For more than thirty years, I have been a lettering artist. Or I might say for my entire life, since my love of letters began early and has not waned. Whether it’s paleography, the long and fascinating history of alphabets, or learning contemporary styles and foreign writing systems, I have yet to find any field that offers such a range of exploration and expression. Fortunately I had public school teachers who shared and encouraged my interests, and I also studied calligraphy formally at Daemen College in Buffalo, New York, where I earned a BS in Art Education. Living in Sonoma County, California in the 1970s gave me more opportunities to study, teach and practice calligraphy and papermaking in a region that values the lettering arts. Sumner Stone, Brian Elder and Barbara Bash encouraged me, as did the fledgling Friends of Calligraphy. Attending international calligraphy conferences has provided in-depth study with the best teachers in my discipline, and expanded my views and interests. Notably Suzanne Moore, Thomas Ingmire, Carl Rohrs and Maury Nemoy provided insights which I am still developing. Since coming to Lewisburg, Pennsylvania in 1980, I have done many commissioned works, eventually opening my studio full-time as PenSylvania Calligraphy in 1988. An advantage of living in a small lively university town like Lewisburg is that clients ask for all sorts of projects, and I have a “just-say-yes” policy! Book covers, wall installations and wedding documents have been the most challenging work. Also I offer classes and workshops in formal calligraphy and fun book arts. In 2004, I was privileged to design a range of inscriptions for animated projections in The Alexandria Carry-On, a solo music performance about the ancient library. All the artists involved in the piece traveled to Egypt to present the work at the new library in Alexandria. This was the launching of the world tour of this original and beautiful piece, premiered at Bloomsburg Theatre Ensemble, PA; Bucknell University; The Ko Festival in Amherst, MA; and The Walters Museum in Baltimore. Some recent series I have exhibited regionally are “Insects and Literature” (drawings with broad edge pens paired with quotes), “Albert Einstein” (colorful samples of Einstein’s philosophy), “Wildflowers” (collages with prints from a 1932 field guide, handmade paper and cut calligraphy) and “Out of Obligation, Into Desire” (small books, collages and paper weaving). “Leaps and Boundaries” was my 2005 solo exhibition as a founding member of Out of The Blue Gallery, whose centerpiece was “Herons and Cranes” a standing diptych with text extending into reeds, blurring the experience of visual and verbal comprehension. (Originally this idea was commissioned for silk chair upholstery.) In 2006 my solo show was titled “Views”, featuring eight groups of quotes and paintings addressing many perspectives of seeing and perception. I participate in many area group shows and projects, design logos and signs, and work part-time at the Samek Art Gallery of Bucknell University. My current explorations include Celtic design, collage, pastel and glass painting, and word mandalas http://nancycleaver.smugmug.com/Other/My-Smug-Mug/051/752260883_pavNm-Ti.jpg http://nancycleaver.smugmug.com/ 2009-12-29T23:11:09Z Copyright 2010, the copyright holder of each photograph. Some portions copyright SmugMug. All rights reserved. SmugMug <p><a href="http://nancycleaver.smugmug.com">nancycleaver</a><br />Organic Peace Watercolor 2009 This holds an ambiguous natural form for you to interpret. Is it a chrysanthemum, a shell, a seedpod, a cone? Whatever you see, it may perhaps be your to ...</p><p><a href="http://nancycleaver.smugmug.com/Art/Peace/10770625_9R2dx#753055664_5wSfW" title="Organic Peace Watercolor 2009 This holds an ambiguous natural form for you to interpret. Is it a chrysanthemum, a shell, a seedpod, a cone? Whatever you see, it may perhaps be your to ..."><img src="http://nancycleaver.smugmug.com/Art/Peace/organic-peace-circle-crop/753055664_5wSfW-Th.jpg" width="150" height="150" alt="Organic Peace Watercolor 2009 This holds an ambiguous natural form for you to interpret. Is it a chrysanthemum, a shell, a seedpod, a cone? Whatever you see, it may perhaps be your to ..." title="Organic Peace Watercolor 2009 This holds an ambiguous natural form for you to interpret. Is it a chrysanthemum, a shell, a seedpod, a cone? Whatever you see, it may perhaps be your to ..." style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> 2009-12-29T23:11:09Z nancycleaver http://nancycleaver.smugmug.com http://nancycleaver.smugmug.com/Art/Peace/organic-peace-circle-crop/753055664_5wSfW-Th.jpg <p><a href="http://nancycleaver.smugmug.com">nancycleaver</a><br />Rachel Heberling, graduate assistant in printmaking at Bucknell, was a tremendous dedicated helper. You might guess that chalk on fresh concrete is not a precise medium!</p><p><a href="http://nancycleaver.smugmug.com/Art/Chalk-Peace-Mandala/10790062_jfQUW#752397545_48go6" title="Rachel Heberling, graduate assistant in printmaking at Bucknell, was a tremendous dedicated helper. You might guess that chalk on fresh concrete is not a precise medium!"><img src="http://nancycleaver.smugmug.com/Art/Chalk-Peace-Mandala/IMG0756-Custom/752397545_48go6-Th.jpg" width="150" height="150" alt="Rachel Heberling, graduate assistant in printmaking at Bucknell, was a tremendous dedicated helper. You might guess that chalk on fresh concrete is not a precise medium!" title="Rachel Heberling, graduate assistant in printmaking at Bucknell, was a tremendous dedicated helper. You might guess that chalk on fresh concrete is not a precise medium!" style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> 2009-12-29T02:25:44Z nancycleaver http://nancycleaver.smugmug.com http://nancycleaver.smugmug.com/Art/Chalk-Peace-Mandala/IMG0756-Custom/752397545_48go6-Th.jpg 2008-07-11 17:40:52 <p><a href="http://nancycleaver.smugmug.com">nancycleaver</a><br />Just about finished. The cameraman from the local paper stayed the whole two hours to make a 60 second timelapse video.