Making sense of art & life, one Piece at a time
Original paintings, drawings, and personal reflections by Seattle-born artist, educator and mother, Michael Shelby Suberlak.
Study After Bernardino (Mary Listening to her Son), detail, oil on wood, 5x7in, 2022.
Some Recent Works
Recent Posts
Epiphany
Light is the theme of the day. I love the way fire looks in the grey half light of a winter afternoon around the Puget Sound where I’m from. These grey days with their low clouds can feel oppressive. Bleak winter days can seem to go on forever, making our load seem heavier, doubling our…
The Horror of Being Embodied
I’m not sure how to do this. It feels out of place for me to put material about my physical health journey in the same venue as where I deal with art. But again, the concept of this website is to bring all those parts together into one place. As a mother of four, entering…
What Blossoms in a Children’s Graveyard
We visited the cemetery today, as is our custom, since November is the month of the Holy Souls, and this week is the Octave, and you get an indulgence for going there to pray for the dead. I don’t think I would much want to go—I’m pretty lethargic these days; can’t seem to clean the…
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