Welcome to
SW Sondheimer Arts
Hi, I’m Shiri…
… a Jewish, pansexual gore spirit, a synesthesia artist, writer of a genre a random generator has dubbed “cactus garbage,” and an end-of-life animal companion doula focused on legacy work.
I’ve been reviewing books for various outlets since 2016. My own stories have been published in several anthologies, including: MY SAY IN THE MATTER, UNLOCKING THE MAGIC, and WOMEN IN HORROR ANNUAL 2016. My non-fiction has appeared in THE EXPANSE AND PHILOSOPHY, and THE JOURNAL OF FANTASY STUDIES (issue 10).
My paintings have been auctioned of to benefit Assemble as part of their group 6x6 event and included in a group show at Happenstance Cafe. You can find them on this site at the link in that upper right hand corner.
In my role as an Animal Companion End-of-Life doula, I’ve designed several workshops to help memorialize and honor your beloved furry, feathers, and scaled family members. They include: Planning for Your Animal Companion’s End of Life; An Animal Companion Memoir Workshop; an art-focused Animal Companion Legacy Workshop; and a safe space Animal Companion Grief workshop. I currently offer these workshops through the Carnegie Public Library System (each location chooses their own programming) for free to the community but can also schedule privately for groups and individuals on a sliding scale.
In my spare time, I fence with my older kiddo who I feel very lucky still wants to spend time with me (foil and épée), craft with the younger one, stress bake, read stuff that isn’t on my ARC list, take piano lessons, herd actual cats, sketch, and convince myself I don’t need that pen. I am also an amateur frog.