Read Miriam’s thoughts, insight, and reflections on her work, art, and experiences.
We had good intentions at the start of 2024 to send regular newsletters to our friends, family, and collectors. But.. We only sent 11 emails to our list in 2024 which is pretty pitiful. Our newsletter stats on average: Open: 45%; Click: 8%; Unsubscribe: 2 Little engagement in terms of response. No sales from the […]
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In this series, we’re sharing the lessons we think we learned in 2024. You can view Miriam’s Etsy shop here at MiriamMcClung. In brief bullet format, here’s what we learned… • We’ve had an Esty shop for many years, but only got serious three years ago. • We started out listing around 20 reproductions. •
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We take the job and process of authenticating Miriam’s work seriously so that you as a collector can have confidence in the foundational value of the work you purchase. This recent case illustrates our commitment to you as a collector and organization to establish authenticity and provenance of each piece. An antiques dealer in Alabama
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Ever since a video of Miriam’s work in storage went viral in 2023, we have been exploring the concept of viewing her art as a collection rather than individual pieces. Several commenters on the video encouraged us to keep all the work together until it can be evaluated. At first, the concept of viewing Miriam’s
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Transitions: On Sunday you are hailed as a king, by Thursday you are condemned as a heretic and criminal. That’s quite a transition that Jesus experienced according to the gospel accounts. This work depicts Jesus condemned by Pilate and is the first of fourteen works in Miriam’s Stations of the Cross series that took over
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Facing a transition moment so profoundly difficult that Luke’s gospel account says Jesus’ “sweat became, as it were, great drops of blood falling on the ground.” An angel appears to strengthen him as he asks for the cup to be removed from him. This painting depicts the scene of his struggle in the Garden of
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Transitions: Miriam created a series of watercolor-on-paper collages in the late 1990s called “Great Is Thy Faithfulness” based on a hymn written in 1923 by the same name. She created the work by painting on pieces of watercolor paper every day for a year. The fluid nature of the watercolors painted as individual but cut-up
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The ramp going up from the backyard and art studio patio to the main house was a necessity as Miriam’s husband was disabled. It also served as a place to dry towels, feed wildlife, play ball and move from indoor to outdoor spaces. Most importantly, the ramp served as a living canvas for many of
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Transitions: In the late 1960s and early 1970s, Miriam, her husband, and her son lived in an apartment complex off Montclair Road in Birmingham, Alabama. This land the complex was built on was part of a cow pasture from the adjacent Baker’s Dairy farm which Miriam often painted. In this work, Miriam is standing in
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Transitions: We’re exploring this theme through Miriam’s work. Today we’re looking at the most significant story of transition ever told: Jesus. Whether you have a personal faith built around the story or see it as mythical or historical, several of Miriam’s pieces speak to key points of transition in the account of Jesus’ life: 1.
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