ST!LL BLOOM!NG: Artist Conversations | Episode #2 — Shery Keen

What does it mean to create a safe space while we are still becoming?

In this episode of Artist Conversations, created alongside ST!LL BLOOMING: The Art of Survival and Softness, I sit down with multidisciplinary visual artist Sheryl A. Keen to explore refuge, inner dialogue, and the necessity of softness during times of growth.

Working with acrylics, collage, and sculptural texture, Sheryl creates visual stories that move through physical, emotional, and mental spaces. Her work acknowledges survival not as something loud or hardened, but as something deeply tender.

Her piece Cover Me (2022) reflects on the spaces we seek when growth becomes uncomfortable, places of care, protection, and quiet resilience. We talk about the importance of creating refuge ...