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“We Are Monotypes”

“We Are Monotypes”

by Debra Claffey | Jul 31, 2022 | Blog--Making Something Out of Nothing, Events, Exhibitions, Thoughts, Updates

New England Wax members, in our exhibition at the Southern Vermont Art Center’s Wilson Gallery, put together a special project for the exhibition. We called it We are Monotypes. Coordinators Angel Dean and Nancy Spears Whitcomb, discussing the theme of our...
Online painting group Wednesdays or Fridays – Join us!

Online painting group Wednesdays or Fridays – Join us!

by Debra Claffey | Jul 22, 2021 | Blog--Making Something Out of Nothing, Workshops

Part interactive and live work time, part work-share and group crit, part Q & A and technique demonstration. We make these weekly 3-hour online.sessions what you need. Explore painting and drawing with oils, encaustic, cold wax medium, and/or R&F Blending...
First gallery reopening!

First gallery reopening!

by DCadmin | Jun 25, 2020 | Blog--Making Something Out of Nothing, Events, Exhibitions

RAYMOND – Hole in the Wall Studioworks on Route 302 in Raymond, will be reopening the gallery today, Thursday, June 18, with adherence to COVID-19 Maine Industry Guidance for Retail Business in the State of Maine. “After giving it much thought, we have decided...
Provincetown Art Association and Museum Silent Auction

Provincetown Art Association and Museum Silent Auction

by Debra Claffey | Jun 10, 2018 | Events, Updates, Works-in-progress

This 12″x12″ monotype collage is going to Provincetown Art Association and Museum for their Silent Auction. Bids start at $125. PAAM is one of the oldest art associations in the country on panel ← Barbed Wire Waiting For Paint To Dry...zzzzz....
Text and Textiles – Update

Text and Textiles – Update

by Debra Claffey | Apr 1, 2018 | Blog--Making Something Out of Nothing, Exhibitions, Updates

I wrote before about the text and Textiles collaborative project I am working on with Amherst poet, Ala Khaki. i will post again with a proper photo and the exhibition details. But for now… Here’s the poem: My life. gives life. My breath is your breath. Do...
Impressions III

Impressions III

by Debra Claffey | Mar 16, 2018 | Blog--Making Something Out of Nothing, Exhibitions, Updates

This little 8″ x 8″ piece is going to Gallery Blink for their Impressions exhibition. Passionflower Leaf Variation on panel.  April 13 – May 6, 2018 Gallery Blink 1963 Massachusetts Avenue Lexington, Mass. ← Cabin Fever Indigo and Ice #6...
Experimenting with Persian Farsi Script

Experimenting with Persian Farsi Script

by Debra Claffey | Mar 6, 2018 | Blog--Making Something Out of Nothing, Thoughts, Updates, Works-in-progress

I am working with a poet on a project for NH Women’s Caucus for Art called Text and Textiles. Eleven New Hampshire poets have selected eleven WCA/NH visual artists for a collaborative project called Text and Textiles. This project was conceived by...
Elements as Punctuation

Elements as Punctuation

by Debra Claffey | Mar 2, 2018 | Blog--Making Something Out of Nothing, Updates, Works-in-progress

This one is complete but as yet untitled. It’s the second in a new series with these collaged vertical and horizontal bars. The print impression of the blue star fern leaves enliven the push-pull of the spaces in a good way. I feel you can wander around in the...
Seriously, I wonder…

Seriously, I wonder…

by Debra Claffey | Mar 1, 2018 | Blog--Making Something Out of Nothing, Updates, Works-in-progress

I wonder where these visual ideas come from. Though the overall look of this feels very different from the rest of the series, I can see that the leaves and their negative spaces turned positive and the circles are elements from many other works. It’s all about...
Reworking Panels

Reworking Panels

by Debra Claffey | Feb 11, 2018 | Blog--Making Something Out of Nothing, Updates, Works-in-progress

Sometimes you just have to give up and start over. And, often, I can’t tell that it’s necessary until much later. This panel had been in the studio for quite a while, just waiting, not “done” in the way I can often tell with other pieces. These...
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