This is Your Life, Sharon!!!!

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We’ve been gathered for a few days to celebrate my friend Sharon’s 80th birthday. So far we’ve had a pre-birthday party for Sharon and two friends, an art day and a party preparation day. Tomorrow is the big day. I’ve had fun surveying all the treasures in her house as it is filled with first her own work and then the work of those she has done shows with over the years. She has huge books full of her photography, drawers filled with treasures gleaned from the Bone Room, the Tucson Gem and Mineral show and countless other sources. When I first met her in 1989 while doing shows, she made Universal Totems which you’ll see on the walls. Before that she was a weaver and you’ll see her throws folded neatly on a shelf in one of the photos. After doing years of shows with the totems, she turned to photography. Her photos are stunning and deserve to be in National Geographic or the National Gallery. Later she turned to incredible felt sculptures. You can see her whimsical animals on shelves below and see the over 400 felt cactus figures she made to give away at her party…and that she taught us to make. (See my earlier post.) Then there are the needlepoint pillows that display her own, not patterned artistry. They display portraits of her grandchildren and flowers and terracotta pottery and other subjects—60,000 stitches per pillow!! And they take months to design and produce. You will see Sharon, preparing one of 4 cakes for her 80th birthday celebration dinner—55 people expected! Also her husband John and three friends who came from Southern California and Mexico to help her celebrate–including me!

If you would like to explore more of Sharon’s work, you can find her online gallery HERE.

Click on Photos to Enlarge.

Sharon “adjusting” her flower vines in preparation for her 80th birthday party.
Sharon’s workspace and family wall
Sharon’s Grandkids, photographed by her
Sharon’s Kids, photographed by her.
Sharon’s Pillows–Needlepoint renditions of her Grandkids..60,0000 plus stitches per pillow!
Sharon pillows
House.. Art Collection
Sharon’s Universal Spirits–her creations
An amazing table made by an artist friend
Giclee of one of Sharon’s Photograph
One of Sharon’s photography books
Three more of Sharon’s books of photography.
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More of her photos….
and more…20 in all.
More books of Sharon’s photos
The drawers next to her photo albums are filled with other treasures…
insects,
bones,
and other natural treasures.
John’s all pumped up for the party!
Orchids abound
More Hennig sculpture
Shelves full of the work of past participants in the same shows she did.
Sharon’s fantastic cloth stuffed creatures.
Three coconut cakes before whipped cream frosting
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My blog, which started out to be about overcoming grief, quickly grew into a blog about celebrating life. I post daily: poems, photographs, essays or stories. I've lived in countries all around the globe but have finally come to rest in Mexico, where I've lived since 2001. My books may be found on Amazon in Kindle and print format, my art in local Ajijic galleries. Hope to see you at my blog.

22 thoughts on “This is Your Life, Sharon!!!!”

  8. Unknown's avatarLaurie B

    ❤️ A beautiful tribute to a beautiful woman, from another beautiful woman. Thank you for the tour! Brilliantly captured, I poured over every image and was enthralled with Sharon’s creativity and talent. Those pillows! Incredible works of art. I want one—or ten! You inspire me to live the dream, move to Mexico, and surround myself with art, creativity, and all of you. Thank you for the inspiration as I start my day, dreaming.

    I hope to return soon! You’re top on my list, Judy!

    ~Laurie B., Boulder Creek, California

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