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I love trying to make whatever I can. Some lighting I created in my last home, copper screen flowers in a ceramic chandelier, a folded copper wall sconce, and ceiling light. The guys who cut the copper sheet referred to as a “cooley hat” before they knew my last name. A fallen manzanita tree I… Continue reading More Home Decor

In our last home, I made architectural design suggestions and did the entire inside with my own hands. I was deeply honored when The Museum Of Modern Art in SF brought a tour to see my work. The copper stair railing I designed to look like it grew there. I made the brass fireplace screen… Continue reading Home Decor

Using what I have to create what I want, more art, more joy! The cellar at “The Emerald Lady” was a damp, dark, sad place until we removed the moldy materials, addressed the leaking, put in jack posts behind the fabric, and painted the floor like white marble. Now it is “The Underground Gallery,” an… Continue reading The Underground Gallery

Creating is a joyous space, and imagination is free! Whatever the circumstances or medium, I love to create, write, paint, photograph, carve, glaze, frame, decorate, wardrobe, jewelry, design items from furniture, fireplace screens to fine china … whatever I want, I try to create.I hope you find time to enjoy your inner resources inspired by… Continue reading Creating is Joy

Feels like spring! Here is my Pollinator collection.

Each dinner plate has a different one of the 15 crane species I hand-carved into it. All the 10 pieces in each place setting are unique and carved with wetland crane habitat imagery, hand-thrown by Eliza Thomas. The china cabinet that I designed for them was built by Gary Kleiman. A wonderful collaborative effort focusing… Continue reading Crane China 202 piece set

Crane platters with 5 different color glazes. I did this platter mold after the 202 hand-carved unique pieces in the 15 Crane species set of dishes (each place setting had 10 pieces); See my previous post.

Crane China, I hand carved each of the 202 hand-thrown ceramic pieces. The set was hand thrown by Eliza Thomas. Every dinner plate is a different one of the 15 crane species. Every dish has plants and creatures from the wetland habitats where the cranes nest. I did this project while I was doing my… Continue reading I hand carved 202 dishes

Hope your day is serene.“52 Cranes Mosaic”Top row center is my first painting.Thanks to Bodhi Werner for making this mosaic!You can find prints at https://www.clarecooley.com/shop/