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Browse selected exhibitions, studio reflections and stories from Clara Nartey.

The Best Venues to Teach Textile Art: An Interview with Judy Coates Perez

The Best Venues to Teach Textile Art: An Interview with Judy Coates Perez

Hi there. I’ve got Judy Coates Perez here with me today for the business interview. Judy has taught for guilds, shops, conventions, craft schools,…

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The Fiber Art Rejection Letter

The Fiber Art Rejection Letter

I received my first fiber art rejection letter for the year. It reads: Dear Clara, We regret to inform you that upon consideration of…

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How to Teach Textile Art Online – An Interview with Lyric Kinard

How to Teach Textile Art Online – An Interview with Lyric Kinard

In this episode of Textile Art Business Interviews, we’ll be discussing online teaching with Lyric Kinard. Lyric is an artist, an author, and an educator. She…

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Stacked Houses #1 (Work in Progress) PLUS Video

Stacked Houses #1 (Work in Progress) PLUS Video

I started some stacked houses in my sketchbook a while back but I never followed up on them. So recently as I thought about…

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Awesome Opening Reception at Zahn Gallery

Awesome Opening Reception at Zahn Gallery

What an awesome opening reception we had at the Zahn Gallery in Middlesex Hospital – Shoreline Medical Center. I’ve been saying for a while…

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How to Prepare Fiber Art for the Walker Display System

How to Prepare Fiber Art for the Walker Display System

More and more, the Walker Display system is becoming the display system of choice for many art centers, galleries, and museums. If you’re an exhibiting artist,…

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Woven Together

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Ropes #1

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Swirlies #3

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