painting – Hilary Clark Studios

Wilding

We spent a week in Costa Rica this past April. We flew into San Jose, then boarded a small plane to fly south, almost to Panama, to Gulfito. We spent a week hiking the rain forest, rappelling down waterfalls, eating glorious food, and wandering the beach.

This piece is inspired by that trip. One of the last wild places. We need more of them.

(c) 2025, Hilary Clark, “Wilding”, Fiber, 23″ x 8-1/2″ ~ NFS

Wilding
Commercial fabric, raw edge fused applique, densely machine stitched.

With joy and ease…

Come back and visit again one day soon — I’ll have new work to share.

As always, I sign my art with a poem. Read “Wilding” here.

Interested in my art, my writing, my poetry, or learning more about bringing consistent joy and ease into your life? Then let’s talk!

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(Feeling) Intuitive

Life is full of ebbs and flows. I’m in an ebb state these days, my production and creativity rates steady but low and slow. For six months, I worked on my latest Feeling, letting the work guide me where it wanted to go. Appropriately enough for this piece – (Feeling) Intuitive.

As I’ve done with work in the last couple of years, I’ve added acrylic paint to the art piece, using it to convey the feeling along with the fiber. I think it’s time to end that practice and return to the fiber roots, letting the fabric speak all on its own.

Intuitive represents the spark and energy felt when intuition strikes, often bold and bright. But pay attention for the quieter messages you receive. They’re often more powerful and carry more weight.

(c) 2025, Hilary Clark, “(Feeling) Intuitive”, Fabric & Acrylic Paint, 34-1/2″ x 23″ ~ $1,800.00

(Feeling) Intuitive
Hand painted with acrylic paint on commercial fabric, raw edge fused applique, densely machine stitched.

With joy and ease…

Come back and visit again one day soon — I’ll have new work to share. Until then, listen for the messages the Universe or your Higher Power sends you every day. There’s always something you need to know.

As always, I sign my art with a poem. Read “(Feeling) Intuitive” here.

Interested in my art, my writing, my poetry, or learning more about bringing consistent joy and ease into your life? Then let’s talk!

Contact me to schedule:
* An IRL or virtual coffee
* A private (IRL or virtual) showing of my art

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(Feeling) Weary

As we slid into spring this year, I felt pulled to return to my Feelings Series. When I stepped away from creating feelings out of fiber (although that never really stopped – everything I create comes from my feelings), I’d paused the series on an anabolic emotion – Joy. My pattern is to alternate between anabolic and catabolic feelings, so this meant my next piece needed to reflect lower energy.

“Weary” was chosen.

This piece started out larger in design and shape. As I worked my way through the stitching phase (the longest part of my process), I realized it was making me weary trying to figure out how to hang it without the lower portion flopping off the wall. In a move I’ve never made, I sliced the piece in half, then overlaid the two sections to create a more cohesive work of art.

I love the end result much more than the initial design.

Weary represents woman, weighed down by society and the work it takes to be seen and heard. May women continue to lift each other up so we feel less weary, less worn, and more connected to all of humanity and our blessed planet.

(c) 2024, Hilary Clark, “(Feeling) Weary”, Fabric & Acrylic Paint, 29″ x 27″ ~ $750.00

(Feeling) Weary
Hand painted with acrylic paint on commercial fabric, raw edge fused applique, densely machine stitched.

With joy and ease…

Come back and visit again one day soon — I’ll have a new Feeling to share. It’s time to tap into my Intuition. See you then!

As always, I sign my art with a poem. Read “(Feeling) Weary” here.

Interested in my art, my writing, my poetry, or learning more about bringing consistent joy and ease into your life? Then let’s talk!

Contact me to schedule:
* An IRL or virtual coffee
* A private (IRL or virtual) showing of my art

If you enjoyed this art piece and the essay, and it feels aligned, please share on social media or via email. If you liked it, someone you know will probably like it too!