KATHERINE SHAUGHNESSY
Radiant Interlude
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| Radiant Interlude |
28"w x 22"h, pencil, paint, gesso, plaster, sandpaper,
bullet cartridges, fire on birch wood, 2021
5"w x 5"h, mixed media and fire on wood, 2021
5"w x 5"h, mixed media and fire on wood, 2021
5"w x 5"h, mixed media and fire on wood, 2021
5"w x 5"h, mixed media and fire on wood, 2021
5"w x 5"h, mixed media and fire on wood, 2021
5"w x 5"h, mixed media and fire on wood, 2021
5"w x 5"h, mixed media and fire on wood, 2021
5"w x 5"h, mixed media and fire on wood, 2021
5"w x 5"h, mixed media and fire on wood, 2021
5"w x 5"h, mixed media and fire on wood, 2021
5"w x 5"h, mixed media and fire on wood, 2021
5"w x 5"h, mixed media and fire on wood, 2021
5"w x 5"h, mixed media and fire on wood, 2021
5"w x 5"h, mixed media and fire on wood, 2021
5"w x 5"h, mixed media and fire on wood, 2021
5"w x 5"h, mixed media and fire on wood, 2021
5"w x 5"h, mixed media and fire on wood, 2021
5"w x 5"h, mixed media and fire on wood, 2021
5"w x 5"h, mixed media and fire on wood, 2021
5"w x 5"h, mixed media and fire on wood, 2021
ABOUT THIS WORK
I made this piece as a way to meditate and work my way through the pain and uncertainty that is breast cancer.
There's one painting for each day of radiation that I went through in the Spring of 2021. Twenty days total.
As I lay on the radiation table each day holding my breath on command, I had but a few minutes to study
and memorize the images, surfaces, lights and sounds around me. Once back in my studio,
I would see what unfolded. As an artist, it was an excellent exercise in visual/mental focus and indirect drawing.
As a human, it was healing. Some days were dark and it shows. Others reflect hope, even clarity.
Many days I used fire as pigment, texture and rage.
I am forever grateful for St. Luke's Cancer Institute in Boise who caught it right away and continue to look after me. One in eight women will get breast cancer.
Check your boobs. Get your mammograms.
Copyright Ⓒ 1998-2024 Katherine Shaughnessy