SHEILA NICOLIN IS AN ILLUSTRATOR AND PATTERN DESIGNER FROM DETROIT, MI. AS A RATHER AVID FICTION WRITER, READER AND WANNABE OUTDOORS-ENTHUSIAST, HER PAINTINGS ARE HEAVILY INFLUENCED BY STORYTELLING AND NATURE.WITHIN HER WORK, SHEILA STRIVES  TO MARRY GEOMETRIC SHAPE DESIGN WITH PATTERN AND TEXTURE. ALSO, SHE REALLY LIKES DOGS.