The hospital has bought 4 pieces from my solo exhibit! I don’t know yet where they will go but I look forward to maybe seeing them on a future visit.
Sold to UW Hospital
04 Tuesday Aug 2026
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New Inventory and Firefly Coffee House Show
20 Monday Jul 2026
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Art, art for sale, block design, block print, block printing, block prints, collage, collage fodder, handcarved blocks, Mandala, mixed-media, original art for sale
I currently have work showing at Firefly Coffee House in Oregon, WI. They are open weekdays from 6am-2pm. On Fridays they have fantastic cinnamon rolls until they sell out. Their baked goods are all good as far as I have experienced! Here is what I am showing there.
I dropped off a selection of my original block prints at Madison Art Market on Friday. They are at 5944 Odana Rd, Madison, WI and are open daily from 10am-5pm. The prices range from $80-$150 depending on size, specialty paper and complexity of the print. Here is an overview of the packaging and a few selections from the 26 prints I dropped off.
I am assembling more collage packs for the Art Hub in Cambridge, WI. They are located at 145 W. Main St. and their hours are Tuesday through Saturday from 10AM-5PM. I have also submitted the information for the fall classes I plan to teach there and Jacy (the amazing owner) is putting together the schedule. It should be coming out soon and I will share the details at that time but I will be teaching a gelli printing class in October and Exploring Mixed Media classes in September, November and December. The classes will each be on the second Saturday of the month.
I have been continuing with my block print every day and have reached 200 consecutive days! In June and July my prints have mostly been on index cards as part of ICAD (Index Card A Day).
Hospital Solo Exhibit and Finished 100 Day Project
19 Friday Jun 2026
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100 Day Project, a year of block printing, block print, block printing, Carbone Cancer Center Art, collage, Mandala, mixed-media, radial symetry, Repeat Pattern, repeat pattern design, solo exhibit, stamping, symetrical art, Zentangle Inspired Art
I have been too busy to post but I have so much to share! My solo exhibit is up at the Carbone Cancer Center at UW Hospital 600 Highland Drive in Madison, WI. This part is always open to the public. There is another section upstairs that is only open for viewing when the Center is open so stay tuned for photos from there. Having my art in the hospital is really a dream come true. I hope it provides some comfort or respite for people passing through.
I finished the 100 day project during which I made a block print every day for 100 days. I have actually been making a block print every day since the beginning of the year. I’m on day 169, almost halfway there!
Here are some close ups. The square ones are for the EcoSquared Show at Hatch Art House on Williamson Street next month.
Collage Packs Now Available and New Solo Exhibit
23 Monday Mar 2026
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antique paper, Art Journal, Book Art, book pages, collage fodder, collage packs, Mandala, mandalas, paper-collage, waiting room art
The Art Hub in Cambridge, WI has a new product available. I have collected 40-50 papers into sets that can be used for art journaling and collage. They include a mix of gelli printed papers of all kinds, book pages, antique papers from magazines, sheet music and ledgers, security envelopes, book pages used as paint pallets, commercial and hand painted tissue papers, block printed papers and more. They are only available in person at the gallery at this point.
I have also been invited to have a solo exhibit at the UW Hospital Carbone Cancer Center in Madison, WI. It will be up from April 29 – July 27 this year. The exhibit spaces are open for guests to view. The J3/1 area of this space (on the first floor) does have limited hours from M-F 7:30am-5pm. The portion of the exhibit on the 2nd floor (J3/2) is located in a public accessible area and is therefore open 24/7, though the best time to visit is during visiting hours 8am -9pm. There will not be a reception for this exhibit. Having my art in medical spaces is one of my highest goals and comes from the many hours I have spent waiting and looking at art that did not engage me when I was in very difficult situations. I hope that my art will engage patients and their families and provide them with moments of peace. I am getting some new pieces framed for this exhibit.
Year in Review 2025
12 Monday Jan 2026
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100 Mandalas, Art, art event, Art Exhibit, Art Journal, artist, books, collage, Mandala, mixed-media, painting, paper bag art journal, Repeat Pattern, Repeat patterns, Surface Pattern Design, year in review, Zentangle Inspired Art
What a year I had! April held two significant milestones. My art was published in a magazine for the first time! My pattern designs were published in the 6th Surface Pattern Design Guide published by UPPERCASE Magazine.
