and brands such as Lilly Pulitzer and Henri Bendel — worlds saturated with playful palettes and patterns. “Looking back,” she says, “I think that book in particular and those brands shaped my style and love of color.” In college, Sara created whenever inspiration struck. She’d sketch original designs on her iPad one day and make sweeping oil strokes on canvas the next, embracing every medium she could get her hands on. While studying hospitality at the University of Mississippi, she started
Step inside Sara’s colorful world at theintuitivecreative.com.
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