Artist Statement

During sixteen years of working with mallet, chisel and wood, my eyes opened gradually to the majesty and the extraordinary beauty of wood.  Through this amazing medium I pay tribute to the nobility of everyday life.

These sculptures, formed by hand, are witnesses to my evolution as an artist and human being.  Through them I have serenely learned to comprehend and accept the different facets of life.  Along the way, I walked arm-in-arm with the mother, daughter, beggar and the ascetic through turbulent and calm waters in their quests for justice and peace for humanity.

I am truly honored to be part of the art world and to use its language to crystalize moments in time.

Marika

Artist Resume – Summary 

Awards:

• The Claude Parsons Memorial Award, Jury of Awards: Claudia Seymour President Emeritus of the Salmagundi Club and Elizabeth Spencer Life Member of the Art Students League, The American Artists Professional League Inc.,  86^th Grand National Exhibit, Salmugundi Club, New York, NY
• Second Place, Juror: Landa King, Chair Department of Visual Arts Texas Lutheran University, New Braunfels Art League Gallery, Art in the Hills, New Braunfels, TX, 2014
• The 2014 Arts Enrichment Award, Seguin Commission on the Arts, Seguin, TX, 2014
• First Place Professional 3D, Inspire Fine Arts Center, Inspire’s on Fire Celebration, San Antonio, TX, 2013
• Honorable Mention, Juror: Professor Mary Visser, Southwestern University, Texas Society of Sculptors, 5^th Georgetown Public Library Sculpture Show, Georgetown, TX, 2012
• Ann Griffith Ash Donor Award, Juror: Peter Trippi Editor of “Fine Art Connoisseur”, The San Antonio Art League and Museum, 82^nd Annual Artists Exhibition, San Antonio, TX, 2012

Exhibitions:

• The American Artists Professional League Inc.,  86^th Grand National Exhibit, Salmugundi Club, New York, NY, November, 2014
• The Coleman Theatre, The Music, Poetry and Stories of Wood, supported in part by an award from the Mid-America Arts Alliance, the National Endowment for the Arts and the Oklahoma Arts Council, Miami, OK, June, 2014 (Solo Exhibition)
• Bihl Haus Arts, Only from the Heart…, San Antonio, TX, May-July, 2014 (Solo Exhibition)
• The George Washington Carver Museum and Cultural Center, Marika, Austin, TX, January-April, 2010 (Solo Exhibition)
• Texas Lutheran University, Schuech Fine Arts Center, Marika Bordes: Inspiration-Celebration-Passion, Seguin, TX, January-February, 2009 (Solo Exhibition)
• Preston Contemporary  Art Center, Fall Exhibition, Mesilla, NM, October-December, 2008
• Pen and Brush, 57^th Annual Sculpture & Medallic Art Exhibition, New York, NY, March, 2003

Public and Private Commissions:

• Texas Lutheran University, Flying Leaves, Seguin, TX, 2014
• The City of Seguin, The Walnut Springs Park Bird Sculpture Sanctuary, Seguin, TX, 2012
• The Guadalupe Regional Medical Center, Maternitree, Seguin, TX, 2010

Media: 

• Arts: The KLRN television program broadcasts an interview of Marika and her exhibit at the Bihl Haus Arts, San Antonio, TX, May 2014

Publication:

• Marika Bordes and Dennis Martin, Marika The Path of a Sculptor, published by Marika Sculptures LLC, ISBN 978-0-9960735-0-9, printed in San Antonio, TX, 2014

Education:

• Sculpting from François Sanon, master wood sculptor, Pétion-Ville, Haiti, 1996-2001