Author: clarecooleycollection

Things can happen we didn’t choose, but we can choose to turn them into meaning. To read more, go to http://incandescencebook.com/

When I was sixteen, my mother got me this velvet jacket at a used store; being an artist, it was where she shopped. My artist son Bodhi took the photo and put my words on my art. Creativity and love is the wealth that runs in the family.

“To create one’s own world takes courage.” Georgia O’Keeffe How we decorate, dress, and express our one-of-a-kind imagination is a free and limitless source of joy.

Olafur Eliasson “Art helps us identify with one another and expands our notion of we – from the local to the global.” A collection of masks from Bali and grass wreathes for Hawaii lighten up a dark corner, bringing some delight into an overlooked area. Every place in our lives is an opportunity to express… Continue reading Mask Collection Home Decor

“Art Is For & In Everyone!” It is an honor to be a Creativity Coach assisting people to find their imagination and the courage to express it with joy!

https://www.kbjr6.com/2022/05/27/duluth-poet-helps-those-dealing-with-grief/?fbclid=IwAR0JWPADIrmr5crt-THv2A2o5XD-juL14pAAlEoFU0VRtu2dubxDjvvyLOg Happy Memorial Day, everybody! Congratulations to Cathy Cato for her news interview about her grief poetry. As a Creativity Coach, I encouraged Cathy Cato to speak her heart. I listened and heard her say the words “Honor” and “Comfort” and suggested those as the name for her business. My son Bodhi Werner built her… Continue reading Grief Poetry and Art

Bob Ross “They say everything looks better with odd numbers of things. But sometimes, I put even numbers – just to upset the critics.Look around. Look at what we have. Beauty is everywhere – you only have to look to see it.” “Forty-Four Fine Faux Florals.” Being an artist, I don’t have a fresh flower… Continue reading Forty-Four Fine Faux Florals

“Art must be life — it must belong to everybody.”Georgia O’KeeffeThis was my kitchen in San Francisco with my “Dancing Lines” art and the stencil freeze I did to go with it on the wall. I still have this colorful art in my kitchen and it continues to delight me.

“I would like to paint the way a bird sings. The richness I achieve comes from nature, the source of my inspiration. All I did was to look at what the universe showed me, to let my brush bear witness to it.”Claude MonetClare Cooley’s “Japanese Cranes Mating Dance”

I love making dark spaces into bright places. We painted, carpeted, and decorated it ourselves by sewing pillow, futon, and cushion covers for the window seat we built. I carved feathers on the dishes set on the table, framed small prints of my crane art in gold and silver, and added my lotus blossom stencil… Continue reading 3rd Floor of The Emerald Lady