Claire's Blog

  Selfless Love, 8x10inches, copy paper+pen+copic markers “The first emotional comfort, touching and being touched by our mother, remains the ultimate memory of selfless love, which stays with us life long” (Ackerman, The Natural History of the Senses, p.79). The adoration of touch, the need for touch, is deeply rooted in our hearts from a young age. My heart grows with each thought of my lovely mother, for I know selfless love; it is Stacie. This artwork is inspired by the love I have for my earthly creator (as opposed to the heavenly one). She gives her children the world, unconditionally and selflessly.

  Subconscious Rules, 6x9 ½ inches, pens on cardstock "Despite the fact that we're territorial creatures who move through the world like small principalities, contact warms us even without our knowing it. It probably reminds us of that time, long before deadlines and banks, when our mothers cradled us and we were enthralled and felt perfectly lovable. Even touch so subtle as to be overlooked doesn't go unnoticed by the subterranean mind" (Ackerman, The Natural History of the Senses, p.123).  We are naturally drawn to each other and crave to feel love. Often times our conscious minds are unaware that the love we desire is fulfilling a part of us that remembers what it felt like to be safe in our mother's arms. Our subconscious mind doesn't forget. This goddess of love represents the power of our subconscious mind and our capacity for loving awareness.

 1. Cookbook- a plant-based cookbook because I love to eat and cook with plants. 2. Rose Quartz- cultivating love within and spreading it to the world is an important practice to me. 3. Earrings- I adore putting outfits together and earrings are a big part of that. Double whammy because dragonflies are a sign of change and a good reminder to let things flow.  4. Picture Frame- My adorable grandparents in a tiny frame because family and quality connection mean the world to me. 5. Ying yang- a decorative magnet that reminds me to embrace the bad as much as the good. 6. Pen- because I am an artist and pen+paper is my preferred medium. 7. Baby conch- since the ocean raised me and I wouldn't be who I am today if it wasn't for nature teaching me peace and presence 8. A rainbow rug because love is love!!!

 Joan Jonas https://art21.org/watch/extended-play/joan-jonas-drawings-short/ Expressive, Meditative  Repetition- A reoccurring element of dots in the background of this work creates unison and connection between the two bodies. https://www.artsy.net/artwork/joan-jonas-untitled-from-circular-revision-video-performance-in-conjunction-with-joan-jonas-rformance-video-galerie-der-stadt-stuttgart-2000-2001 Organic line/shape- This work is a collection of organic lines and strokes that are unique and expressive standing alone. When put together, they form a suggested shape of a fish.   https://www.artsy.net/artwork/joan-jonas-searobin-maybe

Asymmetry Artist: Gladys Paulus Asymmetry Personal Photo