Our featured artist For the month of January is Boaz Priestly.
Priestly is actually an employee of the Tin Shed.
Here is his artist statement:
“Boaz Priestly here!
“My mom taught me to sew when I was 6, (shoutout to you, ma!) and 22 years later, I haven’t stopped yet. I taught myself embroidery while at community college, and then decided making quilts by hand is something I just HAD to do. I’ve made about 10 or so quilts so far. I also make dolls!
“The art I make is inspired by my own life experiences as a queer and trans man, and by the works of Tim Burton, Guillermo del Toro, and Stephen King. This shines through a lot more in my dolls.
“I can also be found on Facebook and Instagram under the username sometimes_sewing, and my commissions are always open!”
Come check out Priestly’s imaginative stitch work, it will grace our walls for a few weeks!
on instagram
