Instagram rarely makes me feel anything other than overstimulated or algorithmically misunderstood. But every once in a while, it delivers something moving. A moment of pause. A creative I’ve never seen before whose work reaches straight through the screen and says, “Slow down. Feel this.”
That’s exactly what happened when I came across the art of painter Claire de Wolf. Her lines were elegant but unpolished, like memory made tangible. Her palettes—the soft pinks, grounded earth tones, and classical shadows—felt not just aesthetically beautiful, but emotionally familiar. I was immediately drawn to her work, and without hesitation, reached out.
The real joy, though, came after our Instagram connection. As you’ll read, Claire isn’t just an artist—she’s a thinker, a feeler, and a woman navigating the beautiful chaos of motherhood, identity, and creativity with the kind of grounded clarity that makes you want to linger in conversation. This interview put a genuine smile on my face. I found...