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Fog in London

Turtle Creek
taken on her trips around the world. One watercolor titled
“Fog in London” happens to be her favorite that she’s
painted.

“These aren’t experiences that somebody’s going to gift
you,” Sara says. “It’s hard work and growth and taking
chances.”
Over the years, Sara passed art on to her children and
grandchildren. She and her husband introduced their
interest in theatre and art collecting to their kids. Two of Ladybug
her sons and a daughter-in-law continue to run the Aversa
business, with a store open in Milwaukee. Another son is a grader when she asked a classmate to finish a drawing for
chef, and two daughters work as stylists at high-end stores her when she thought she couldn’t do it herself.
in Chicago. One daughter took after Sara to become an But a lot has changed since then. Not only has Sara
interior designer, and another is involved with jewelry design incorporated art into her day-to-day life, but she also
and fashion. Sara even gave watercolors she’s worked on finds different ways to share her artwork, specifically in
over the years to all 12 of her grandchildren. exhibitions at The Clare.
“I feel that everyone excels at art and is an artist in some Currently, Sara believes art exists in everything she sees and
form,” Sara says. “Art is an expression of life, love, beauty does.
and spiritual being.”
“Art revolves around me every day,” she says. “Talking to a
In elementary school, Sara may not have agreed with this new person, sharing a cup of tea – that’s all art. I don’t think
perspective. She recalls an instance as a first- or second- it just has to be on a piece of paper.”