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Dreamwalking in the Tender Garden/
Soñar despierta

In this series, I use the seeming elemental simplicity of watercolor to articulate notions of my maternal heritage, ancestral and forgotten cosmologies, and our intrinsic connections to natural and cosmic worlds. These artworks emerge from within me through a lyrical and intuitive approach. Each one aims to be a pilgrimage towards rediscovery, a search to return to the essence of home, and, at the same time, symbolize the ideas and feelings that I have been forging over time.
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Ripples from the Cosmos, 2024, 2025. Watercolor, gouache, and graphite on Arches cotton paper, 22.5 x 30 inches
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Flight through the Veil, 2024. Watercolor and gouache on Arches cotton paper, 22.5 x 30 inches
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Wild Is the Wind, 2024. Watercolor and gouache on Arches cotton paper, 22.5 x 30 inches
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Spacetime Evermore, 2024. Watercolor on Arches cotton paper, 51.25 x 90.5 inches
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The Messenger, 2024. Watercolor and graphite on Arches cotton paper, 61.5 x 51.25 inches
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Mirage, Evaporating, 2024. Watercolor and gouache on Arches cotton paper, 60.5 X 51.25 inches
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Everything has always been here, 2024. Watercolor, gouache, aluminum, gold, and graphite on Arches cotton paper, 59.5 x 51.25 inches
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Air from My Mouth, 2024 Watercolor, gouache, and gesso on Arches cotton paper, 63.5 x 51.25 inches

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Liminal Strand, 2024. Watercolor, ink, and gold on Arches cotton paper, and handblown glass, 19 x 10 x 10 inches

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Winged Soul, 2024. Watercolor on Arches cotton paper, 51.25 x 37.5 inches
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Night Winds, 2024. Watercolor on Arches cotton paper, 51.25 x 78 inches
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We are an ocean (Horror Vacui), 2024. Watercolor on Arches cotton paper, 51.25 x 75.5 inches
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I am a drop (Amor Vacui), 2024. Watercolor on Arches cotton paper, 78.75 x 51.25 inches
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Unbounded I, 2024. Watercolor, Austrian crystal, PVA, and UV protection spray on Arches cotton paper. Preserved moss, natural quartz crystal, and hot-melt adhesive on a galvanized steel tray with a powder coat finish, 2 1/4 x 6 1/2 x 6 1/2 inches
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Thorns & Stars, 2024. Watercolor and gouache on Arches cotton paper, each: 30 x 22.5 inches
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Revelation, 2025. Watercolor on Arches cotton paper, 59 7/8 x 51.25 inches
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Ship to a (new) paradise (Ark of values), 2025. Watercolor on Arches cotton paper, preserved roses and moss, stones, antique boat, PVC coated steel wire, PVA, and hot-melt adhesive, 25 x 26 x 15 inches
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Song for a cruel world, 2025. Watercolor and graphite on Arches cotton paper, 79.24 x 51.25 Inches
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Restoration, 2025. Glass, quartz crystal, and glue, 12 x 20.5 x 11.25 inches
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Message I, 2025. Watercolor on Arches cotton paper, 16 x 12 inches
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Message II, 2025, Watercolor on Arches cotton paper, 16 x 12 inches
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Message IV, 2025. Watercolor on Arches cotton paper, 16 x 12 inches
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Message III, 2025. Watercolor on Arches cotton paper, 16 x 12 inches
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Message V, 2025. Watercolor and gouache on Arches cotton paper, 16 x 12 inches
2025 © Deborah Lawrence Schafer
  • Home
  • RECENT ARTWORK
    • