Clara Applewhaite-Mitchell

Clara Applewhaite-Mitchell

Glenwood, NJ

Clara Applewhaite-Mitchell has spent a lifetime in the creative arts, as a Printmaker, Silk Painter, Textile Designer and Teacher, with 15 years experience in the New York/New Jersey Textile industry. Specializing in the "Gutta Serti" method of silk painting.

The main theme for her work speaks to the eco and socio-economic injustices to the world environment. This is reflected in the bold, yet vivid elements of flora and fauna, intertwined with striking motifs of her multi-cultural Trinidadian heritage.