by DCadmin | Feb 26, 2024 | Blog--Making Something Out of Nothing, Events, Exhibitions
Art and Artists: A TALK ON MONOTYPES and ENCAUSTIC I will be presenting at The 17th International Encaustic Conference this year. On Friday, May 31, 2024, at 9:30 a.m. I will be sharing a survey of artists who use encaustic and monotype in ways I find...
by Debra Claffey | Jul 23, 2023 | Blog--Making Something Out of Nothing, Events
Make the most of Your Hot Surface with Encaustic Encaustic Monotype Plus! I am so happy to announce another online class for this summer. We will be exploring encaustic monotypes—that’s lifting a singular impression from molten encaustic paint on a...
by Debra Claffey | Aug 12, 2022 | Blog--Making Something Out of Nothing, Events, Exhibitions
In the Kirmser Gallery: Foraging Curated by Kelly Yarbrough August 27 – September 17, 2022 Manhattan Arts Center, 1520 Poyntz Ave., Manhattan, KS 66502 Meet the artists reception: Friday, August 26, 4-6pm No matter the medium, style or time...
by Debra Claffey | Oct 23, 2019 | Blog--Making Something Out of Nothing, Events, Updates
I applied for an opportunity to get some training on GOLDEN Paints, even though I haven’t painted with acrylic paints for a VERY long time. I do use their wonderful Williamsburg oil paints, which I love, but I have also never used their QoR watercolor paints....
by Debra Claffey | Sep 8, 2019 | Blog--Making Something Out of Nothing, Events, Exhibitions, Updates
The exhibition is titled Crossroads: Four Perspectives as our focus is on environmental issues which we feel need immediate attention. Mine, of course, is on the change I would like to see in our relationship to the plant world.I hope you can join me, with Donna Hamil...
by DCadmin | Aug 11, 2018 | Blog--Making Something Out of Nothing, Thoughts
I am delighted to have been included in Ann Landi’s Vasari 21 article, What Is a Drawing? Part Three, recently. She has written about how our definition of what makes a drawing a drawing has changed over time. Part One was published in 2016 and discussed...
by Debra Claffey | Aug 2, 2017 | Blog--Making Something Out of Nothing, Exhibitions, Updates
A few years ago, I pulled together an online exhibition. I put out a “Call for ART” on Facebook to all the artists that I have ‘friended” . I called it Natura Viva and choose work from 39 artists who based their work on botanical themes. It...
by Debra Claffey | Aug 5, 2016 | Blog--Making Something Out of Nothing, Events, Exhibitions
Last evening Twiggs Gallery hosted a reception for Balancing Acts, a small show of encaustic work that I was delighted to curate. Summer in the country, evening breezes beginning to cool what was a beautiful, blue-sky day. Artist-owner Adele Sanborn’s creation,...
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 31, 2016 | Blog--Making Something Out of Nothing, Exhibitions
Here’s a pretty good interview with Kelly Sennott from The Hippo magazine about our upcoming exhibition at Twiggs...
