by Debra Claffey | Aug 25, 2017 | Blog--Making Something Out of Nothing, Exhibitions, Thoughts
I drove to Maine recently to welcome my brother, who had just completed the northern half of the Appalachian Trail, for a celebratory dinner. The traffic northward was as bad as can be expected on a summer Friday, but I planned to avoid a lot of it by stopping off in...
by Debra Claffey | Aug 2, 2016 | Blog--Making Something Out of Nothing, Exhibitions, Interviews, Thoughts
One of the delightful parts of curating this exhibition was discovering how many artists contemplate this idea of balance in our work and in our lives. I had some questions for Pamala Crabb, an artist living in Maine, who works with wax and encaustic in paintings,...
by Debra Claffey | Jul 21, 2016 | Blog--Making Something Out of Nothing, Exhibitions, Interviews, Thoughts
For the upcoming exhibition, Balancing Acts, at Twiggs Gallery in Boscawen, NH later this month, I asked each of the artists for a paragraph or two about their work and our theme: Explorations of the artful life in wax and encaustic. I had Borofsky’s work in...
by Debra Claffey | Jun 26, 2016 | Blog--Making Something Out of Nothing, Interviews, Thoughts
I was very happy to get a call from writer and artist Marcia Santore recently. Would I be interested in being interviewed for an artist feature in Artscope Magazine? Ok, so I didn’t have to think about it for very long! I was delighted to collaborate on this...
by Debra Claffey | Mar 6, 2016 | Events, Thoughts
Yesterday several members of the New Hampshire Chapter of the Women’s Caucus for Art had a winter party. Just because. With only two official meetings per year, it’s often difficult, gas- and mile-wise, to get to know each other and to share our work. We...
by Debra Claffey | Feb 18, 2015 | Exhibition catalog, Exhibitions, Thoughts
I’m pleased to announce the publication of the catalog for the juried exhibition, Transformations, which was held last fall in Peterborough, New Hampshire. The show was juried by Artscope magazine founder and publisher, Kaveh Mojtabai. Both Camellia Sousa and...
by Debra Claffey | Aug 22, 2014 | Blog--Making Something Out of Nothing, Thoughts
I was invited by my NE Wax and FUSEDChicago Diptych Project II partner, Kari Hall, to join in on this blog hop. Thank you Kari! The project consists of answering some questions regarding art and my art process as well as to highlight three artists/creatives that I... by Debra Claffey | May 26, 2014 | Thoughts
When I was in my teens my family would make our annual Easter trip to Provincetown and Truro on Cape Cod. Then came moving away from home, college (and quitting college) and making my way to Boston and setting up my studio. So, there have been many, many years...
by Debra Claffey | Apr 26, 2014 | Blog--Making Something Out of Nothing, Thoughts
I, with my fellow artist-members of New England Wax, recently exhibited new work at Fountain Street Fine Art in Framingham, Massachusetts. The exhibition was juried by Lauren O’Neal and Sara Zela, from the Lamont Gallery at Phillips Exeter Academy in Exeter, NH....
by Debra Claffey | Sep 6, 2013 | Blog--Making Something Out of Nothing, Events, Reviews, Thoughts, Uncategorized
Three days on Star Island in the Isles of Shoals, off the coast of Rye, NH. I was there for a Creative and Professional Practices Retreat, run by painter and sculptor Kim Bernard. I was hoping to hone my writing skills, tune up my resume, artist statement, and...
