Shawn Olson Creative Arts

Art, Poetry, Photography, Writing and 3D

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Welcome to Shawn Olson Creative Arts, a diverse website devoted to arts and creativity. My interests and skills are wide ranging, spanning from years as a professional photojournalist and web developer to a lifetime of creative free-thinking.

Throughout these pages you can lose yourself in thousands of photos, artwork, poems, essays, reports, games and more. You'll find essays exploring philosophy and education; critiques of modern fads, media and commercialism; tutorials on web programming, graphic design and photography.

Please take some time to browse my site. I have been working on it diligently since the beginning of this millennium. I authored most of the work on this site. However, I do keep bylines attached to articles as there are some pages authored by some of my talented friends and family. When I first launched this site I envisioned it to be a community site; after dozens of people were on it I realized that I shouldn't make a community site attached to my name—which is why I launched the Artistic Network – A global directory of artists and art.

My professional life has led me to the development of Webonizer, a content management system that runs most of the large sites I oversee. Webonizer is the backbone of this site, the Artistic Network and many more sites that produce a lot of content. If you are interested in running a website using Webonizer or simply need a website, please feel free to contact Master Web Designers.

Use some of the links below to get a tour of me and my work.

You can find other areas by using the navigation menu at the top of every page or by using the search utility.

I always enjoy feedback from visitors. Feel free to send me an email with any comments, ideas, praise, criticism or corrections.

Latest Articles

Wild Mercy

Posted on Sep 27, 2008 | Last Updated Nov 11, 2011
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Photos of a contemporary Celtic rock musicians Wild Mercy.

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Promoting Interest in the Classroom

Posted on Sep 22, 2008 | Last Updated Nov 11, 2011

An essay about the role teachers play in making subjects interesting, valuable and relevant to students. Prompted by an Open-House visit to Westland High School.

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education, interest

The Phantom Dollar

Posted on Sep 21, 2008 | Last Updated Nov 11, 2011

Essay on American debt, credit abuse and the lies of economicists and politicians.

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debt, money, credit, banks, investors

Molting Cicada

Posted on Aug 12, 2008 | Last Updated Nov 11, 2011
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Photos of a nymph dog day cicada molting.

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Fly in the Sky

Posted on Jul 25, 2008 | Last Updated Nov 11, 2011
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Photos of bee flies, scorpion flies and other odd flies.

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Spiders in Pursuit of Prey

Posted on Jul 24, 2008 | Last Updated Nov 11, 2011
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Photos of spiders stalking, hunting and eating prey.

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spiders, spider photos, arachnids

Grapevine Beetle

Posted on Jul 3, 2008 | Last Updated Nov 11, 2011
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Photos of the Grapevine Beetle, a large orange beetle with black dots on its wings.

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Fishing Spider

Posted on Jun 24, 2008 | Last Updated Nov 11, 2011
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Photos of large fishing spiders that hunt on the surface of ponds and creeks.

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The Daddy Long Legs (Harvestman) Myth

Posted on Jun 20, 2008 | Last Updated Nov 11, 2011
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Photos of the Harvestman, also known as the Daddy Long Legs Spider. This creature is not a spider and is not venomous.

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Ambitions and Weekends

Posted on Jun 9, 2008 | Last Updated Nov 11, 2011

Essay on being self-aware and realizing that the human psyche has some hardwired contradictions and paradoxes.

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human, self-aware

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