My work is sold in:
KRESS EMPORIUM, Asheville NC (828)281-2252 windows&everything
DONNA VAN GOGH'S, Candler Park in Atlanta (404)370-1003 windows&everything
RE-INSPIRATION STORE, 602 N Highland Ave Atlanta windows&everything
WILD OATS & BILLY GOATS, (on the square) Decatur GA (404) 378-4088 windows&everything
DALY DESIGNS, (420 Main St) Greenville SC (864)325-4445 windows&everything
ArtiSun GALLERY, Hot Springs NC (828)622-3537 windows&everything
THE STITCH CHICK, Sandy Springs GA (404) windows&everything
DULUTH ART GALLERY, (Main St.) Duluth GA (678)957-1942 windows&everything
SONOMA HOME, Sonoma CA (707)939-6900 Pillows & Magnets
THE URBAN GARDENER, Memphis, TN (901)374-9964 Pillows
LITTLE MISS MUFFIN, Metairie LA (504)833-8200 Pillows & Tshirts
PINK HOUSE GALLERY, Hilton Head Island SC (843)681-5169 Pillows
GWINNETT ENVIRONMENTAL&HERITAGE CENTER, Buford GA (770)904-3500
HOUSE OF PLANTS, Winston-Salem NC (336)765-5301 magnets
FIRE ON THE MOUNTAIN GALLERY, Flagstaff AZ (on San Fransisco) magnets&prints
THE ART MART, Sedona AZ (928)203-4576 magnets
AT THE COLLECTIVE, Inman Park (Atlanta) GA (770)696-5845 magnets&prints&pillows&shirts
ATLANTIS NATURAL FOODS, Dunwoody GA (770)393-1297 magnets&cards
425 MARKET PLACE ANTIQUES, Roswell GA (770)992-5400 magnets&cards
BAREFOOT BUDDHA BOUTIQUE, - Virgin Islands. magnets
MT. BETHEL UMC, Marietta GA (678)560-2376 magnets
I cannot remember any moment in my life when I did not want to be an artist.
Born & raised in the elite, yet snobby Buckhead area of Atlanta, Claire has diligently worked her way down-to-earth. Whew. After a long hard life of daydreams & doodles, finally something has come of it.
I am an avid doodler, and let's just say I do it because I love it, not because I was encouraged to do it. "Hey Claire, why don't you be an artist!" Yeah that's what I heard every day growing up... NOT. (I was supposed to be a nurse. But to this day I still almost faint when someone gets a needle near me, and like I was going to poke people with needles!!? I DON'T THINK SO) it's my art that has kept me alive.
You know what they say "never underestimate the power of being underestimated"
I live in GA, but have lived in NC, SC, CO and AZ. Right now I live on a lovely 20 acres in Decatur GA with a muscadine vineyard, chickens and lots of bamboo. My dogs and cats love it too. I have loved art as long as I can remember and love to create, it's my favorite thing to do. I did study graphic design, but not painting or drawing. I just like to create in any way that strikes my fancy. Mostly I've been backwards painting on windows, which suits me as I have always been able to write backwards with my left hand. (I write forwards righthanded... and paint lefthanded) I do use both hands together when I'm juggling. Free demonstrations daily.
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Jocassee... was rescued from a cardboard box in the Walmart parking lot in Seneca SC. She's awesome and will fetch 24/7. She's the winner of the How Many Things Can You Fit in Your Mouth? Contest.
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Oboe, Calvin and Dolly traveling to AZ ... Geronimo is in the back with Joey and Jocassee.
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Jetson put his mouse aside for a moment to eat his lunch. (yes that is a real (albeit dead) mouse) He was extra playful and was found in AZ but when I moved back to GA he disappeared 3 days before we left. I think he wanted to stay in AZ. I do think he's alive though. I have funny stories of him...
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LOVIE. A very special handsome cat. His name fits. He came to us while we were living in the KOA Campground in Flagstaff AZ (2005) and he was TOTALLY matted, so each time he visited I cut more hair off, until it was all gone. Then it grew back very nicely. I had to put him down this past August, he injured his spine somehow and couldn't walk anymore, very sad but now he's a beautiful kitty angel!
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SUNSHINE. Oh MY this is a special cat. She was half dead in the empty lot next to me. Weighed 6lbs and was about 6 yrs. old. Blind in one eye. LOVED LOVED LOVED this cat, she disappeared one day though... and I even hired a Trained Dog to "sniff her out" but couldn't find her. Might have been coyotes, this was in AZ.
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GERONIMO (with Calvin). He was a sage cat. Very wise, calm and thoughtful. Calvin and Audrey's brother.
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My Main Man, Joey. Will be 12 this August. He came out of the woods in SC (when he was 7 months old) and now he's home! An extremely charming lad.
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Oboe is the QUEEN, and the oldest of my animals. She's not crazy about the quantity of animals though. But she is gorgeous! I found her when she was teensy ... at the Post Office in Greenville SC. A man was petting her and walked off, I was like "what are you doing leaving this kitty all alone?" the answer was obvious... take her home.
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CALVIN. Oh how handsome can one cat be??? He was one of 3 kittens I found in SC. (brother is Geronimo) |
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CHARLENE means "French Beauty" She's the Supermodel of cats, even has a "Cindy Crawford Mole" under her nose. She is my Artistic Muse. I trapped her in a cage soon after getting Bucky. She was sickly and living under a trashy trailer, she was the only cat willing to go for the huge dog food chunks with ants all over it that the guy living there put in the cage. Thank GOD she went for it, I don't think she would have made it otherwise. She is FINE now! And her middle name is "Rascal"
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BUCKY. OMG... this was the best time in my life... raising Bucky in my room. He only lived with me for 1 year and 3 weeks til I found him in the grass (R.I.P)
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| BUCKY. He was found by a neighbor with his eyes glued shut and very vicious. The vet had to "knock him out" just to work on him, but now he can see! And he became sweet shortly thereafter (the sweetest) |
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| BUCKY. What a Dreamboat! He had the softest, thickest fur! |
| Now Bucky has a friend, the beautiful Charlene! |
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