Lois

ENCINITAS, CALIFORNIA

WENDY GAUNTLETT-SHAW – ARTIST



18”x36” Oil on Canvas

Original $3000

Fine Art Giclee Reproduction: $600

(On Canvas, Stretched and Gallery wrapped, ready to hang)

10% Donated for micro loans to women

I began journaling with Lois when I turned 50, searching for what was next for me as my kids left the nest. I am grateful for her presence in my life. I see her as a songbird with yellow markings – delicate, with a sweet melody, quickly flapping her wings to stay afloat, then gracefully soaring in the sky.  Lois gathers good souls, searching for others’ stories in order to understand her own. She puts her pen to paper to corral her thoughts, her life. In recent years, she’s created magical books with great depth, honesty and creativity. Yes, Lois is an artist of the world. A Relevant Woman!

As a bird, Lois sees the big picture of the world. She sees past lives, past the stars and moon and feels a freedom in the air. But sometimes, BAM… she flies right into a glass window. She knows failure well.  Injured, she picks herself up, hobbles away, recovers, regroups and then rejoins the flock once again.

I owe this project of ‘Relevant Women’ to Lois and my beloved journaling group—for listening, encouraging, and reflecting as I searched for my new self,  my own relevance. They believed in me when I did not. They listened to my doubt again and again. Thank you.