Sara Tolbert

Captivating illustrations illuminate poems in ‘Uhaul’

SHEA BOVE ILLUSTRATION BY SARA TOLBERT “Uhaul: A Collection of Lesbian Love Poems,” written by Emily Ramser and illustrated by Sara Tolbert embraces the idea of capturing written words through forms of illustration. With the twelve poems that make up this chapbook, only five illustrations accompany certain poems. As I read through the twelve poems, […]

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Student Illustrates Poetry Chapbook

By Eva Andrews This semester, Sara Tolbert has illustrated a poetry chapbook, Uhaul: A Collection of Lesbian Love Poems, written by Emily Ramser. The chapbook was inspired by Ramser’s experiences with Tinder last summer and her relationships with women. Ramser reached out to Tolbert to illustrate the book during the fall semester. The two worked […]

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Fleer Student’s Fairy Tale of a Senior Show

By Emily Ramser Salem College is exhibiting work from graduating seniors Danny Ekstrand and Sara Lee Tolbert. The exhibition opening reception will be on Friday May 6 from 6-8pm and will be shown at the Elberson Fine Arts Center from May 6 through May 21. Two graduating seniors, Danny Erkstrand and Sara Lee Tolbert, are […]

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Students Protest Salem College’s Response to HB2

By Emily Ramser Salem students protested what they feel is a lack of response from the college’s administration today, April 12 regarding the Public Facilities Privacy and Security Act, more commonly known as HB2. About 30 students participated in the protest rally, including members of the current and incoming SGA Executive Board. They held signs […]

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Giant Portraits Come From Giant Inspiration

By Emily Ramser Photos by LaNise Salley For her senior art show, senior Sara Tolbert is focusing on her family and her identity as an Afro-Latina woman by creating massive portraits of those who have impacted her life. In order to graduate with a B.A. in Studio Art, Salem students are required to create a […]

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Zines! Zines! Zines!

Over the summer Junior Sara Tolbert created her own zine. She drew, produced, printed, and distributed it all by herself, which took a lot of time. In fact, she says it took her almost the entire summer. However, even though the project took up so much of Tolbert’s time, she does not regret it. It […]