Spring is for Friends!

Hello hello!

April is one of the best months because I get to celebrate both of my best friends birthdays! They are my favourite people. Let me introduce you to them!

This is my friend Selena! I’ve known Selena since elementary school. We grew up living just a couple of houses apart and would walk to and from school together. We spent our summers playing Dance Dance Revolution and Harvest Moon on the Playstation 2 every day. We backpacked through Europe together for two months and still didn’t get sick of each other! She’s been around for thick and thin and I’m so grateful to have her in my life.

When we were 23, Selena was diagnosed with advanced stage Hodgkin's Lymphoma. Thankfully after six months of intense chemotherapy, she was declared to be in remission! To celebrate her birthday this month, I’ll be donating 25% of all sales in April to the BC Cancer Foundation!

I used to take Selena and my Mom to chemotherapy at the Cancer Clinic. I was able to see firsthand how dedicated and skilled the staff are. I owe it to them that Selena is now in remission, and that my family was given five years together after my Mom was initially diagnosed with stage three ovarian cancer. I’m proud to support the BC Cancer Foundation as they continue to support people and their families across the province and I hope you will join me!

This is my friend Bonnie! We met in university where we bonded over the bagel conveyor toaster, which we where we would speed off to for a snack between classes. I loved my university experience, and a big part of that is thanks to Bonnie! Growing up in Victoria, I was unprepared for Ontario winter and walking home in the snow with my groceries made me miserable. Bonnie saved me by getting her boyfriend (now husband) to take me to the grocery store so I could stock up. She took care of me all throughout university and is my home away from home. To this day, she still proofreads everything I write (including this email) and is always there to give me a pep talk when I need it. She picked the code for her birthday so please use “MAMBO#5” to receive 15% off your whole order until April 12th (Code expires at midnight)!

Happy Spring!
Sharon :)

PS. Thank you to everyone who filled out a commission inquiry form! I am absolutely blown away by the amount of interest. Thank you for loving and supporting my artwork! I’ll be continuing to sort through them this week and will be in touch!