</p><p><a href="http://nancycleaver.smugmug.com/Art/Chalk-Peace-Mandala/10790062_jfQUW#752397478_72JKA" title="Just about finished. The cameraman from the local paper stayed the whole two hours to make a 60 second timelapse video."><img src="http://nancycleaver.smugmug.com/Art/Chalk-Peace-Mandala/IMG0777-Custom/752397478_72JKA-Th.jpg" width="150" height="150" alt="Just about finished. The cameraman from the local paper stayed the whole two hours to make a 60 second timelapse video." title="Just about finished. The cameraman from the local paper stayed the whole two hours to make a 60 second timelapse video." style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> 2009-12-29T02:23:14Z nancycleaver http://nancycleaver.smugmug.com http://nancycleaver.smugmug.com/Art/Chalk-Peace-Mandala/IMG0777-Custom/752397478_72JKA-Th.jpg 2008-07-11 19:13:18 <p><a href="http://nancycleaver.smugmug.com">nancycleaver</a><br />Closing the circle with bright white to bring the energy together. I had sprained my ankle the week before, and was not moving very well.</p><p><a href="http://nancycleaver.smugmug.com/Art/Chalk-Peace-Mandala/10790062_jfQUW#752397383_6AhUm" title="Closing the circle with bright white to bring the energy together. I had sprained my ankle the week before, and was not moving very well."><img src="http://nancycleaver.smugmug.com/Art/Chalk-Peace-Mandala/IMG0774-Custom/752397383_6AhUm-Th.jpg" width="150" height="150" alt="Closing the circle with bright white to bring the energy together. I had sprained my ankle the week before, and was not moving very well." title="Closing the circle with bright white to bring the energy together. I had sprained my ankle the week before, and was not moving very well." style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> 2009-12-29T02:27:40Z nancycleaver http://nancycleaver.smugmug.com http://nancycleaver.smugmug.com/Art/Chalk-Peace-Mandala/IMG0774-Custom/752397383_6AhUm-Th.jpg 2008-07-11 19:12:43 <p><a href="http://nancycleaver.smugmug.com">nancycleaver</a><br />One more section to go. Time for an encouraging hug from Cathy Snyder, our art store proprietor, and more photos.</p><p><a href="http://nancycleaver.smugmug.com/Art/Chalk-Peace-Mandala/10790062_jfQUW#752397297_oiB4H" title="One more section to go. Time for an encouraging hug from Cathy Snyder, our art store proprietor, and more photos."><img src="http://nancycleaver.smugmug.com/Art/Chalk-Peace-Mandala/IMG0767-Custom/752397297_oiB4H-Th.jpg" width="150" height="150" alt="One more section to go. Time for an encouraging hug from Cathy Snyder, our art store proprietor, and more photos." title="One more section to go. Time for an encouraging hug from Cathy Snyder, our art store proprietor, and more photos." style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> 2009-12-29T02:32:56Z nancycleaver http://nancycleaver.smugmug.com http://nancycleaver.smugmug.com/Art/Chalk-Peace-Mandala/IMG0767-Custom/752397297_oiB4H-Th.jpg 2008-07-11 18:40:44 <p><a href="http://nancycleaver.smugmug.com">nancycleaver</a><br />Friends Deb Slade, left, and Susan Ball Faeder hard at work.</p><p><a href="http://nancycleaver.smugmug.com/Art/Chalk-Peace-Mandala/10790062_jfQUW#752397171_Ddj8X" title="Friends Deb Slade, left, and Susan Ball Faeder hard at work."><img src="http://nancycleaver.smugmug.com/Art/Chalk-Peace-Mandala/IMG0759-Custom/752397171_Ddj8X-Th.jpg" width="150" height="150" alt="Friends Deb Slade, left, and Susan Ball Faeder hard at work." title="Friends Deb Slade, left, and Susan Ball Faeder hard at work." style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> 2009-12-29T02:39:25Z nancycleaver http://nancycleaver.smugmug.com http://nancycleaver.smugmug.com/Art/Chalk-Peace-Mandala/IMG0759-Custom/752397171_Ddj8X-Th.jpg 2008-07-11 18:26:39 <p><a href="http://nancycleaver.smugmug.com">nancycleaver</a><br />Susan Ball Faeder and I share the delight in our accomplishment. The center is rubbed with gold pigment powder, and the colors were layered beautifully by my wonderful artist friends. I wi ...</p><p><a href="http://nancycleaver.smugmug.com/Art/Chalk-Peace-Mandala/10790062_jfQUW#752397074_Dcxpj" title="Susan Ball Faeder and I share the delight in our accomplishment. The center is rubbed with gold pigment powder, and the colors were layered beautifully by my wonderful artist friends. I wi ..."><img src="http://nancycleaver.smugmug.com/Art/Chalk-Peace-Mandala/IMG0778-Custom/752397074_Dcxpj-Th.jpg" width="150" height="150" alt="Susan Ball Faeder and I share the delight in our accomplishment. The center is rubbed with gold pigment powder, and the colors were layered beautifully by my wonderful artist friends. I wi ..." title="Susan Ball Faeder and I share the delight in our accomplishment. The center is rubbed with gold pigment powder, and the colors were layered beautifully by my wonderful artist friends. I wi ..." style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> 2009-12-29T02:37:42Z nancycleaver http://nancycleaver.smugmug.com http://nancycleaver.smugmug.com/Art/Chalk-Peace-Mandala/IMG0778-Custom/752397074_Dcxpj-Th.jpg 2008-07-11 19:13:27 <p><a href="http://nancycleaver.smugmug.com">nancycleaver</a><br />Getting started at 5:00, July 11, 2008, by positioning and pouncing in the blue letterforms. My father, a World War II veteran, had died that week, and I dedicated the Peace Mandala to hi ...