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Stories from the studio.

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

Creative Journey Challenge

Creative Journey Challenge

Last year went by so fast I don't know where it went. It was certainly a busy year for me. In some aspects, it…

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Merry Christmas & Happy Holidays

Merry Christmas & Happy Holidays

I would like to sincerely wish you and your family a Merry Christmas, a safe and a very happy holiday. Merry Christmas. I'm blessed…

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Artistic Paralysis and UFOs: The Amazing Relationship

Artistic Paralysis and UFOs: The Amazing Relationship

I’ve been working on this exciting piece for a couple of months now.  I started working on it soon after I posted my initial…

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Clutter Stimulates Creativity or Does Creativity Create Clutter?

Clutter Stimulates Creativity or Does Creativity Create Clutter?

Is it True That Clutter Stimulates Creativity?  It is said that clutter stimulates creativity. Does it really? I don’t think that’s set in stone.…

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Creative Ways to Display Textile Art- Part 2

Creative Ways to Display Textile Art- Part 2

Diane Wright is a well-traveled woman who spent her teens on one continent, lived part of her adult life on another continent and then…

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Art is Life: Why Imperfections Are A Way of Art

Art is Life: Why Imperfections Are A Way of Art

Art is Life  I’ve been learning to create my newer work without reference photos. All my abstract pieces are done without reference photographs. The…

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Creative Ways to Display Textile Art- Part 1

Creative Ways to Display Textile Art- Part 1

Diane Wright is an accomplished studio art quilter and an art collector. She’s the Membership co-chair of the Board for SAQA.(An international organization which…

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Drip Dyeing Turned Dye Painting : How I Fixed The Race

Drip Dyeing Turned Dye Painting : How I Fixed The Race

Who said necessity is not the mother of creativity or is it invention? I started working on a new piece and when I got…

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Local Color- Connecticut Stories Exhibition

Last weekend was a whirlwind. On Saturday, my daughter and I left home for my art group meeting shortly after 8:00 am and got…

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