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Drifting in that Endless Ocean

January 7, 2023by bowleyshannon Leave a comment

June 8th, 2019 There is a strange glow in the sky above, but no one else seems to notice. I shouldn’t have noticed, as there are several baby goats bouncing […]

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Animals, Atmosphere, Behavior, Camera, Clouds, Space, Weather

Aurora borealis on the Olympic Peninsula

June 1, 2017by bowleyshannon 2 Comments

It finally happened! I dreamed of colors dancing in the night sky for years, hoping that one day I’d have the opportunity to witness the ‘Northern Lights’, truthfully, ever since I […]

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aurora borealis, Olympic Peninsula, Science, Uncategorized

Ceramic Work – The Latest Batch

May 24, 2017by bowleyshannon 2 Comments

I recently completed the second batch of nature inspired ceramic work, one of which was a commissioned piece that was super fun and totally nerve-wracking to develop. That piece should […]

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Art, Ceramics, Uncategorized

Aposematic Poison Frogs of the Andean Countries – New Book, Review +

February 18, 2017by bowleyshannon Leave a comment

“Good books are a priceless possession, they reveal the minds of creative men and enrich life with fine experience.” The above is writing seen on the walls of the Suzallo-Allen […]

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Book Review, Conservation, Poison Frogs, Wildlife Photography

The Way Things Are

June 24, 2016by bowleyshannon Leave a comment

Summer has officially arrived and here I am bundled up in a blanket, of all things, glancing out the window at the miserable blanket of water laden, gray clouds above. […]

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Ceramics, Conservation, Etsy, Olympic Peninsula, Painting, Shannon Bowley Art, wildlife

Etsy Store!

May 28, 2016by bowleyshannon Leave a comment

I’m finally set up for opening my Etsy store and around the same time, a Facebook page devoted to the same content. on Etsy there will only be a very small […]

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Art, Ceramics, Etsy, Uncategorized

Calendar for 2016 – Reptiles & Amphibians – From Cloud Forests to Canyons

November 23, 2015by bowleyshannon Leave a comment

This is my first calendar project,which I finished today and am really excited to offer to you all. You can preview and order it here. It’s only $14.99! “This 2016 […]

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2016, amphibians, Calendar, cloud forest, Ecuador, Frogs, Herpetology, Mindo, nature, Neotropical, Olympic Peninsula, Panama, photography, Reptile, snakes, wildlife

Camkix 4 in 1 Phone Lens Kit (Samsung Galaxy S5) Review!

November 17, 2015by bowleyshannon Leave a comment

*This is an Amazon review I wrote for this product which I am modifying and posting here 🙂 There isn’t a day the goes by where I am not photographing […]

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Camera, Camkix, Cellphone, Lens Kit, Review, Samsung Galaxy S5

Project Ambystoma gracile – In Photos and Art

November 5, 2015by bowleyshannon Leave a comment

A magnificent beast of an amphibian makes its home here on the Olympic Peninsula, roaming the great forests and mossy expanses like a miniature Siberian Tiger. Admittedly they are fairly […]

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amphibians, Art, Ceramics, photography

Owl Eyes

July 30, 2015by bowleyshannon Leave a comment

I will never forget your great, golden eyes. They were almost incomprehensibly radiant under the light of my headlamp: round, huge and deep…half open, like those of a sleepy domestic […]

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Death, Western Screech-Owl, wildlife

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Completed a 2 week trip out to Enterprise, Oregon. A new blog post featuring photos from the trip will be up soon!

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