</p><p><a href="http://nancycleaver.smugmug.com/Art/Chalk-Peace-Mandala/10790062_jfQUW#752366012_xDMH3" title="Getting started at 5:00, July 11, 2008, by positioning and pouncing in the blue letterforms. My father, a World War II veteran, had died that week, and I dedicated the Peace Mandala to hi ..."><img src="http://nancycleaver.smugmug.com/Art/Chalk-Peace-Mandala/IMG0752-Custom/752366012_xDMH3-Th.jpg" width="150" height="150" alt="Getting started at 5:00, July 11, 2008, by positioning and pouncing in the blue letterforms. My father, a World War II veteran, had died that week, and I dedicated the Peace Mandala to hi ..." title="Getting started at 5:00, July 11, 2008, by positioning and pouncing in the blue letterforms. My father, a World War II veteran, had died that week, and I dedicated the Peace Mandala to hi ..." style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> 2009-12-29T02:41:26Z nancycleaver http://nancycleaver.smugmug.com http://nancycleaver.smugmug.com/Art/Chalk-Peace-Mandala/IMG0752-Custom/752366012_xDMH3-Th.jpg 2008-07-11 17:25:44 <p><a href="http://nancycleaver.smugmug.com">nancycleaver</a><br />OLYMPUS DIGITAL CAMERA</p><p><a href="http://nancycleaver.smugmug.com/Other/My-Smug-Mug/10790098_afqxD#752260883_pavNm" title="OLYMPUS DIGITAL CAMERA"><img src="http://nancycleaver.smugmug.com/Other/My-Smug-Mug/051/752260883_pavNm-Th.jpg" width="150" height="150" alt="OLYMPUS DIGITAL CAMERA" title="OLYMPUS DIGITAL CAMERA" style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> 2009-12-28T21:48:27Z nancycleaver http://nancycleaver.smugmug.com http://nancycleaver.smugmug.com/Other/My-Smug-Mug/051/752260883_pavNm-Th.jpg 2007-06-08 19:07:03 <p><a href="http://nancycleaver.smugmug.com">nancycleaver</a><br />Peace Shield Embossed aluminum 2009 The image holds an ancient mystery, a forgotten history of art and beauty, when the sacred and ordinary life were one. I see it as a button, a jew ...</p><p><a href="http://nancycleaver.smugmug.com/Art/Peace/10770625_9R2dx#751982152_tu2Mg" title="Peace Shield Embossed aluminum 2009 The image holds an ancient mystery, a forgotten history of art and beauty, when the sacred and ordinary life were one. I see it as a button, a jew ..."><img src="http://nancycleaver.smugmug.com/Art/Peace/Peace-Shield/751982152_tu2Mg-Th.jpg" width="150" height="150" alt="Peace Shield Embossed aluminum 2009 The image holds an ancient mystery, a forgotten history of art and beauty, when the sacred and ordinary life were one. I see it as a button, a jew ..." title="Peace Shield Embossed aluminum 2009 The image holds an ancient mystery, a forgotten history of art and beauty, when the sacred and ordinary life were one. I see it as a button, a jew ..." style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> 2009-12-28T11:32:35Z nancycleaver http://nancycleaver.smugmug.com http://nancycleaver.smugmug.com/Art/Peace/Peace-Shield/751982152_tu2Mg-Th.jpg <p><a href="http://nancycleaver.smugmug.com">nancycleaver</a><br />Peace Lily Colored pencil 2009 This honors the long-lived familiar houseplant with its generous flowers and graceful leaves. Now, if only peace would thrive in dark corners of neglect, ...</p><p><a href="http://nancycleaver.smugmug.com/Art/Peace/10770625_9R2dx#751981510_x7ZtE" title="Peace Lily Colored pencil 2009 This honors the long-lived familiar houseplant with its generous flowers and graceful leaves. Now, if only peace would thrive in dark corners of neglect, ..."><img src="http://nancycleaver.smugmug.com/Art/Peace/Peace-Lily/751981510_x7ZtE-Th.jpg" width="150" height="150" alt="Peace Lily Colored pencil 2009 This honors the long-lived familiar houseplant with its generous flowers and graceful leaves. Now, if only peace would thrive in dark corners of neglect, ..." title="Peace Lily Colored pencil 2009 This honors the long-lived familiar houseplant with its generous flowers and graceful leaves. Now, if only peace would thrive in dark corners of neglect, ..." style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> 2009-12-28T11:34:27Z nancycleaver http://nancycleaver.smugmug.com http://nancycleaver.smugmug.com/Art/Peace/Peace-Lily/751981510_x7ZtE-Th.jpg <p><a href="http://nancycleaver.smugmug.com">nancycleaver</a><br />Organic Peace Watercolor 2009 This holds an ambiguous natural form for you to interpret. Is it a chrysanthemum, a shell, a seedpod, a cone? Whatever you see, it may perhaps be your to ...</p><p><a href="http://nancycleaver.smugmug.com/Art/Peace/10770625_9R2dx#751981051_EEjrR" title="Organic Peace Watercolor 2009 This holds an ambiguous natural form for you to interpret. Is it a chrysanthemum, a shell, a seedpod, a cone? Whatever you see, it may perhaps be your to ..."><img src="http://nancycleaver.smugmug.com/Art/Peace/Organic-Peace/751981051_EEjrR-Th.jpg" width="150" height="150" alt="Organic Peace Watercolor 2009 This holds an ambiguous natural form for you to interpret. Is it a chrysanthemum, a shell, a seedpod, a cone? Whatever you see, it may perhaps be your to ..." title="Organic Peace Watercolor 2009 This holds an ambiguous natural form for you to interpret. Is it a chrysanthemum, a shell, a seedpod, a cone? Whatever you see, it may perhaps be your to ..." style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> 2009-12-28T11:33:25Z nancycleaver http://nancycleaver.smugmug.com http://nancycleaver.smugmug.com/Art/Peace/Organic-Peace/751981051_EEjrR-Th.jpg <p><a href="http://nancycleaver.smugmug.com">nancycleaver</a><br />Maze of Peace Ink and pastels 2008 Seeing the complexity of everyone participating in the constant renewing of the vow towards peace led to this piece. I thought it would be a paisley ...</p><p><a href="http://nancycleaver.smugmug.com/Art/Peace/10770625_9R2dx#751980674_gHFf3" title="Maze of Peace Ink and pastels 2008 Seeing the complexity of everyone participating in the constant renewing of the vow towards peace led to this piece. I thought it would be a paisley ..."