Artist: Courtney Clody

Website // detailgoods.studio

Instagram // @courtneyclody.art

Email // courtneyclody@gmail.com

Showing in Cafe:  
October 2026

I mostly work with everyday occurrences, ‘commonly agreed upon’ beautiful subjects: flora and fauna. I frequently notice a crumb of a flower or bug in the middle of a run and have to stop - I think all of my inspired art or craft have the same beginning, and that is experiencing the subject as a ‘fully present witness’ - the side effect is that, it must mean something ! And it jumps inside my body, and rattles around until finally one day, my subconscious produces an idea and I have to bring it to life.

Each piece begins as an original digital illustration. The image is then deconstructed into multiple hundreds of individual shapes and reorganized by unique colors. Every color is then hand-mixed, painted onto paper, shapes are cut from these painted fields and the work is reconstructed and finished with beading. I source as many second hand papers, paints, beads, thread and frames as I can.

These paper artworks are more like one small ‘wing’ of my brain than my whole creative identity or goal as an artist/craftswoman- but for now, I hope people can relate in getting lost in the mini world of details, to feel the buzz of color and texture and experience the subtle lift in a space because of it.

Current Series: Threatened Orchids of North America

Purchase Info: please send me an email with what you would like to purchase! See email and website info above.