Shasta Gordon

We are heartbroken of Shasta’s passing on June 7, 2026. She will be deeply missed by her Creative Clay Family. Here is the link to her obituary.

Shasta, originally from Chicago, was a Creative Clay Member Artists since 2015.  She started making art in high school and said, “I love art. I don’t dwell on the past. I look toward the future.”  After college in Clearwater, Shasta was in the Navy for three years as an assistant pilot, and became a radar specialist on her ship. She expressed that she liked being in the service because it was a challenge for her.  She also speaks French, which she learned in high school and never forgot. 

Shasta painted with acrylics, her favorite medium, and experimented in styles that ranged from abstract to figurative. She referenced artists she admires, such as Modigliani and Frida Kahlo. Her series of portraits of women, both famous (Coretta Scott King) and from her imagination, appeared in a 2017 solo exhibit, “Elegant Women” in the Good Folk Galley.