Crimson DesArt

Crim­son DesArt – It’s In The Blood is more than an art prac­tice; it is a liv­ing expres­sion of sto­ry, cul­ture, and con­nec­tion. Our jour­ney began through a deep desire to hon­our fam­i­ly, her­itage, and the pow­er­ful nar­ra­tives car­ried through gen­er­a­tions. What start­ed as a per­son­al explo­ration has grown into a mean­ing­ful cre­ative path, one ground­ed in iden­ti­ty, resilience, and the endur­ing strength of cul­ture. Sarah Cox is a proud Abo­rig­i­nal woman of Wongkathaa and Ban­ji­ma descent on her mother’s side, and of Scot­tish her­itage on her father’s side. Her fam­i­ly his­to­ry is shaped by the strength and resilience of her grand­par­ents, who were part of the Stolen Gen­er­a­tions and were raised at Sis­ter Kate’s Children’s Home in Perth. Their expe­ri­ences and life jour­neys deeply influ­ence Sarah’s cre­ative and per­son­al identity.

In explor­ing her family’s sto­ries and cul­tur­al con­nec­tions, Sarah found­ed Crim­son DesArt – It’s In The Blood – a cre­ative prac­tice that hon­ours ances­tral mem­o­ry, cul­tur­al sur­vival, and the pow­er of visu­al storytelling.

Sarah has been mar­ried for over 20 years to a Nyik­i­na, Nir­rum­bu­ru, Bard and Noon­gar man from the Kim­ber­ley. Togeth­er, they live in Broome with their three sons, bal­anc­ing cul­tur­al life, fam­i­ly, and com­mu­ni­ty. Along­side her work as an artist, Sarah is also a ded­i­cat­ed pri­ma­ry school teacher, pas­sion­ate about pass­ing on knowl­edge, cul­ture, and cre­ativ­i­ty to the next generation.

Liv­ing just out of town, sur­round­ed by the nat­ur­al beau­ty of the Kim­ber­ley, Sarah draws con­stant inspi­ra­tion from the land. Being immersed in nature is an essen­tial part of both life and art, shap­ing the tex­tures, colours, and sto­ries that emerge in her work.

Sarah’s paint­ings are a dynam­ic blend of vibrant and earthy tones. Her style is expres­sive and tac­tile, with flow­ing forms, bold strokes, and rich­ly tex­tured sur­faces that often feel rough to the touch. Her works speak where words fall short, telling sto­ries that are both deeply per­son­al and uni­ver­sal­ly felt. Through her art, Sarah aims to fos­ter con­nec­tion, reflec­tion, and heal­ing, cre­at­ing pieces that leave a last­ing and pos­i­tive impact.

Crim­son DesArt offers a beau­ti­ful and diverse range of art­works and prod­ucts to suit all bud­gets. Along­side orig­i­nal paint­ings, the col­lec­tion includes high-qual­i­ty prints, 1000-piece and 70-piece jig­saws, beach tow­els, table­cloths, table run­ners, note­books, coast­ers, and greet­ing cards, allow­ing peo­ple to expe­ri­ence and con­nect with the art­work in their every­day lives.

You can find Crim­son DesArt at the Broome Cour­t­house Mar­kets every Sat­ur­day morn­ing from 8am to 1pm, at dis­play in the Broome Vis­i­tor Cen­tre or by appoint­ment for a more per­son­al experience.