This week we've been musing over the great work by Claire Streather, a Dorset based artist with a small studio on Portland. Claire recently set up She Is All Art which see's her exhibiting around once a year, selling online and putting a name to her work!
Claire has studied painting, photography, textiles and graphic design and continues to research, study and explore, in order to keep her work informed, exciting and fresh.
Some of Claires many influences include the feminine form, the changing seasons, nature, paint, photography, film and digital, textiles, colour, layers, texture, surface pattern, light, the modern world, graphics and advertising.
Claires future looks promising with continued development both artistically and professionally. Her work has been stocked in Mary Portas’ Living and Giving shop in Kensington, London, with 50% of the proceeds going to Save the Children, her work is also widely available around Dorset at the following locations;
- Poundbury Garden Centre, Dorchester
- Every Cloud Boutique, Dorchester
- Gallery on the Wey, Upwey, Weymouth,
- Bibis, St Alban Street, Weymouth,
- Miss Trudy, Bridport,
- Whitestones Cafe Gallery, Easton, Portland,
- Elite, Chiswell, Portland
You can also purchase pieces of the She Is All Art collection from Claires Etsy and Folksy.
Claire creates all sorts of things, including paintings, photographs, cards, cushions, bags and many more and describes making things as "like breathing, it's essential".
When we asked her who inspired her work, she gave us an eclectic mix which included Frida Kahlo, Tracey Emin, Howard Hodgkin, Moholy Nagy, Rothko, Damien Hirst, Itten, Stella, and Vivienne Westwood to name but a few.
Loving Dorset loved the entire She Is All Art Collection, but this one of the red rose particularly caught our eye - we love the contrast of colours!
Claire's personality is what we can only describe as a perfectionist and she is constantly striving for new ideas for her artwork, as she combines different techniques to achieve new and varied outcomes.
If you're loving Claire's artwork as much as we are and want to see more, She Is All Art is currently exhibiting at The Engine Room in Dorchester until 1st September so make sure you go down and check it out! There is more information on our Events Page. To find out more about She Is All Art, you can visit her Facebook Page or follow Claire on Twitter @SheIsAllArt
We have recently discovered an ingenious new shop which we are very excited about. You can find the Jigsaw Shop in Brewers Quay, Hope Square, Weymouth. Run by Dave Evans, this business produces high quality bespoke hand cut wooden jigsaw puzzles from everyones favourite photographs, art prints or posters. All the products are hand made by Dave himself, who was trained and worked at the world famous Victory wooden jigsaw puzzle manufacturer, so you know you will be in good, and very skilled hands. This shop provides the perfect gifts for birthdays, Christmas, anniversaries and many more occasions. 
