SECONDHAND DISCOVERIES

Oil, wax, enamel, acrylic and spray paint on linen.

Sharon Moody was born in Florida and grew up in North Carolina, where she received a B.A. in Fine Art from Appalachian State University and an MFA in Painting from George Washington University. She has exhibited her work for three decades and has been employed as a graphic designer and teacher. Moody has taught at many colleges and universities and has been a faculty member at Georgetown University since 1998.  Moody is passionate about creating trompe l’oeil paintings, and it’s pretty obvious that her work speaks for her talent.

We’re Unknown Editors.

1,200 years ago the ancient Egyptian city of Heracleion disappeared beneath the Mediterranean. Founded around 8th century BC, well before the foundation of Alexandria in 331 BC, it is believed Heracleion served as the obligatory port of entry to Egypt for all ships coming from the Greek world.

Prior to its discovery in 2000 by archaeologist Franck Goddio and the IEASM (European Institute for Underwater Archaeology), no trace of Thonis-Heracleion had been found (the city was known to the Greeks as Thonis). Its name was almost razed from the memory of mankind, only preserved in ancient classic texts and rare inscriptions found on land by archaeologists.