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An archive of exhibitions, artist reflections, behind-the-scenes making and news from the studio.
Browse selected exhibitions, studio reflections and stories from Clara Nartey.

Contrary to popular belief, constraints are great for advancing our creativity. I’ve written about that fact quite a bit or maybe … quite a…
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For this week’s Textile Art Business Interview, I’m glad to have here with me Jamie Fingal. Jamie is a full-time artist, an avid illustrator,…
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In recent months, I’ve fallen back on doing work in progress updates. Today, I’m going to show you what’s on the work table in my…
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Challenge Yourself Daily The other day, my son was watching Teen Titans Go on Cartoon Network as I sat in the couch working on…
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In this episode of Textile Art Business Interviews, we’ll be discussing fabric design. I’ve got Jeni Baker here with me to help us with that. …
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As a self-taught artist, I learn from many sources. I can credit my progress thus far to continuous learning. One of the practical things…
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This weekend, I was supposed to go teach a workshop to a Girls Scouts troop. But they were not able to get enough sign-ups…
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In this episode of Textile Art Business Interview, I’ve got Cindy Grisdela with me. Cindy is an award-winning artist, an author, and a teacher.…
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For a while, I’ve been talking about my region’s upcoming exhibition, “Inspired by Science”. Well, the prospectus provides two options for members of my…
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