Shari E. W. Boraz Fiber Arts
Hand Embroidery and Fiber Design
Shari Boraz and Shari Wolf-Boraz
Artist's Journey, 18″ H x 18” L
Hand embroidery
ARTIST STATEMENT: As a fiber artist specializing in hand embroidery and artist-designed base fabrics, my imagery is inspired by a meditative process that uncovers my unconscious thoughts. I often use photography as a starting point.
Having earned a BFA from the School of the Art Institute of Chicago, I engage my training in color theory, composition, textile design, and photography.
My art has been shown in museums and galleries across the United States and Europe. A career highlight was being named one of 50 winners of the Levis Denim Art Contest.
About the Artist
Shari earned a BFA from the School of the Art Institute of Chicago, where she majored in textile design. Her goal is to attract the viewer to her art and provoke their intellect with creative thoughts.
Boraz begins with either white cotton textiles or printed cotton textiles that she has created by digitally manipulating original photographs. She then uses thread to “paint”, using meticulous hand embroidery stitches in a slow, meditative pace. The variety of embroidery stitches, including French knots with complementary threads and color combinations, results in nuanced coloration and a vibrating pointillist effect.
The artist has been greatly influenced by the psychedelic and pop art movements of the 1960s, including Peter Max, Josef Albers’ color theory (1888-1976), pointillism (late 1880s), and the intricate detailing found in Flemish Renaissance art (15th- 17th centuries). In addition, Gauguin, Cézanne, Matisse, Picasso, and Chagall all impact her aesthetics. Influences that share her way of communicating through emotive and deeply personal symbolism include Frieda Kahlo, Kiki Smith, and Louise Bourgeois.
Boraz’s art has been exhibited in museums and several juried and invitational exhibitions and is in museum collections. She is a member of the Women's Caucus for Art, the New Hampshire Art Association, the League of New Hampshire Craftsmen, the Stamford (CT) Art Association, and AVA Gallery and Art Center (Lebanon, NH).
Shari E. Wolf Boraz Artist Resume
2015-2017
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2011-2014
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2007-2010
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