I could only admire the beautiful art from outside. It was closed
March 2017
I am a retired teacher. I live in IL. We travel/wander most of the winter. LOVED this shop. . . lots of beautiful things. . . AND . . a wonderful connecting moment with a woman who made jewelry . . .
April 2015
Samatha Claar creates the most wonderful images - in August, I could leave her shop with just one painting, so I bought two - and had to come back the next day for a third one. she is also the most incredibly nice and warm person you could ever hope to meet.
From the very beginning I have called my work “Painting the Stories” as that is literally where I began and where I continue. I was given a mission and I do it to the very best of my ability. My paintings are kinder and gentler, coming from the ether, than my discourse on the history of these enslaved people who built might and wealth for a few in the Low Country. Their trials and tribulations did not separate them from the teachings they brought with them and the ones they embraced here. I want you to walk away with real history and a determination to share what you have learned. Perceptions have kept people apart and your perceptions will be altered when you allow the paintings to speak to you.
