Personal Work
Personal work, by Sheri Oneal, that includes art, photography, and other creative endeavors.
Made In America: Mary Elizabeth Long
She has started creating jewelry from the dyes collected using metal clay, it allows her to recreate ancient looking talismans and amulets.
West Side Digs: answer. restaurant
Nashville commercial photographer Sheri Oneal shares a blog series "West Side Digs" interviewing Answer Restaurant in Sylvan Park neighborhood in Nashville.
Family Portraits of The Goldsteins…
By Sheri Oneal Over the weekend I photographed family portraits of my favorite couple “The Goldsteins,” over several hours my goal was to shoot various photos of Lisa and Rob with their beautiful daughter, Sara. As a commercial photographer this is a little out of my element and for whatever reason photographing friends always makes me nervous for fear they won’t tell me if they truly like the photos (yes even as a pro for almost 20 years I still doubt myself at times). When I went to their home I wanted to be sure and get the photos they wanted but I also wanted to capture something for myself. Because their daughter…
Fabulous Women Over 40: Payge McMahon
By Sheri Oneal Wow, this summer got real busy and I fell behind with my interviews for my Fabulous “Women Over 40” blog series but I have a very inspiring woman to showcase for September! Payge McMahon is an amazing testament of courage and inspiration and she proves that your life direction can change in the blink of an eye. Her story is a testament that sometimes negative things that happen in our lives can lead us down an inspiring path. At 16, Payge was in a car accident that broke her back and left her in a body cast. Her mother was her positive inspiration in helping her maintain a…
Fabulous Women Over 40: Rita Maggart
By Sheri Oneal May almost slipped by me but I squeezed in a day this week to interview a wonderful woman for my Fabulous Women Over 40 blog series. I am proud to introduce Mrs. Rita J. Maggart! She is an artist, a writer, a floral designer and a teacher who began volunteering her time 24 years ago as a teacher’s assistant at the Tennessee Prison for Women. Rita Maggart grew up in Lebanon, Tennessee and graduated from George Peabody College of Vanderbilt University. She married her husband John Maggart who was in the military and lived in Germany for 5 years before settling in Nashville. Her early career was teaching 3rd grade in…
One Woman’s Incredible Journey to Freedom
In my “Fabulous Women Over 40” series, I often meet women with incredible stories. But a dinner party a few years ago with a friend, Loan Hillsten, revealed her shocking childhood. While many see her as a vibrant and caring person, few know the secret past she carries. Her unforgettable journey to freedom that started with her escape from war-torn Vietnam is a story that deserves to be told. We, as Americans, are privileged to live as freely as we do. The awareness of those here from other countries is evident. Often, the media shares the struggles immigrants have endured coming to America with dreams of freedom and opportunity. I have…
Fabulous Women Over 40: Kate O’Neill
By Sheri Oneal Finally SPRING is upon us, thank goodness! This month’s Fabulous Women Over 40 I am featuring the wonderfully beautiful and talented Kate O’Neill! I met Kate many years ago while attending various Nashville business mixers including the Technology Council. The one thing I always noted about Kate was her energy, her smile and most of all her laughter, she always seemed to be the happiest person in the room. We joke about having the same last name but it is spelled differently…sista-from-anotha-motha sort of thing. I have always known Kate as an extremely intelligent and powerful business woman, but when I found out about her newest personal project…
Fabulous Women Over 40: Lisa Palet Goldstein
By Sheri Oneal Welcome to this month’s Fabulous Women Over 40 featuring Ms. February, Lisa Palet Goldstein AKA “Wonder Woman!” I met Lisa on Labor Day last year at a party she was having at her house. A friend invited me along and I had no idea what I was embarking on that day. When we arrived I was pleasantly surprised to see more than 20 people I knew, when Lisa welcomed me the first thing that I noticed was her infectious smile. As I greeted those I knew I overheard various conversation’s on Lisa’s status, at one point a song started to play over the stereo, the room began…
Fabulous Women Over 40: Tara Bloom
By Sheri Oneal Welcome to 2015 everyone and here’s to hoping you have a wonderful and productive year ahead! I am working on a new blog series this year featuring fabulous, inspiring women over 40. Here is Ms. January of the Fabulous Women Over 40: Tara Bloom! When I first met Tara I was drawn to her passion to help others. As I got to know her, I found that her 20 (plus) years of marketing experience and involvement with the healthcare system was an instant connection with me because of my clients. This experience with various companies in healthcare over the years offered her deep insight to Hospice, Neurological Rehab…
Made in America: Elliston Place Soda Shop
By Sheri Oneal With everyone striking up their grills for Independence Day, I wanted to share some photos for my Made in America series of the iconic Nashville restaurant “Elliston Place Soda Shop.” As one of the oldest eating establishments in Nashville it represents the simplicity of American food. I didn’t live in that time when date night was a burger and a shake and soda shops were as common as fast food chains but my parents did and they remember it well. I do remember sitting at the soda fountain at Woolworth as a child with my grandmother eating grilled cheese sandwiches and I loved the show “Happy Days!” Originally…
