An artist's approach to living beautifully
Biography cont'd...
In 2006, Shannon was scouted to host Fresh Coat, a makeover show on DIY Network, which led to several hosting opportunities and special appearances on national television. These experiences broadened her audience and allowed her to begin honing her story telling style by writing, producing, and art directing video content for magazines, tv channels, and home improvement brands.
Delving more deeply into her own narrative and representational work, Shannon shifted her focus to fine art in 2010. She created a custom installation for the San Francisco Decorator Showcase House inspired by the letters of Julie Morgan to William Randolph Hearst, and has enjoyed gallery exhibitions around the Bay Area including Jennifer Perlmutter Gallery in Lafayette and the Grand Theatre for the Arts in Tracy.
During the pandemic, Shannon began exploring marbling techniques and left San Francisco for life in Gold Country. She's working on her mid-century cinder block house in the Sierra Foothills, putting her new studio space together, and looking forward to seeing how this new landscape informs her work.
Artist Statement
Influenced by family life and the daily ways we interact with our dwellings, Shannon makes art with typical building materials and tools from latex paint, plywood, and furniture wax, to sandpaper, steel wool, and trowels. Her work takes the form of still life, collage, pattern studies, landscape, and memoirs driven by rhythm, pattern, and color. The stenciled motifs represent our decorated surroundings- the walls and objects around us where we live, visit, and spend our time. These writings and landscapes represent the stories that unfold in those spaces and throughout our lives.
Color is the element that brings everything together in your Renovation or New Construction project allowing all the time and effort you've put in, plus the excellent work of the architect, builder, and craftspeople to truly shine in your space.
Applying an expertly curated color palette is crucial to the success of your living space and goes beyond the walls to doors, ceilings, trim, floors, cabinetry, fixtures, and appliances. Everything you choose must reflect and enhance all the other decisions as a whole.
Adding elements of interior design to the color curation process allows deeper access to more technical advice and planning details that can help ensure your house truly functions as beautifully as it looks to fully enjoy the experience of living in that space.
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"That simple detail you added to the wood trim made all the difference. Thank you!" - J.S.
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"Shannon knows her stuff and is a dream to work with! So creative. So talented. So nice. So hardworking. I just miss working with her! -A.A.
"Shannon was great to work with... I hope to have to opportunity to work with Shannon again in the future." -F.C.
Color-Proud Dolores Heights Home Asks for $2.575M
Mary Jo Bowling, writer for Curbed San Francisco, reported that the unexpected color palette I curated (for the loveliest clients ever!) triggered a bid $75K over the asking price when their house went on the market.
The reason buyers gave for bidding high was, "In a sea of white-walled listings, this pink-hued house stands out."
When placed intentionally, color has the power to refine the lines of a house drawing the eyes to the most attractive or welcoming features and giving the house a sense of confidence elegance.
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How It Works
Services are offered as Project or Retainer packages based on your needs plus the size, scope, and timing of your project.
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Together we'll create a map defining the services and steps that will take you from where you are now to your dream scenario.
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Color & Design Consult
A Retainer Package ranging from 1-12 months with estimated hours per week, scheduled site visits, and services list. Color curation plus product and installation recommendations for design components such as flooring, lighting, bathroom fixtures, cabinetry, etc. are detailed in a Color & Design Schedule.
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Interior/Exterior Color
A Project or Retainer package depending on the size and scope, this service includes a site visit(s), defining your project goals, and finding colors that resonate with you. Color palettes are sampled and recommendations are made with a Painters Chart detailing color, finish, and placement for every area.