As she did with her first collection, NINE MASKS, J. Shamma McShain strives to break the boundaries between genres to create a graphic novel with a classy new look and feel. Based on the belief that kelp may defy scientific classification because it possesses traits of both animal and vegetable, J. Shamma McShain lets her wondrous imagination soar. She imagines not only that kelp may be unique, but may actually embody the thin veil which may separate universes. As always, J. Shamma McShain entertains us on more than one level while making us think about our world and our relationship to others.

One of the first women to break the glass ceiling of landscape architecture, with reviews in Home Magazine, Pictorial Magazine, Sunset Magazine, House Beautiful, Home and Gardens, Design West where she was selected along with nine other men, as the "most outstanding" around the world. A collection of architectural design is slated for publication in the near future.