Sister Claire Joy

Fog

Photograph

Artist Statement: Early morning, just as the sun was rising, I set out with my camera to see what I could see. Though the image is in color, almost all color was washed away in mist. Fresh, clean, like a blank page ready to be filled with the new day.


Bio: While photography has never been my medium of choice, it has woven itself into my life and my art since the beginning. I joined the Navy at 19 years of age, thinking I could study for the rank of Illustrator Draftsman, only to discover (in Boot Camp, after-the-fact) that the rate was closed to women. I could, however, go to PH School and learn to become a photographer. This I did, and the knowledge I gained in those early years has been a blessing in my later work. I’ve used everything from a Speed Graphic, to Yashica, Leica, Olympus, and now my iPhone. And then of course, there’s Photoshop for aftereffects.

Sr. Claire Joy is a Life Professed Sister in the Community of the Holy Spirit, a monastic order for women in the Episcopal Church in New York. Before joining the Community, she worked as an artist and graphic designer in television and audio-visual production, animation and magazine design. The Community has encouraged her to pursue her artistic creativity. In addition to exhibitions for ECVA, she designs brochures, invitations, greeting cards, journals and the community’s annual Christmas image.

 

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