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KATHERINE SHAUGHNESSY

| Radiant Interlude |

Radiant Interlude 28"w x 22"h, pencil, paint, gesso, plaster, sandpaper, bullet cartridges, fire on birch wood, 2021 Day 1 5"w x 5"h, mixed media and fire on wood, 2021 Day 2 5"w x 5"h, mixed media and fire on wood, 2021 Day 3 5"w x 5"h, mixed media and fire on wood, 2021 Day 4 5"w x 5"h, mixed media and fire on wood, 2021 Day 5 5"w x 5"h, mixed media and fire on wood, 2021 Day 6 5"w x 5"h, mixed media and fire on wood, 2021 Day 7 5"w x 5"h, mixed media and fire on wood, 2021 Day 8 5"w x 5"h, mixed media and fire on wood, 2021 Day 9 5"w x 5"h, mixed media and fire on wood, 2021 Day 10 5"w x 5"h, mixed media and fire on wood, 2021 Day 11 5"w x 5"h, mixed media and fire on wood, 2021 Day 12 5"w x 5"h, mixed media and fire on wood, 2021 Day 13 5"w x 5"h, mixed media and fire on wood, 2021 Day 14 5"w x 5"h, mixed media and fire on wood, 2021 Day 15 5"w x 5"h, mixed media and fire on wood, 2021 Day 16 5"w x 5"h, mixed media and fire on wood, 2021 Day 17 5"w x 5"h, mixed media and fire on wood, 2021 Day 18 5"w x 5"h, mixed media and fire on wood, 2021 Day 19 5"w x 5"h, mixed media and fire on wood, 2021 Day 20 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.

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