by Shannon | Apr 5, 2017 | Uncategorized
This piece started after Fiona got sick, I had been doing the patterns for sometime and felt it was time to complete something larger. It waits and waits to be finished. There had been an urgency to start it, but my priorities remain with Fiona. I have had a very hard...
by Shannon | Mar 6, 2017 | Uncategorized
In February, I almost buried another child. Fiona got influenza, she rode in ambulance to hospital. She was admitted and stayed a week. Afterwards she was moved to Mary Free Bed for three more weeks. While there she relearned to walk and use her arms. This was...
by Shannon | Jan 23, 2017 | Uncategorized
I filled our van with 7 people and drove the 12 hours to Washington DC. The trip down was inspiring. Afterwards, I started working on my self portrait with Pussy Hat.
by Shannon | Jan 23, 2017 | Uncategorized
After the election results came in, I was quiet. I was sad. I was angry. Most of all, I was terribly disappointed to live in a country where my fellow citizens felt voting for a man who used fear to divide people seemed like a good solution. He is racist,...
by Shannon | Dec 29, 2016 | Uncategorized
In December, I returned to Riyadh. I was able to share with my children one city in a country I had called home for many years. It was wonderful to see the house I grew up in, explore the desert with my children, and make a plein air watercolor painting at a gorgeous...
by Shannon | Aug 3, 2016 | Uncategorized
