Diversity and Inclusion One Index Card at a Time

14 Thursday Aug 2025

Posted by Jeanette Clawson in Art, Zentangle Inspired Art

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A collection of mixed media index cards created for ICAD (Index Card a Day) 2025.

I used a compass to draw some circles to expand my usual torus mandala to create spaces in between the patterned block prints. Then I added some Zentangle patterns that would unify the piece. After that I cut off an index card sized piece each day or so and worked on it as it’s own discrete entity. Here are some examples of the cards. My last two posts (June and July) also have more examples.

I am so happy to have explored all these possibilities! It demonstrates the value of diversity and inclusion and will hopefully improve the next piece I plan to create. It will be a version of this with my favorite components of these. Which one do you like best? Great news, you don’t have to choose just one.

Wishing you peace.

EcoSquared at Hatch Art House and ICAD

03 Thursday Jul 2025

Posted by Jeanette Clawson in Art, Art on Exhibit

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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.

Index Card a Day and 2025 Solo Exhibition Preparations

04 Sunday Aug 2024

Posted by Jeanette Clawson in Art, art class, Art on Exhibit

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100 Mandalas, Art, botanical art, botanical collage, collage, Daily Art Practice, floral art, floral mandala, floral still life, flower art, flower collage, flower mandala, ICAD, Index Card Art, Mandala, Small works, still life, Zentangle Inspired Art, ZIA

Index Card a Day is an Instagram challenge intended to encourage a daily art practice. I have a pretty robust daily art practice and this year I created some small works on index cards for this challenge. Some are Zentangled, some are collaged, one is stitched and many include practice components for pieces that I am working on. I frequently use these index cards either on a plain book page or as part of a collage to create a note card for friends and family, as seen in the first photo.

Can you see components from these 2 mandalas in the index cards? I have a new solo exhibition scheduled for 2025 at the Art Hub in Cambridge. It is going to include 100 mandalas, some old and some new. These 2 are going to be part of that show if they don’t sell before then. I currently have 5 pieces in the $100 and Under show at the Art Hub this August and 3 of them are mandalas. I also have a prototype from a still life class I will be offering in October and a block print in that show.