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Shannona

I am here for Friends and Networking

About Me

I am a photo based artist from the California Bay Area. I never lack for inspration or ideas, its time that is the probem. You can see more of my work at:
www.shannonamidon.com

Check out my BLOG to learn more about me

http://shannonamidon.blogspot.com/
You Are Absinthe
You are a sloppy drunk, purposely so
If drinking doesn't make you feel crazy, it's not any fun

You'd never pass up any absinthe that came your way! What Alcoholic Drink Are You?

My Interests

Anything with sugar in it, Candy, Cakes, Cookies, Paranormal Activity, Treasure Hunting, Jellyfish, forks, Fairy Godmothers, Vodka, Pirates, Photography, Traveling, Carnivorous Plants, Dessert, Art, Taking lots of naps, Cooking, Music, Collecting Insects, Makeup, Reading, Time Travel, Dinner Club, Hand Written Correspondence,....

I'd like to meet:

Other artist and creative types. The Wizard of Oz, Confectioners, The little Prince, Illusionist, circus folks.

Music:

The Unicorns, Sondre Lerche, Her Space Holiday, Stellastarr*, Edith Piaf, Morphine, Air, Pixies, Radio Head, Pink Martini, Love and Rockets, Tricky, Barcelona, Billy Holiday, Elvis, Cibo Mato, Psapp, Sissy Bar, Cloud Room, Elefant, Holly Golightly, Mando Diao, The Apples in the Stereo, Tapes n Tapes, David Bowie, Tokyo Police Club, Amy Winehouse, Asobi Seku, David Bowie, The Fratellis, A-Frames, The Comas, I Monster, Imperial Teen,The Knife, Of Montreal, Simian, The Sun

Movies:

Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind , Cry Baby, Wings of Desire, Pretty in Pink, Moulin Rouge,Harold and Maude,Labyrinth,Amelie,Breakfast at Tiffany's,Beyond the Valley of the Dolls, Faster Pussycat Kill Kill Kill,

Television:

Top Chef, Project Runway, The Food Network, Flight of the Conchords

Books:

Anything by Henry Miller,Nick Bantock,Joseph Campbell, Bukowski,Anais Nin,Cummings,Rainer Rilke, Hunter S. Thomson, Antoine De Saint Exupery. I loved the Time Travelers Wife. The Outlander series, Water for Elephants, The Stolen Child

Heroes:

Drop Dead Fred

My Blog

Come to my Open Art Studio

Please join me for Silicon Valley Open Studio's Shannon Amidon's Open StudioMay 17th & 18th11:00am - 5:00pm My Home Studio At:1108 Delno AveSan Jose, CA 95126 I will be exhibiting original photo b...
Posted by Shannona on Thu, 01 May 2008 09:09:00 PST

Art News

Dear Friends, Family and Art Supporters,Spring is here and with it an abundance of creativity. I just returned from a completely relaxing and restorative mini vacation in a little cabin on the Russian...
Posted by Shannona on Tue, 01 Apr 2008 01:31:00 PST

Home Sweet Home

We are back home after a 3 week trip to Southeast Asia. You can check out our travel Journal here: http://realtravel.com/member-m898342-bobb__shannon.html You can see our photos here:  http://www...
Posted by Shannona on Thu, 17 Jan 2008 09:42:00 PST

What’s Happening With Shannon

Dear Art Supporters, Family and Friends, I have lots of great things happening right now and I would like to invite you to and share them with you.~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~Fundraiser - I am participati...
Posted by Shannona on Mon, 29 Oct 2007 08:17:00 PST

Land of Smiles

I am so excited we just booked our trip to Thailand and Cambodia. We will be spending 20 days over there starting in December. Here is a brief description of our Thailand trip: Bangkok, Kanchanaburi, ...
Posted by Shannona on Thu, 11 Oct 2007 02:00:00 PST

Zipline Video

Check out my video section. I posted a short video of a zipline adventure from our recent Maui trip. For more in-depth info check outhttp://shannonamidon.blogspot.com/...
Posted by Shannona on Mon, 08 Oct 2007 07:44:00 PST

Opeing Reception - Youre Invited

I would like to invite you to the First Friday's opening reception at KALIED Gallery. I will be one of the two featured artist and will be debuting a brand new series "Into Pieces"Friday September 7th...
Posted by Shannona on Wed, 01 Aug 2007 09:04:00 PST

Art Show Friday April 13th

The "50" ART SHOW Friday the 13th of april SPACE GALLERY1141 POLK STREET ( SUTTER/ POST )SF, CA7PM - 2AM upstairs.....5 artist x 10 pieces each = "50" SHANNON AMIDONMARJORIE SHIFFERZABRINA TIPTONRUTH ...
Posted by Shannona on Mon, 26 Mar 2007 08:48:00 PST

Grand Opening Reception Friday Feb 2nd

I would like to invite you to the grand opening reception of KALEID Gallery Kaleid is a new local artists' gallery featuring fine art, limited editions and creative gifts by over 60 artists.  &nb...
Posted by Shannona on Wed, 31 Jan 2007 08:21:00 PST

An amazing year

Thanks for the idea Rachel. I too am always a bit more reflective at this time of year. I like to look back and assess the past year and look forward to what the New Year holds.  As I look ...
Posted by Shannona on Wed, 27 Dec 2006 09:00:00 PST