><img src="http://nancycleaver.smugmug.com/Art/Peace/Maze-of-Peace/751980674_gHFf3-Th.jpg" width="150" height="150" alt="Maze of Peace Ink and pastels 2008 Seeing the complexity of everyone participating in the constant renewing of the vow towards peace led to this piece. I thought it would be a paisley ..." title="Maze of Peace Ink and pastels 2008 Seeing the complexity of everyone participating in the constant renewing of the vow towards peace led to this piece. I thought it would be a paisley ..." style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> 2009-12-28T11:31:35Z nancycleaver http://nancycleaver.smugmug.com http://nancycleaver.smugmug.com/Art/Peace/Maze-of-Peace/751980674_gHFf3-Th.jpg <p><a href="http://nancycleaver.smugmug.com">nancycleaver</a> </p><p><a href="http://nancycleaver.smugmug.com/Art/Peace/10770625_9R2dx#751980268_3qCYK" title="nancycleaver's photo"><img src="http://nancycleaver.smugmug.com/Art/Peace/Dark-Star-of-Peace/751980268_3qCYK-Th.jpg" width="150" height="150" alt="nancycleaver's photo" title="nancycleaver's photo" style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> 2009-12-28T11:25:15Z nancycleaver http://nancycleaver.smugmug.com http://nancycleaver.smugmug.com/Art/Peace/Dark-Star-of-Peace/751980268_3qCYK-Th.jpg <p><a href="http://nancycleaver.smugmug.com">nancycleaver</a><br />Peace Snowflake Cut papers 2009 I chose the snowflake because of the unique and transitory nature of Peace. My challenge was to use the same version moving in both directions for this ...</p><p><a href="http://nancycleaver.smugmug.com/Art/Peace/10770625_9R2dx#751980040_WTJkE" title="Peace Snowflake Cut papers 2009 I chose the snowflake because of the unique and transitory nature of Peace. My challenge was to use the same version moving in both directions for this ..."><img src="http://nancycleaver.smugmug.com/Art/Peace/Peace-Snowflake/751980040_WTJkE-Th.jpg" width="150" height="150" alt="Peace Snowflake Cut papers 2009 I chose the snowflake because of the unique and transitory nature of Peace. My challenge was to use the same version moving in both directions for this ..." title="Peace Snowflake Cut papers 2009 I chose the snowflake because of the unique and transitory nature of Peace. My challenge was to use the same version moving in both directions for this ..." style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> 2009-12-28T11:30:37Z nancycleaver http://nancycleaver.smugmug.com http://nancycleaver.smugmug.com/Art/Peace/Peace-Snowflake/751980040_WTJkE-Th.jpg <p><a href="http://nancycleaver.smugmug.com">nancycleaver</a><br />Clare Traynor, baker extraordinaire, made a special cake for the reception at Elk Creek Cafe and Aleworks, Millheim, PA. The flavors of peace, we decided, were fair trade chocolate and peac ...</p><p><a href="http://nancycleaver.smugmug.com/Art/Peace/10770625_9R2dx#751960879_SQpG9" title="Clare Traynor, baker extraordinaire, made a special cake for the reception at Elk Creek Cafe and Aleworks, Millheim, PA. The flavors of peace, we decided, were fair trade chocolate and peac ..."><img src="http://nancycleaver.smugmug.com/Art/Peace/Elk-opening-018/751960879_SQpG9-Th-1.jpg" width="150" height="150" alt="Clare Traynor, baker extraordinaire, made a special cake for the reception at Elk Creek Cafe and Aleworks, Millheim, PA. The flavors of peace, we decided, were fair trade chocolate and peac ..." title="Clare Traynor, baker extraordinaire, made a special cake for the reception at Elk Creek Cafe and Aleworks, Millheim, PA. The flavors of peace, we decided, were fair trade chocolate and peac ..." style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> 2009-12-29T23:24:09Z nancycleaver http://nancycleaver.smugmug.com http://nancycleaver.smugmug.com/Art/Peace/Elk-opening-018/751960879_SQpG9-Th-1.jpg 2009-11-22 16:08:59 <p><a href="http://nancycleaver.smugmug.com">nancycleaver</a><br />Peace Curtain Acrylic on fabric 2009 8'x8' There are many pursuits for humans beyond the passion of wars. The Arts and Crafts movement of early 20th century provided a fine example of ...</p><p><a href="http://nancycleaver.smugmug.com/Art/Peace/10770625_9R2dx#751959534_c4gTc" title="Peace Curtain Acrylic on fabric 2009 8'x8' There are many pursuits for humans beyond the passion of wars. The Arts and Crafts movement of early 20th century provided a fine example of ..."><img src="http://nancycleaver.smugmug.com/Art/Peace/Elk-opening-043/751959534_c4gTc-Th.jpg" width="150" height="150" alt="Peace Curtain Acrylic on fabric 2009 8'x8' There are many pursuits for humans beyond the passion of wars. The Arts and Crafts movement of early 20th century provided a fine example of ..." title="Peace Curtain Acrylic on fabric 2009 8'x8' There are many pursuits for humans beyond the passion of wars. The Arts and Crafts movement of early 20th century provided a fine example of ..." style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> 2009-12-29T23:19:20Z nancycleaver http://nancycleaver.smugmug.com http://nancycleaver.smugmug.com/Art/Peace/Elk-opening-043/751959534_c4gTc-Th.jpg 2009-11-22 18:04:49 <p><a href="http://nancycleaver.smugmug.com">nancycleaver</a><br />Peace Work Walnut and acrylic inks and gouache 2009 From the “Five Notebooks of Peace” series, voices of those who teach by their example of activism and leadership provide models f ...</p><p><a href="http://nancycleaver.smugmug.com/Art/Peace/10770625_9R2dx#751954746_B5Xzz" title="Peace Work Walnut and acrylic inks and gouache 2009 From the “Five Notebooks of Peace” series, voices of those who teach by their example of activism and leadership provide models f ..."