Lily O’Hara was born in the Adirondack mountains of New York but after living in Vermont for two years, considers herself a full blown Vermonter – complete with farmers tan and quick wit. Along with creating the new gardens on the Sable land her intentions also extend to making the residents laugh into the night, experimenting new recipes with the bountiful harvest, absorbing as much knowledge through hands on labor, as it will allow, and sneaking in collaboration with an artist or two throughout the summer. 

Q & A with Lily:
How did you hear about Sable?
Meeting the creative director, Otto, this past winter gave me an opportunity to see the land in its rawest form. Intrigued immediately, I wanted to be enriched by what the project had to offer and offer what I had to enrich the project back.

What inspires you to make art?
Considering my “medium” is gardening, what inspires me to garden is this piece of land on which the garden dwells. Sable itself demands to be cared for, whether it be to till new beds, harvest the fruits of my labor, or sow a new crop, Sable’s intentions of survival and cultivating food for its residents and the community inspires me to keep practicing my medium.

What is your spirit vegetable and why?
I am a potato. Not a freshly harvest potato from that season but one you have uncovered from last seasons crop. Simple, hearty, versatile, yet in order to get to those qualities you must dig down to reveal what is there. But, once the potato is uncovered from the mounds of dirt it is satisfying to get to know that potato and hold it in your hand as you ponder how it survived a harsh winter.

If you could have any superpower what would it be?
The power to be able to read people's minds and understand why they subconsciously and consciously do things.