Klaire Smith

Printmaker and Collaborative Artist

I respectfully acknowledge that I live and create on the ancestral lands of the Shawnee, Miami, and Delaware peoples, who were the original stewards of this land. I honor their resilience, past and present, and commit to learning from and supporting Indigenous communities.

All images and designs copyright Klaire Smith 2025

Love and Light Panes 2021

Visiting Artist Residency Fall 2021

Wheelersburg High School, Wheelersburg, Ohio

Love and Light Panes is a collaborative art project facilitated by local artist Klaire Smith with each individual piece of art designed and brought to life by Wheelersburg High School art students. The classes were inspired by stained glass windows located in the Portsmouth Public Library to make designs celebrating the complexity of the traditional technique of stained glass. Students were challenged to create depth and texture using layers of tissue paper applied upon canvas while creating designs that were captivating, original, and utilized symmetry.

Special thanks to South Central Ohio Educational Service Center Gifted Services and Coordinator Sharee Price for the coordination and funding, Wheelersburg High School and art teacher Kelly Emmons, and the Portsmouth Public Library.

Thank you to our sponsors: Portsmouth Area Arts Council, Ralph F. Scott Funeral Home, Rotary Club of Portsmouth, Scioto Foundation, Shawnee Animal Clinic, SOMC, William & Barbara Burke, Marc Cottle, Myles & Rachel Deacon, Dr. Robert & Mrs. Chris Knox.

We hope you enjoy this work as we share these with love to brighten our community library, a place of endless knowledge with the space and understanding for us all.