><img src="http://nancycleaver.smugmug.com/Art/Peace/Peace-Work/751954746_B5Xzz-Th.jpg" width="150" height="150" alt="Peace Work Walnut and acrylic inks and gouache 2009 From the “Five Notebooks of Peace” series, voices of those who teach by their example of activism and leadership provide models f ..." title="Peace Work Walnut and acrylic inks and gouache 2009 From the “Five Notebooks of Peace” series, voices of those who teach by their example of activism and leadership provide models f ..." style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> 2009-12-28T11:25:34Z nancycleaver http://nancycleaver.smugmug.com http://nancycleaver.smugmug.com/Art/Peace/Peace-Work/751954746_B5Xzz-Th.jpg <p><a href="http://nancycleaver.smugmug.com">nancycleaver</a><br />Peace Rhyme Inks on paper mounted on wood 2009 Here is a prayer of blessing, spinning each intention into realization, singing a simple song of love from the heart of peace. It is moun ...</p><p><a href="http://nancycleaver.smugmug.com/Art/Peace/10770625_9R2dx#751954367_UtM7n" title="Peace Rhyme Inks on paper mounted on wood 2009 Here is a prayer of blessing, spinning each intention into realization, singing a simple song of love from the heart of peace. It is moun ..."><img src="http://nancycleaver.smugmug.com/Art/Peace/Peace-Wheel/751954367_UtM7n-Th.jpg" width="150" height="150" alt="Peace Rhyme Inks on paper mounted on wood 2009 Here is a prayer of blessing, spinning each intention into realization, singing a simple song of love from the heart of peace. It is moun ..." title="Peace Rhyme Inks on paper mounted on wood 2009 Here is a prayer of blessing, spinning each intention into realization, singing a simple song of love from the heart of peace. It is moun ..." style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> 2009-12-28T11:25:34Z nancycleaver http://nancycleaver.smugmug.com http://nancycleaver.smugmug.com/Art/Peace/Peace-Wheel/751954367_UtM7n-Th.jpg <p><a href="http://nancycleaver.smugmug.com">nancycleaver</a><br />Woven Peace Pentel Colorbrush 2009 The interlacing flows freely into a leafy pattern. During the recent murders in Northern Ireland, this Celtic mandala came to life, as all citizens l ...</p><p><a href="http://nancycleaver.smugmug.com/Art/Peace/10770625_9R2dx#751953922_frwZd" title="Woven Peace Pentel Colorbrush 2009 The interlacing flows freely into a leafy pattern. During the recent murders in Northern Ireland, this Celtic mandala came to life, as all citizens l ..."><img src="http://nancycleaver.smugmug.com/Art/Peace/Woven-Peace/751953922_frwZd-Th.jpg" width="150" height="150" alt="Woven Peace Pentel Colorbrush 2009 The interlacing flows freely into a leafy pattern. During the recent murders in Northern Ireland, this Celtic mandala came to life, as all citizens l ..." title="Woven Peace Pentel Colorbrush 2009 The interlacing flows freely into a leafy pattern. During the recent murders in Northern Ireland, this Celtic mandala came to life, as all citizens l ..." style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> 2009-12-28T11:25:34Z nancycleaver http://nancycleaver.smugmug.com http://nancycleaver.smugmug.com/Art/Peace/Woven-Peace/751953922_frwZd-Th.jpg <p><a href="http://nancycleaver.smugmug.com">nancycleaver</a><br />World Peace Walnut and acrylic inks and gouache 2009 From the “Five Notebooks of Peace” series, authors offer some well-chosen words of guidance towards a way of life that includes ...</p><p><a href="http://nancycleaver.smugmug.com/Art/Peace/10770625_9R2dx#751953623_By4Ww" title="World Peace Walnut and acrylic inks and gouache 2009 From the “Five Notebooks of Peace” series, authors offer some well-chosen words of guidance towards a way of life that includes ..."><img src="http://nancycleaver.smugmug.com/Art/Peace/World-Peace/751953623_By4Ww-Th.jpg" width="150" height="150" alt="World Peace Walnut and acrylic inks and gouache 2009 From the “Five Notebooks of Peace” series, authors offer some well-chosen words of guidance towards a way of life that includes ..." title="World Peace Walnut and acrylic inks and gouache 2009 From the “Five Notebooks of Peace” series, authors offer some well-chosen words of guidance towards a way of life that includes ..." style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> 2009-12-28T11:03:10Z nancycleaver http://nancycleaver.smugmug.com http://nancycleaver.smugmug.com/Art/Peace/World-Peace/751953623_By4Ww-Th.jpg <p><a href="http://nancycleaver.smugmug.com">nancycleaver</a><br />War and Peace Walnut and acrylic inks and gouache 2009 From the “Five Notebooks of Peace” series, here is a collection of observations about long-held human attitudes and the langua ...</p><p><a href="http://nancycleaver.smugmug.com/Art/Peace/10770625_9R2dx#751953368_pmS7k" title="War and Peace Walnut and acrylic inks and gouache 2009 From the “Five Notebooks of Peace” series, here is a collection of observations about long-held human attitudes and the langua ..."><img src="http://nancycleaver.smugmug.com/Art/Peace/War-and-Peace/751953368_pmS7k-Th.jpg" width="150" height="150" alt="War and Peace Walnut and acrylic inks and gouache 2009 From the “Five Notebooks of Peace” series, here is a collection of observations about long-held human attitudes and the langua ..." title="War and Peace Walnut and acrylic inks and gouache 2009 From the “Five Notebooks of Peace” series, here is a collection of observations about long-held human attitudes and the langua ..." style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> 2009-12-28T11:25:32Z nancycleaver http://nancycleaver.smugmug.com http://nancycleaver.smugmug.com/Art/Peace/War-and-Peace/751953368_pmS7k-Th.jpg <p><a href="http://nancycleaver.smugmug.com">nancycleaver</a><br />True Peace Walnut and acrylic inks and gouache 2009 From the “Five Notebooks of Peace” series, here are thoughts about the true nature of peace from those who are dedicated to livin ...