For over 40 years Claire has gained extensive experience in the art and craft industry as a business owner and a freelance artist. During her early career while living in PA she owned and operated MSU distributors, classic fibers and Chateau art after selling her business she moved to Florida in 1990 where she added set design mosaics and Fine Art to her career achievements. By the end of the '90s she had developed and extensively exhibited her integrated design fine art portfolio. She was an active Community Arts volunteer for the city of casselberry. She co-designed and managed the Casselberry Art House exterior Mosaic and was awarded Casselberry artist of the year in 2003.
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For over 40 years Claire has gained extensive experience in the art and craft industry as a business owner and a freelance artist. During her early career while living in PA she owned and operated MSU distributors, classic fibers and Chateau art after selling her business she moved to Florida in 1990 where she added set design mosaics and Fine Art to her career achievements. By the end of the '90s she had developed and extensively exhibited her integrated design fine art portfolio. She was an active Community Arts volunteer for the city of casselberry. She co-designed and managed the Casselberry Art House exterior Mosaic and was awarded Casselberry artist of the year in 2003.
After a few years of traveling and providing extended family support Claire and her husband return to their family estate in Marietta PA in 2010 on those grounds she opened the Marietta Art House gallery and Studio to educate and provide exhibit space for artists in the surrounding tri-country area. As a response to a growing interest in mosaics she founded the Mosaic Workshop where she taught 2D and 3D Mosaic techniques for 5 years. During that time she designed all graphic advertising for Gallery exhibitions and events. While in PA Claire was a regular exhibitor and occasional instructor at subsquatch Hana Center for creative arts. She and her husband retired to Sarasota in 2019 to rejoin her family and once again participate in the Florida art scene. Claire is now enjoying working with her Florida home studio while creating works for a mosaic Sculpture Garden on their property. This year Claire resumed her interest in religious iconography and is proud to include that to her treasured Trove of art experiences to share with future art students. In 2020 Claire was commissioned by the city of Casselberry to design a mural for the Casselberry sculpture house located along Quail Pond Road in that cities art park. He was designer and project manager of the 22-ft long Mosaic mural which was installed along the front entrance wall. The project took 8 weeks from concept to completion.
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