Marcia Donofrio

Marcia has been a resident of Chaplin, Ct for many years, professionally working in the field of healthcare, all the while following her creative impulses with paint, wood, and clay.   Her works are created from her love of the beauty and mystery of nature and her inquiries into the inner spiritual worlds, searching for that Venn interface of which art has such capacity to be a witness.   Her work is eclectic, ranging from oil and acrylic, through the worlds of mixed media, and she especially enjoys the many facets of ceramic and wood sculpting. Although originally  finding her way as a self taught artist, over the years, she has further developed her skills through training in a blend of varied art courses at ECSU, numerous art workshops, and many adventures of glitches and glories.  Working from an inner lens, she often creates images through the process of allowing the canvas to inform her. She feels that is where her imagination comes through and her expressions are sourced.  An example is her moonscape series, a mix of acrylic and mixed media, which give a sense of the juxtaposition of the seen and the unseen worlds. Her creations speak of being in the earthly realm all the while entertaining the mystical. Her quote of her artistry is “I am ever emerging, but my mantra remains the same:  “deeply listen and learn to surrender”.  marciadonofrio.com