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