A bicultural artisan, Sarah builds Western boots by hand with the passion of a New England work-ethic and her French design sensibilities. A graduate of programs in Architecture at the Rhode Island School of Design and Intensive Footwear at London College of Fashion’s Cordwainers College, Sarah’s design skills were complimented by years of training in a variety of hands-on workshops culminating in one-on-one training with Western bootmaker Jim Covington. She established the atelier Saboteuse in 2015.

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Driven by creative process, Sarah intentionally combines bootmaking, artmaking, historical research, and public engagement to better understand relationships between knowledge and quality. Steeped in tradition, her work illustrates meticulous craftsmanship and the unique, thoughtful creativity that makes Saboteuse boots stand apart.

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Sarah’s provocative bootmaking practice is but one part in a life-long body of work. With every stitch and decision, Sarah slowly builds beautiful handmade boots that tell a good story - as her clients become collaborative co-authors of this traditional American craft narrative, and her artwork critiques whose voices are heard within our footwear traditions.