BIG UPS: Shannon McLaughlin featured on Share Some Candy

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BIG UPS: Shannon McLaughlin featured on Share Some Candy

POSTED: Thursday, March 11, 2010, 2:00 PM

Filed Under: Arts | Big Ups | Arts Events | Arts News Visual Art

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That's different from Daily Candy, mind you (not that she hasn't had her hand in that jar, too): Visual artist/Philly resident/all-around cool lady Shannon McLaughlin, whose little critter series Say Hello to my Little Friends been enchanting us for at least a year now, has been featured on design blog Share Some Candy. Big ups!

Here's what we said about her back then:

Shannon McLaughlin's got a thing for critters. "I'm not saying this is healthy in any way," says the 24-year-old mixed-media artist, "but I often find myself relating a bit more to animals than people." Letting the wonder of nature speak for itself, McLaughlin's endearing, realistic animal portraits avoid LOLhedgehog clichÃ©; set on cross sections of trees, the caption-free animals pop atop bright colors and floating food. "Each exotic pet is surrounded by its meal du jour — from crickets to kiwi," says McLaughlin, whose furry-thing love runs deep. Ten percent of all animal-related sales on her Etsy site (youwannatalkjive.etsy.com) go toward Etsy for Animals' monthly charities, and she's working toward becoming a partner with the Pennsylvania SPCA. Plus, McLaughlin has six pets herself — a dog, three rabbits and two chinchillas. "I'm always surrounded by critters, which is why they tend to seep into my work naturally."

Here's what we have to say about her now: Keep up the good work. (Watch for her Philadelphia International Airport show in May, buy her stuff, read her blog or follow her on Twitter.)

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