</p><p><a href="http://nancycleaver.smugmug.com/Art/Peace/10770625_9R2dx#751953099_yNGZR" title="True Peace Walnut and acrylic inks and gouache 2009 From the “Five Notebooks of Peace” series, here are thoughts about the true nature of peace from those who are dedicated to livin ..."><img src="http://nancycleaver.smugmug.com/Art/Peace/True-Peace/751953099_yNGZR-Th.jpg" width="150" height="150" alt="True Peace Walnut and acrylic inks and gouache 2009 From the “Five Notebooks of Peace” series, here are thoughts about the true nature of peace from those who are dedicated to livin ..." title="True Peace Walnut and acrylic inks and gouache 2009 From the “Five Notebooks of Peace” series, here are thoughts about the true nature of peace from those who are dedicated to livin ..." style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> 2009-12-28T11:25:34Z nancycleaver http://nancycleaver.smugmug.com http://nancycleaver.smugmug.com/Art/Peace/True-Peace/751953099_yNGZR-Th.jpg <p><a href="http://nancycleaver.smugmug.com">nancycleaver</a><br />Time Peace / Peace Time Watercolor in kit clock with acrylic on wood frame 2008 This form also became a 10’ diameter stencil for a chalk circle for Lewisburg’s July 2008 Chalk Festi ...</p><p><a href="http://nancycleaver.smugmug.com/Art/Peace/10770625_9R2dx#751952787_arttF" title="Time Peace / Peace Time Watercolor in kit clock with acrylic on wood frame 2008 This form also became a 10’ diameter stencil for a chalk circle for Lewisburg’s July 2008 Chalk Festi ..."><img src="http://nancycleaver.smugmug.com/Art/Peace/Time-Peace-Peace-Time/751952787_arttF-Th.jpg" width="150" height="150" alt="Time Peace / Peace Time Watercolor in kit clock with acrylic on wood frame 2008 This form also became a 10’ diameter stencil for a chalk circle for Lewisburg’s July 2008 Chalk Festi ..." title="Time Peace / Peace Time Watercolor in kit clock with acrylic on wood frame 2008 This form also became a 10’ diameter stencil for a chalk circle for Lewisburg’s July 2008 Chalk Festi ..." style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> 2009-12-28T11:25:34Z nancycleaver http://nancycleaver.smugmug.com http://nancycleaver.smugmug.com/Art/Peace/Time-Peace-Peace-Time/751952787_arttF-Th.jpg <p><a href="http://nancycleaver.smugmug.com">nancycleaver</a><br />Spinning Peace Sumi and acrylic ink 2009 From out of chaos comes this pattern, gathering energy and momentum as it whirls towards actualization. Would Peace be so black and white to us ...</p><p><a href="http://nancycleaver.smugmug.com/Art/Peace/10770625_9R2dx#751952142_Eqy7X" title="Spinning Peace Sumi and acrylic ink 2009 From out of chaos comes this pattern, gathering energy and momentum as it whirls towards actualization. Would Peace be so black and white to us ..."><img src="http://nancycleaver.smugmug.com/Art/Peace/Spinning-Peace/751952142_Eqy7X-Th.jpg" width="150" height="150" alt="Spinning Peace Sumi and acrylic ink 2009 From out of chaos comes this pattern, gathering energy and momentum as it whirls towards actualization. Would Peace be so black and white to us ..." title="Spinning Peace Sumi and acrylic ink 2009 From out of chaos comes this pattern, gathering energy and momentum as it whirls towards actualization. Would Peace be so black and white to us ..." style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> 2009-12-28T11:25:34Z nancycleaver http://nancycleaver.smugmug.com http://nancycleaver.smugmug.com/Art/Peace/Spinning-Peace/751952142_Eqy7X-Th.jpg <p><a href="http://nancycleaver.smugmug.com">nancycleaver</a><br />Shalom-Salaam-Peace Walnut ink on handmade paper 2009 This one started all the series years ago, when a quilter commissioned a design for her post-9/11 installation in Hebrew, Arabic an ...</p><p><a href="http://nancycleaver.smugmug.com/Art/Peace/10770625_9R2dx#751951877_HSv6U" title="Shalom-Salaam-Peace Walnut ink on handmade paper 2009 This one started all the series years ago, when a quilter commissioned a design for her post-9/11 installation in Hebrew, Arabic an ..."><img src="http://nancycleaver.smugmug.com/Art/Peace/Shalom-Salaam-Peace/751951877_HSv6U-Th.jpg" width="150" height="150" alt="Shalom-Salaam-Peace Walnut ink on handmade paper 2009 This one started all the series years ago, when a quilter commissioned a design for her post-9/11 installation in Hebrew, Arabic an ..." title="Shalom-Salaam-Peace Walnut ink on handmade paper 2009 This one started all the series years ago, when a quilter commissioned a design for her post-9/11 installation in Hebrew, Arabic an ..." style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> 2009-12-28T11:25:34Z nancycleaver http://nancycleaver.smugmug.com http://nancycleaver.smugmug.com/Art/Peace/Shalom-Salaam-Peace/751951877_HSv6U-Th.jpg <p><a href="http://nancycleaver.smugmug.com">nancycleaver</a><br />Purple Star of Peace Cut paper 2009 The star opens up from the diamond to light the dream of peace. It is dusted with pumice, garnet and gold: earth materials. The handmade paper gro ...</p><p><a href="http://nancycleaver.smugmug.com/Art/Peace/10770625_9R2dx#751951433_axNw2" title="Purple Star of Peace Cut paper 2009 The star opens up from the diamond to light the dream of peace. It is dusted with pumice, garnet and gold: earth materials. The handmade paper gro ..."