Bone Blog & a place to begin

Abbey Manellis Canvas & Clay Atelier is a studio practice shaped by time, attention, discovery and inner life.

My bone blog & a place to begin is a daily testament as close to the bone of my experience as an artist

The work gathered here — paintings, paper pieces, small objects, and fragments of writing — is made without haste and released only when it feels like the right moment.

Nothing here is intended to instruct or persuade.

Much of what I make arises from returning — to the studio, to the same image, to the same question — until something settles.

I'll share finished and unfinished works, presented as they are, in the moment, or lived with over time.

I have always been drawn to what is subtle rather than declarative: the held gaze, the pause between gestures, the quiet weight of presence. Much of what I make arises from returning — to the studio, to the same image, to the same question — until something settles.

Abbey Manellis Canvas & Clay exists as my place of offering, where work is made carefully, where images and words coexist without explanation, and where those who are drawn to stillness may linger.

You are welcome to return whenever you wish.

You are welcome to move on too.

-those drawn to stillness may linger.