by Debra Claffey | Apr 10, 2019 | Updates
New prints going to the Center for Contemporary Printmaking Miniature Print Exhibition 2019. My 2 x 2 inch linocut, Night Bloomer #1, was...
by Debra Claffey | Mar 2, 2019 | Blog--Making Something Out of Nothing, Events, Exhibitions, Updates, Works-in-progress
Postcards for upcoming show at Gateway Gallery have arrived. The show, of large work on paper is titled Hidden Lives, which is also the title of the largest work shown here. THe Gatway Gallery is at Great Bay Community College in Portsmouth, NH. The show will...
by Debra Claffey | Feb 22, 2019 | Updates, Works-in-progress
← Another layer on monotypes in progress Printing without a press, and without a plate....
by Debra Claffey | Feb 19, 2019 | Blog--Making Something Out of Nothing, Thoughts, Updates, Works-in-progress
I’ve separated the 72 panels into 3 groupings. It may be temporary. I like the idea of 72 12 x 12 inch panels. ← Trace monotype Waiting for paint to dry....
by Debra Claffey | Feb 17, 2019 | Updates, Works-in-progress
Here’s a new monotype I pulled from another work on paper. It’s on sumi-e paper, about 36 inches wide and about 72 inches high. ← Next Layers Next layer went on today....
by Debra Claffey | Jan 19, 2019 | Blog--Making Something Out of Nothing, Updates, Works-in-progress
What it will look like when mounted. ← Grey-Green Study #3 Here are a few reasons to sign up...
by Debra Claffey | Jan 1, 2019 | Blog--Making Something Out of Nothing, Updates, Works-in-progress
I’m always short of room when I start pulling monotypes. That big yellow thing on the wall is a modular painting in progress, too wet to pile up just yet. These monotypes are studies for an idea I have for those cylinders. Stay tuned for further...
by Debra Claffey | Dec 27, 2018 | Updates, Works-in-progress
This is a birch panel, 8 x 8 inch, with layers of oil paint and cold wax medium in contrasting colors. It carries the imprint of two rabbit’s foot fern leaves from plants in my south-facing studio window, plus a little...
by Debra Claffey | Oct 27, 2018 | Blog--Making Something Out of Nothing, Updates, Works-in-progress
Oct. 27 & 28, Nov. 3 & 4 WEATHER ALERT: Nor’easter!It’s wet, but I will be open both this weekend and next, Nov. 3 & 4, noon to 4pm. Tomorrow should be better weather. Bring your coupon! This is a tiny gem. It’s encaustic and collage on a...