Shannon Webb
I am inspired by the simplest things, like avocado toast, in my daily journeys. I appreciate these mundane moments.
EDUCATION
I remember staying up until midnight in the fourth grade working on a mission sculpture. I loved designing buildings. it was one of teh first projects the lit me up in school. Later, in high school, I found art as a way to express my feelings. I continued to study art in college. I had wonderful art instructors at Cabrillo College, College of San Mateo, and Notre Dame de Namur, with whom I my art degree.
I continue to learn in workshops, participate in local shows, collaborate, volunteer, and challenge myself. I find it relaxing, engaging, and cathartic. It is a life long journey. I taught Art in Action for 13 years as a volunteer in the local school district before Covid-19, and directed the program for a few years through 2020.
I began training myself to teach via videos and zoom, and distance interactions. I am still figuring that one out. Videography is a special skill with which I need more practice. There is much we can share across great distance through the web, and social media. Personally, I prefer to take art classes physically, and still project that to what my potential students would like. However I am still interested in learning more in this.
In addition to visual art education, I also studied music and theater. I was an active thespian in high school, and jazz singer in college. I had been performing as long as making any visual art. I studied piano, violin, clarinet, but voice was may preferred instrument, until I settled into family life.
I remember staying up until midnight in the fourth grade working on a mission sculpture. I loved designing buildings. it was one of teh first projects the lit me up in school. Later, in high school, I found art as a way to express my feelings. I continued to study art in college. I had wonderful art instructors at Cabrillo College, College of San Mateo, and Notre Dame de Namur, with whom I my art degree.
I continue to learn in workshops, participate in local shows, collaborate, volunteer, and challenge myself. I find it relaxing, engaging, and cathartic. It is a life long journey. I taught Art in Action for 13 years as a volunteer in the local school district before Covid-19, and directed the program for a few years through 2020.
I began training myself to teach via videos and zoom, and distance interactions. I am still figuring that one out. Videography is a special skill with which I need more practice. There is much we can share across great distance through the web, and social media. Personally, I prefer to take art classes physically, and still project that to what my potential students would like. However I am still interested in learning more in this.
In addition to visual art education, I also studied music and theater. I was an active thespian in high school, and jazz singer in college. I had been performing as long as making any visual art. I studied piano, violin, clarinet, but voice was may preferred instrument, until I settled into family life.
EXPERIENCE / PROCESS
I took just about every art class I could in college, visual and performing, in any media or genre available at the time. I got to play with everything: sculpture drawing painting, photography, printmaking, publishing, singing acting, video, radio and more.
I found life drawing the most inspiring, drawing from photos is great but real life you are forced to make choices, and you learn how you see, and learn to see more. I fell in love trying to capture movement, and gesture. It’s like Peter Pan chasing his shadow.
I have been showing since 1993 with South Coast Artists Alliance. (www.scaa-artists.org) I have been a collaborator on mural projects, and have written grants for projects over the years, and taught art to students in K-12.
I helped organize the first On-Line show for South Coast Artist Alliance (2020). It inspired me to update this site more often. We had an open air location in 2021, and got back to our original physical site in 2022. I am involved in a cooperative Art Gallery set to open this December 2023!
I am always learning.
I have worked on the Corazones project with Arte Motu from 2010 - 2022, along with the many other projects Arte Motu has presented. We lost a number of the hearts to the CZU wildfires. Thanks to a local grant from Puente de la Costa Sur we were able to rebuild much of our infrastructure for making hears, and create more.
During COVID I worked on an online sketchbook project with the Brooklyn Art library. That library later experienced a tragic fire, burning 80% of the sketchbooks in a moving truck fire, as they were attempting to relocate the collection to a new venue. I’m glad I photographed my book before sending, which I have on the site. My book did make it! I am grateful to have had the chance to work on the project; it helped me through the isolation of COVID. Check out my 7 Heroes in 7 days project!
I am a multi media artist. Generally that means I cannot decide what to work with ;-). But my new meditations allow me to overcome that wall by doing the same image in many different media.
I Love Elizabeth Murray's sculptural canvases. She inspired me to learn about 3D painting, and sculpture. I believe going to museums and recognizing my response to other art helps me grow. I thank Cabrillo College for that. -)
I took just about every art class I could in college, visual and performing, in any media or genre available at the time. I got to play with everything: sculpture drawing painting, photography, printmaking, publishing, singing acting, video, radio and more.
I found life drawing the most inspiring, drawing from photos is great but real life you are forced to make choices, and you learn how you see, and learn to see more. I fell in love trying to capture movement, and gesture. It’s like Peter Pan chasing his shadow.
I have been showing since 1993 with South Coast Artists Alliance. (www.scaa-artists.org) I have been a collaborator on mural projects, and have written grants for projects over the years, and taught art to students in K-12.
I helped organize the first On-Line show for South Coast Artist Alliance (2020). It inspired me to update this site more often. We had an open air location in 2021, and got back to our original physical site in 2022. I am involved in a cooperative Art Gallery set to open this December 2023!
I am always learning.
I have worked on the Corazones project with Arte Motu from 2010 - 2022, along with the many other projects Arte Motu has presented. We lost a number of the hearts to the CZU wildfires. Thanks to a local grant from Puente de la Costa Sur we were able to rebuild much of our infrastructure for making hears, and create more.
During COVID I worked on an online sketchbook project with the Brooklyn Art library. That library later experienced a tragic fire, burning 80% of the sketchbooks in a moving truck fire, as they were attempting to relocate the collection to a new venue. I’m glad I photographed my book before sending, which I have on the site. My book did make it! I am grateful to have had the chance to work on the project; it helped me through the isolation of COVID. Check out my 7 Heroes in 7 days project!
I am a multi media artist. Generally that means I cannot decide what to work with ;-). But my new meditations allow me to overcome that wall by doing the same image in many different media.
I Love Elizabeth Murray's sculptural canvases. She inspired me to learn about 3D painting, and sculpture. I believe going to museums and recognizing my response to other art helps me grow. I thank Cabrillo College for that. -)
