Work samples

  • Barbie in Spring
    Barbie in Spring
  • The G.O.A.T.
    The G.O.A.T.
  • Him
    Him
  • The Mandala Effect
    The Mandala Effect

About Sheila

About the Artist: Sheila Callahan

When I was a kid, my family didn't have much money so I bought my clothes at thrift stores. Instead of feeling "less than" because I couldn't afford to wear the same things as my peers, I felt empowered knowing that I had the ability, by deconstructing or altering a garment or wearing it in an unintended way, to find beauty and value in second hand items.

My art taps into this same desire — to give a second life to objects… more

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Portraits

  • Barbie in Spring
    Barbie in Spring
    Available for Purchase
  • Audrey
    Audrey
    Available for Purchase
  • Marilyn
    Marilyn
    Available for Purchase
  • RBG
    RBG

Sculptures

  • Stripecycle
    Stripecycle
  • Radio Flyer
    Radio Flyer
  • Litebright
    Litebright
  • Him
    Him
  • Wire Stripper
    Wire Stripper
    Available for Purchase

Dolls

  • Pinhead
    Pinhead

Mandalas

  • The Mandala Effect
    The Mandala Effect