><img src="http://nancycleaver.smugmug.com/Art/Peace/Purple-Star/751951433_axNw2-Th.jpg" width="150" height="150" alt="Purple Star of Peace Cut paper 2009 The star opens up from the diamond to light the dream of peace. It is dusted with pumice, garnet and gold: earth materials. The handmade paper gro ..." title="Purple Star of Peace Cut paper 2009 The star opens up from the diamond to light the dream of peace. It is dusted with pumice, garnet and gold: earth materials. The handmade paper gro ..." style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> 2009-12-28T11:25:34Z nancycleaver http://nancycleaver.smugmug.com http://nancycleaver.smugmug.com/Art/Peace/Purple-Star/751951433_axNw2-Th.jpg <p><a href="http://nancycleaver.smugmug.com">nancycleaver</a><br />Peace Wreath Cut vellum on handmade paper 2009 Some simple concepts of peace actually require the most refining. Many variations of the wreath exist, including a colorful Christmas car ...</p><p><a href="http://nancycleaver.smugmug.com/Art/Peace/10770625_9R2dx#751951118_ziAg8" title="Peace Wreath Cut vellum on handmade paper 2009 Some simple concepts of peace actually require the most refining. Many variations of the wreath exist, including a colorful Christmas car ..."><img src="http://nancycleaver.smugmug.com/Art/Peace/Peace-Wreath/751951118_ziAg8-Th.jpg" width="150" height="150" alt="Peace Wreath Cut vellum on handmade paper 2009 Some simple concepts of peace actually require the most refining. Many variations of the wreath exist, including a colorful Christmas car ..." title="Peace Wreath Cut vellum on handmade paper 2009 Some simple concepts of peace actually require the most refining. Many variations of the wreath exist, including a colorful Christmas car ..." style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> 2009-12-28T11:25:34Z nancycleaver http://nancycleaver.smugmug.com http://nancycleaver.smugmug.com/Art/Peace/Peace-Wreath/751951118_ziAg8-Th.jpg <p><a href="http://nancycleaver.smugmug.com">nancycleaver</a><br />Quilted Peace Colored pencil on coquille paper 2009 Plant forms and warmth directed this design, with trapunto effect to deepen and soften the experience of entering the center of peace ...</p><p><a href="http://nancycleaver.smugmug.com/Art/Peace/10770625_9R2dx#751907637_vfxxD" title="Quilted Peace Colored pencil on coquille paper 2009 Plant forms and warmth directed this design, with trapunto effect to deepen and soften the experience of entering the center of peace ..."><img src="http://nancycleaver.smugmug.com/Art/Peace/Peace-Trapunto/751907637_vfxxD-Th.jpg" width="150" height="150" alt="Quilted Peace Colored pencil on coquille paper 2009 Plant forms and warmth directed this design, with trapunto effect to deepen and soften the experience of entering the center of peace ..." title="Quilted Peace Colored pencil on coquille paper 2009 Plant forms and warmth directed this design, with trapunto effect to deepen and soften the experience of entering the center of peace ..." style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> 2009-12-28T10:02:30Z nancycleaver http://nancycleaver.smugmug.com http://nancycleaver.smugmug.com/Art/Peace/Peace-Trapunto/751907637_vfxxD-Th.jpg <p><a href="http://nancycleaver.smugmug.com">nancycleaver</a><br />Begin Peace Pencil and ink 2008 Thich Nhat Hanh, a venerable Vietnamese Buddhist monk, responded to a bumper sticker with his own intention for peace. Where does peace begin if not wit ...</p><p><a href="http://nancycleaver.smugmug.com/Art/Peace/10770625_9R2dx#751907127_mXtTt" title="Begin Peace Pencil and ink 2008 Thich Nhat Hanh, a venerable Vietnamese Buddhist monk, responded to a bumper sticker with his own intention for peace. Where does peace begin if not wit ..."><img src="http://nancycleaver.smugmug.com/Art/Peace/Begin-Peace/751907127_mXtTt-Th.jpg" width="150" height="150" alt="Begin Peace Pencil and ink 2008 Thich Nhat Hanh, a venerable Vietnamese Buddhist monk, responded to a bumper sticker with his own intention for peace. Where does peace begin if not wit ..." title="Begin Peace Pencil and ink 2008 Thich Nhat Hanh, a venerable Vietnamese Buddhist monk, responded to a bumper sticker with his own intention for peace. Where does peace begin if not wit ..." style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> 2009-12-28T10:04:29Z nancycleaver http://nancycleaver.smugmug.com http://nancycleaver.smugmug.com/Art/Peace/Begin-Peace/751907127_mXtTt-Th.jpg <p><a href="http://nancycleaver.smugmug.com">nancycleaver</a><br />Gate of Peace Ink and metallic gouache 2009 This piece invites us to enter into the center of a new world beyond conflict. It reminds me of Japanese sword guards that were used ceremo ...</p><p><a href="http://nancycleaver.smugmug.com/Art/Peace/10770625_9R2dx#751906841_3F46P" title="Gate of Peace Ink and metallic gouache 2009 This piece invites us to enter into the center of a new world beyond conflict. It reminds me of Japanese sword guards that were used ceremo ..."><img src="http://nancycleaver.smugmug.com/Art/Peace/Gate-of-Peace/751906841_3F46P-Th.jpg" width="150" height="150" alt="Gate of Peace Ink and metallic gouache 2009 This piece invites us to enter into the center of a new world beyond conflict. It reminds me of Japanese sword guards that were used ceremo ..." title="Gate of Peace Ink and metallic gouache 2009 This piece invites us to enter into the center of a new world beyond conflict. It reminds me of Japanese sword guards that were used ceremo ..." style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> 2009-12-28T10:05:07Z nancycleaver http://nancycleaver.smugmug.com http://nancycleaver.smugmug.com/Art/Peace/Gate-of-Peace/751906841_3F46P-Th.jpg <p><a href="http://nancycleaver.smugmug.com">nancycleaver</a><br />Become Peace Walnut and acrylic inks and gouache 2009 From the “Five Notebooks of Peace” series, great authors offer ways to actualize the dream of being a peacemaker in a world of ...</p><p><a href="http://nancycleaver.smugmug.com/Art/Peace/10770625_9R2dx#751906581_eeeGk" title="Become Peace Walnut and acrylic inks and gouache 2009 From the “Five Notebooks of Peace” series, great authors offer ways to actualize the dream of being a peacemaker in a world of ..."