Ann O'Sullivan 1933-2022

What do you say about a lifetime of creative work, often under adverse conditions? Born in 1933, during the Great Depression, at a time of women barely being acknowledged for anything other than pleasuring men and housework/childcare. To say she was an artist is a supreme understatement. She was a master seamstress, clothing designer, sculpture, weaver, knitter, stained glass, wood carving, jewelry, copper enamel, and most especially watercolor painter, instructor and inspiration. Add to this baking, candy making, gardening, collecting antiques and sea glass. All this while battling her own personal demons.

Well done creative warrior!

 

Blue Lady, a novel, © Ann O'Sullivan

BLUE LADY, PDF of her novel

Original was hand typed by Ann O'Sullivan. I made a more 'web' friendly version as a PDF, posted here.

Warning: this a 'fictional' account of the darkest period in her life. NC-17.

 

 

Living Space

She moved up to Bandon Oregon 44 years ago to be free to make her own decisions, do things her own way, pursue her own ideas and most of all to be creative without judgment. These twelve slides of her living space at the end give a brief view of where she worked and what she worked on.

Interests included: watercolor, writing, music (piano, guitar, dulcimer, organ), stained glass, wood sculpture, weaving, sewing, embroidery/needlepoint, knitting, baking, antiques, sea glass, and more.

 

 

Watercolors

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