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The Diptych Inside-Out

For the current call-for-entry exhibition I am conducting at the gallery I curate, I challenged artists with two...
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Selecting Artists

The Gallery Clay, stains 15” x 9” x 9” C. Ascher I am in the final stages of...
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The Picture is a Process

As I approach the end of another year, I consider the issues and solutions that have been the...
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For the Love of It

Look photo collage C. Ascher The white or silver haired, some limping or with uneven tread, some pushing...
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Defiance

Defiant coloured pencil 44”x30” Claudine Ascher I have learned over many years of teaching art that it’s a...
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Molly’s Message

I am Molly. I was a rescue. I came to my new home at 5 years of age...
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Art at Home

L’Art Chez Soi – Art at HomeExhibition Fairview Pointe ClaireApril 8 to 28, 2017Life as an artist has never...
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Art Education for Artists

 The Art LessonCay, high relief C. Ascher  University art education programs, at least the programs about which I am aware,...
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To Sell or Not To Sell?

The RussianColoured pencil on paper 42″x36″C. Ascher How come when I don’t post anything for awhile on my Blog, there...
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Showing Emotion

Head Spaces: BonzaiClay, glazesClaudine Ascher  I had dolls as a child. Of course I played with them, mostly by...
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Nobel’s Dylan Dilemma

 Blowing in the Windcolour pencil on Stonehenge30” x 44”C. Ascher It’s the big buzz these days: Bob Dylan was...
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New Realities

 If They Can Do Itclay, underglazes, glazesapprox 14” circumferenceC. Ascher   I have returned to the clay studio after...
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The Artist Re-Natured

 Proudcolour pencil on paper44”x30”C. Ascher I had this faith, see. As a kid, I believed that artists were people...
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Getting Real

 The Professorlow-fire clay8″x12″x4″C. Ascher   Here we go again. Every year it’s the same story.  It’s certainly a proud...
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Homage to a Beloved Friend

Bambi’s Dream acrylic on pannel 12″x16″x1.5″ I lost my darling Bambi today. The sweetheart was at the end...
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We Got the Power!

Looking colour pencil on paper 30”x22” C.Ascher What keeps many artists motivated? A strong connection to feeling and...
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Starring Role

 Starring Rolecolour pencil on paper relief C. Ascher For a number of years, I agreed as a special favour to...
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I Want to Be An Artist

 Empty Promisesphoto collage c.ascherHow many parents have reacted with restrained horror upon hearing their child announce “I want...
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