><img src="http://nancycleaver.smugmug.com/Art/Peace/Become-Peace/751906581_eeeGk-Th.jpg" width="150" height="150" alt="Become Peace Walnut and acrylic inks and gouache 2009 From the “Five Notebooks of Peace” series, great authors offer ways to actualize the dream of being a peacemaker in a world of ..." title="Become Peace Walnut and acrylic inks and gouache 2009 From the “Five Notebooks of Peace” series, great authors offer ways to actualize the dream of being a peacemaker in a world of ..." style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> 2009-12-28T10:06:00Z nancycleaver http://nancycleaver.smugmug.com http://nancycleaver.smugmug.com/Art/Peace/Become-Peace/751906581_eeeGk-Th.jpg <p><a href="http://nancycleaver.smugmug.com">nancycleaver</a><br />Storm Pattern Rug: Medicine for Peace Acrylic on illustration board 2009 Honoring the Native American experience, this is painted with symbolic colors of the four directions, and Navaj ...</p><p><a href="http://nancycleaver.smugmug.com/Art/Peace/10770625_9R2dx#751897520_bZor6" title="Storm Pattern Rug: Medicine for Peace Acrylic on illustration board 2009 Honoring the Native American experience, this is painted with symbolic colors of the four directions, and Navaj ..."><img src="http://nancycleaver.smugmug.com/Art/Peace/Peace-Rug-Storm-Pattern/751897520_bZor6-Th.jpg" width="150" height="150" alt="Storm Pattern Rug: Medicine for Peace Acrylic on illustration board 2009 Honoring the Native American experience, this is painted with symbolic colors of the four directions, and Navaj ..." title="Storm Pattern Rug: Medicine for Peace Acrylic on illustration board 2009 Honoring the Native American experience, this is painted with symbolic colors of the four directions, and Navaj ..." style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> 2009-12-28T09:59:57Z nancycleaver http://nancycleaver.smugmug.com http://nancycleaver.smugmug.com/Art/Peace/Peace-Rug-Storm-Pattern/751897520_bZor6-Th.jpg <p><a href="http://nancycleaver.smugmug.com">nancycleaver</a><br />Peace Arbor Walnut ink and pastel 2009 Where are you standing in the arbor of peace? A tiny bird’s flitting view of light, of which it is made, was my inspiration for the squared spi ...</p><p><a href="http://nancycleaver.smugmug.com/Art/Peace/10770625_9R2dx#751887639_y8kYa" title="Peace Arbor Walnut ink and pastel 2009 Where are you standing in the arbor of peace? A tiny bird’s flitting view of light, of which it is made, was my inspiration for the squared spi ..."><img src="http://nancycleaver.smugmug.com/Art/Peace/Peace-Arbor/751887639_y8kYa-Th.jpg" width="150" height="150" alt="Peace Arbor Walnut ink and pastel 2009 Where are you standing in the arbor of peace? A tiny bird’s flitting view of light, of which it is made, was my inspiration for the squared spi ..." title="Peace Arbor Walnut ink and pastel 2009 Where are you standing in the arbor of peace? A tiny bird’s flitting view of light, of which it is made, was my inspiration for the squared spi ..." style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> 2009-12-28T09:59:03Z nancycleaver http://nancycleaver.smugmug.com http://nancycleaver.smugmug.com/Art/Peace/Peace-Arbor/751887639_y8kYa-Th.jpg <p><a href="http://nancycleaver.smugmug.com">nancycleaver</a><br />Peace Pilgrim Ink and gouache 2009 This is from a series about the interaction of forms, the energizing of the word into an image of active peacemaking. Peace Pilgrim honors the traditi ...</p><p><a href="http://nancycleaver.smugmug.com/Art/Peace/10770625_9R2dx#751881920_sBJen" title="Peace Pilgrim Ink and gouache 2009 This is from a series about the interaction of forms, the energizing of the word into an image of active peacemaking. Peace Pilgrim honors the traditi ..."><img src="http://nancycleaver.smugmug.com/Art/Peace/peace-pilgrim/751881920_sBJen-Th.jpg" width="150" height="150" alt="Peace Pilgrim Ink and gouache 2009 This is from a series about the interaction of forms, the energizing of the word into an image of active peacemaking. Peace Pilgrim honors the traditi ..." title="Peace Pilgrim Ink and gouache 2009 This is from a series about the interaction of forms, the energizing of the word into an image of active peacemaking. Peace Pilgrim honors the traditi ..." style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> 2009-12-28T09:57:46Z nancycleaver http://nancycleaver.smugmug.com http://nancycleaver.smugmug.com/Art/Peace/peace-pilgrim/751881920_sBJen-Th.jpg <p><a href="http://nancycleaver.smugmug.com">nancycleaver</a><br />Peace Squares Cut paper appliqué 2009 There are many ways to see peace, and sometimes one has to repeatedly look forward and back to gain perspective. Then the pattern emerges which a ...</p><p><a href="http://nancycleaver.smugmug.com/Art/Peace/10770625_9R2dx#751877404_jNF3R" title="Peace Squares Cut paper appliqué 2009 There are many ways to see peace, and sometimes one has to repeatedly look forward and back to gain perspective. Then the pattern emerges which a ..."><img src="http://nancycleaver.smugmug.com/Art/Peace/001/751877404_jNF3R-Th.jpg" width="150" height="150" alt="Peace Squares Cut paper appliqué 2009 There are many ways to see peace, and sometimes one has to repeatedly look forward and back to gain perspective. Then the pattern emerges which a ..." title="Peace Squares Cut paper appliqué 2009 There are many ways to see peace, and sometimes one has to repeatedly look forward and back to gain perspective. Then the pattern emerges which a ..." style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> 2009-12-28T09:51:08Z nancycleaver http://nancycleaver.smugmug.com http://nancycleaver.smugmug.com/Art/Peace/001/751877404_jNF3R-Th.jpg