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

7 Top Websites to Teach Textile Art Online

7 Top Websites to Teach Textile Art Online

You’ve just got to love tween and teenage girls!! Listen to them talk and you’ll learn the latest fashion trends and styles. My 12-year-old saw rompers and…

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STS #33: Creativity Is Simply Exploration

STS #33: Creativity Is Simply Exploration

More and more, I’m finding that creativity is exploration, simple!! I’m sure there are specific definitions for what exactly creativity is.  But I think…

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Solo Show at Atticus Bookstore and Cafe

Solo Show at Atticus Bookstore and Cafe

Recently, I seem to have a lot of good news. For the past few months, I’ve been talking with my mailing list subscribers about my upcoming solo show. I…

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STS #32- Color Scheme Ideas

STS #32- Color Scheme Ideas

Coming up with color scheme ideas is one of the things that artists are very often preoccupied with. It’s not surprising that this is…

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My Artwork  is Showing at Slater Memorial Museum

My Artwork is Showing at Slater Memorial Museum

I’ve got exciting news to share with you!!! My artwork Cappadocia Caves #3 is showing at Slater Memorial Museum from August 20th to September…

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STS #31: Learn Something New Every Day

STS #31: Learn Something New Every Day

Our creative lives are laboratories.  Testing, trying and proving new methodologies are just what we do.  Constantly, we learn something new every day. It was…

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A Practicing Creative is A Progressing Creative

A Practicing Creative is A Progressing Creative

There’s this myth that we often buy into. The myth that a progressing creative is someone who has some special talents that the rest…

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STS #30: Spice it Up – Design Variety

STS #30: Spice it Up – Design Variety

Number 30!!! Yippee!!! Seriously, I really do need to spice it up a bit.  I’ve been thinking design variety. You know, different ways to introduce…

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STS #29: Design Unity

STS #29: Design Unity

Design unity is one of the principles of design we seek to follow when creating artwork. Just as in general terms, the word unity means oneness,…

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