Sharon Wheat is an exceptional
fiber artist who has worked in the field of fine arts for more than 30 years.
She has been awarded numerous honors, including the coveted One Woman Show award
(San Francisco Art Festival), the Best of Show award (Mill Valley Art Festival),
and a Best in Fiber award (Sausalito Art Festival). Her involvement in the art
community includes teaching stints for various educational institutions
Sharon's
work is shown in galleries throughout the United States and in many acclaimed
international exhibitions. She has designed commissioned pieces for corporate
settings, among them Crocker Bank and Summit Hospital, and has created works for
private collections.Sharon is currently exhibiting mixed-media sculptural totems
and resides in the San Francisco Bay Area.
Artist's Statement
Universal Totems physically
capture creative energy inspired by aspects of tribal cultures, their rituals
and symbolic imagery.
The totems are formed from wood and incorporate African mud cloth, Indonesian
fabrics, Indian silks, South American and Turkish carpets, and other textile
remnants from around the world.
The work often includes elements such as Balinese hand carvings and other
objects collected from travels, and are then given new stories within the
context of my art.
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12/08/2006