In my artwork I create small views of a quiet world. I examine the minutiae of everyday life and wonders of the natural world to evoke visual stories. While much of my artwork reflects the influence of Asian art, my subject matter is rooted in my experience of growing up in the San Francisco Bay Area and my Japanese American ancestry.

Bio

Shari is a visual artist working in printmaking, watercolor and book arts. She has a degree in architecture and worked as an architect before shifting her focus to art.

Shari’s etchings and paintings are housed in the Alameda County Art Collection and Library of Congress Fine Print Collection and have been featured as cover art for the magazine, Edible Eastbay. She illustrated science concepts for the collaborative project, Science Tarot and created the artwork for a limited edition book, Yoshitsune Senbon Zakura (Yoshitsune and the Thousand Cherry Trees) to accompany an original music composition inspired by the historical kabuki play.