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Making Something Out of Nothing: Chicago!
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Making Something Out of Nothing. Notes on making art, by Debra Claffey, a visual artist working with encaustic and oil and whatever else suits. Sunday, February 23, 2014. We arrived early and spent the first day exploring downtown Chicago. First order of business- a trip to the Art Institute of Chicago, which happily was right near the hotel. My friend wanted to visit the Thorne Miniature Rooms. This was a really beautiful show of sculpture and works on paper from the 16th to the late 20th century. D...
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Making Something Out of Nothing: February 2014
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Making Something Out of Nothing. Notes on making art, by Debra Claffey, a visual artist working with encaustic and oil and whatever else suits. Sunday, February 23, 2014. We arrived early and spent the first day exploring downtown Chicago. First order of business- a trip to the Art Institute of Chicago, which happily was right near the hotel. My friend wanted to visit the Thorne Miniature Rooms. This was a really beautiful show of sculpture and works on paper from the 16th to the late 20th century. D...
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Making Something Out of Nothing: September 2013
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Making Something Out of Nothing. Notes on making art, by Debra Claffey, a visual artist working with encaustic and oil and whatever else suits. Friday, September 6, 2013. Or maybe you don't. How many other avenues are available? Public art grants, residencies, teaching, nonprofit venues- -the list is huge, and each needs a slightly different approach. The bottom line is that that are as many ways to succeed as an artist as there are artists. And the secret, (not a secret, really, is it? Links to this post.
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Making Something Out of Nothing: January 2015
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Making Something Out of Nothing. Notes on making art, by Debra Claffey, a visual artist working with encaustic and oil and whatever else suits. Monday, January 19, 2015. My blog has moved. My blog has moved. Please use this link: http:/ debraclaffey.com/? It will take you to my new combined website and blog, www.debraclaffey.com. Thank you for visiting! Links to this post. Subscribe to: Posts (Atom). Paint is water and stone, and it is also liquid thought." - James Elkins,. View my complete profile.
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Making Something Out of Nothing: November 2012
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Making Something Out of Nothing. Notes on making art, by Debra Claffey, a visual artist working with encaustic and oil and whatever else suits. Friday, November 16, 2012. Biology is fractal. Leaf patterning and veining, tree formation, hives and shells all have a mathematical description to their form. It can be enormously intriguing to mimic, recreate, and in a sense, relive the form through line and color in a fractal way, using the organic growth of a wavering line and meandering color. Willa Vennema,...
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Making Something Out of Nothing: August 2013
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Making Something Out of Nothing. Notes on making art, by Debra Claffey, a visual artist working with encaustic and oil and whatever else suits. Friday, August 9, 2013. Links to this post. Subscribe to: Posts (Atom). Paint is water and stone, and it is also liquid thought." - James Elkins,. I am a visual artist who works with oil, encaustic, and mixed media to investigate life on planet earth. View my complete profile. The 7th International Encaustic Conference.
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Making Something Out of Nothing: April 2012
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Making Something Out of Nothing. Notes on making art, by Debra Claffey, a visual artist working with encaustic and oil and whatever else suits. Saturday, April 28, 2012. A Gallery, Special Exhibition. Smoke and Ice", Encaustic, graphite, collaged drawings, dried leaves on panel, 24" x 24" 2011. June 1 - 3, 2012. Links to this post. Come to Provincetown in June! Just heard today that two recent paintings have been juried into a show this June called Confluence: The Embrace of Water and Light. Tidal Pool I...
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Making Something Out of Nothing: Whew!
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Making Something Out of Nothing. Notes on making art, by Debra Claffey, a visual artist working with encaustic and oil and whatever else suits. Friday, August 9, 2013. Subscribe to: Post Comments (Atom). Paint is water and stone, and it is also liquid thought." - James Elkins,. I am a visual artist who works with oil, encaustic, and mixed media to investigate life on planet earth. View my complete profile. The 7th International Encaustic Conference.
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Making Something Out of Nothing: January 2012
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Making Something Out of Nothing. Notes on making art, by Debra Claffey, a visual artist working with encaustic and oil and whatever else suits. Sunday, January 29, 2012. I Learn a Thing or Two in a Pigment Stick Marathon. We got The World according to Lisa Pressman Capsule as a bonus. I've used R&F pigment sticks in my work, mostly as a glaze or incised wax. I generally put them down or a layer of wax medium and wipe it off again. I wanted to learn everything I could about using them on their own. I am a...