I also had a solo exhibition in April at the Art Hub in Cambridge. The reception was on Friday, April 4. I sold 4 pieces at the opening.
I taught a number of Zentangle and Art Journaling classes at the Art Hub and for my Unitarian Universalist congregation fundraiser.
For the first time, ever, I was a presenter at an online art festival, Block Printing Fest in October! It was very challenging and even more fun and rewarding.
I finished many small works of art and 2 very large ones. Spring Metta Mediation has been exhibited at UW Hospital and Diversity and Inclusion will be exhibited there in summer of 2026. I had art in a few galleries and exhibited other pieces at the hospital and various venues throughout the year.
In May I gave art fairs a last shot and confirmed that this is not for me. I was in the Madison Art Guild tent at the Middleton Art Walk.
I got a variety of notecards and other printed materials at 2 locations, the Art Hub in Cambridge, WI and the Madison Art Market at 5944 Odana Road in Madison, WI. Coming soon, Madison Art Market will have print on demand products with my art available on their website. I added a lot of new art to my print on demand page on Fine Art America. My art on puzzles was a particular favorite this year.
I also participated in a number of Instagram challenges and became obsessed with paper bag art journals to capture my results. I participated in Figment of Your Imagination in January and created a mandala using Zentangle fragments over the course of the month. The 100 day challenge has been a favorite of mine for years. It really allows me to explore something in depth. This year I had some health challenges and didn’t participate as regularly as I have in the past but I tried to make some art every day. It allowed me to complete the Spring Metta Meditation piece. I also participated in the Index Card a Day challenge in June and July and it led to the piece Diversity and Inclusion. It is a mandala that I cut up into index card shaped pieces and worked on them individually. October brings Print Inktober and I created my first paper bag book to capture all the fun Zentangle and block printed things I created that month. I closed off the year with my favorite challenge, Carve December. I carved more than 60 blocks and created another paper bag journal to document that journey.
I am Here, and Here, and Here
24 Wednesday Sep 2025
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altered book, altered book art journal, Art, Art Exhibit, Art Exhibit Reception, art exhibition, Art Journal, art journal class, artist, block print, block printing, collage, floral art, floral collage, Madison art, Mandala, mandala art, mandalas, mixed-media, painting, tessellated block print, Zentangle Inspired Art
This coming Saturday I will be teaching an art journaling class at the Art Hub in Cambridge, WI. We will start out altering a book to serve as our art journals and then we will do some gelli printing. After that we will use a stencil and black or white paint to create a line from stenciled images along the edge of one of the pages. Then we will cut along that line to make an interesting edge. A gelli print will go on the next page that will show off the cut edge. Coordinating papers will be collaged on the main page to create a cohesive layout with pen work to tie it all together.
The class will run from 1-4 pm and the cost is $65. All supplies are included and you will leave with a new altered book art journal for you to continue your art journaling practice in. The Art Hub is located at 145 W Main St. in Cambridge. There’s still time to register if you are quick! Register here.
I currently have art on exhibit at UW Hospital on 600 Highland Drive in Madison, WI in the surgical waiting area. It will be up until October 4. Hopefully you won’t have a reason to see it in person at the hospital so here are photos of the pieces that I will have in the show.
I had one piece, Dane County Garden, juried into the Art by the Foot exhibit at the Center for the Visual Arts in Wausau, WI. This show will run from October 3 through December 20. Here is their description of the show “So much creativity in such little space! Art by the Foot features a variety of artwork that is 12 in or smaller in size. A great show for collectors to visit.” There will be a reception on November 14, from 5-7pm.
Wishing you good health, safety, plenty and peace.
EcoSquared at Hatch Art House and ICAD
03 Thursday Jul 2025
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Art, art event, Art Exhibit, Art Exhibit Reception, art exhibition, collage, ICAD, Index Card Art, Madison art, Madison WI Art, Mandala, mixed-media, WI Art, Wisconsin art, Zentangle, Zentangle Inspired Art, Zentangle Method, ZIA
I gave some background information and beginning samples of my Index Card a Day art in my last blog post. I did decide to use the technique of cutting a larger piece into index card sized (3×5 inches) pieces and working on them as individual pieces. I’m very happy with the results.
I also dropped off 5 pieces for the EcoSquared show at Hatch Art House. EcoSquared will run July 1st – August 31st, with an opening reception Friday July 11th from 5-8pm. It would be lovely to see you there. The address is 1248 Williamson Street in Madison, WI.
The exhibition is geared towards Hatch’s emphasis on using upcycled materials and will feature only square works of art. Here are my pieces.
100 Day Project 2025, Current/Upcoming Exhibits and ICAD
09 Monday Jun 2025
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I worked on the 100 day project again this year. It’s an Instagram challenge intended to support a daily art practice and is frequently used to dive deeply into something an artist wants to explore. It starts in February and runs for 100 consecutive days, ideally. I had a lot of health challenges since last December and wasn’t able to make art at all or much for a couple months. It really set me back in my art practice so I did a very gentle version of the challenge.
This piece was one of the main things I worked on and I was so happy to be able to finish it in time to get it framed for the Madison Art Guild Summer Salon. It is currently on exhibit in the surgical waiting area of UW Hospital at 600 Highland Dr. in Madison, WI. It will be up until the end of July. Seeing my art when I go to appointments at the hospital (usually at least twice a month) is amazing. It makes me happy and I think it makes me more 3 dimensional to the health professionals I encounter during these appointments. Having my art in medical facilities that I go to has been on my art bucket list and I’m grateful for each opportunity.
This piece started with some collage and gesso on mixed media paper. Then I wrote out a long version of a Buddhist Metta (loving kindness) Meditation. I found I really needed this at the beginning of this year and I hope people stop and notice that it’s in the background. We need all the loving kindness we can get.
Some days I wasn’t able to make much progress and I took a lot of breaks to participate in a few free Instagram workshops: Sketchbook Revival, Mastering Mixed Media and Workshop Week. These free classes offer me projects that can subtly or significantly impact my art process or remind me of tools/techniques I haven’t used in a while. I really think it’s a big part of keeping my art practice fresh. Usually free access is only for a limited time but you can pay for unlimited access at any point during the workshop. So I prioritize the workshops I want to try and can let the rest go. I did get long term access to Sketchbook Revival so I haven’t yet done as many of those projects yet.
Here are the results of some of these fun workshops. As you can see they are very different from my usual work and maybe you will see the influence of them on the index cards I’m currently playing with. The index cards are for the #ICAD index card a day challenge hosted by Tammy at Daisy Yellow. Check out her website to learn about the guidelines, prompts, history, and community related to this wonderful Instagram challenge. I am starting a new large piece and wanted to play around with the design and techniques I use and I’m cutting it up into index card sized pieces and trying different things on them. I am actually really liking the effect and might to this for the entire piece. Stay tuned.
I also worked on some pieces just because I felt like block printing and because I am getting some smaller pieces ready for the Eco Squared show at Hatch Art House. I will do a post on that show when I finish my final piece and submit them to the show.
Art Fair Experiment
23 Friday May 2025
Posted in Art, Art on Exhibit
I had never done an outdoor art fair until last weekend. My health has prevented me from participating since I have been actively working as an artist. I have been doing pretty well for the last year and I had the opportunity to be one of four artists in the Madison Art Guild tent at the Middleton Art Walk. This seemed like a good way to try it out, especially because it was a 1 day fair.
I worked really hard getting everything ready for the show. I tried to plan for as many contingencies as possible. The weather wasn’t supposed to be too hot and I was happy about that. Unfortunately, it was quite windy with a few sprinkles. Attendance was not very good. I didn’t make any sales and I felt really sick by 2pm. I think my UVA sensitivity was too much even in the tent with lots of 50spf protection from clothing and lotion. I had a 4 day migraine afterwards.
But I did it. I had some nice conversations and many people took my business cards. I got to know some of my fellow artists in the Madison Art Guild better. And I learned that I don’t want to do it again. So I’m calling it a success.
Jeanette Clawson Art 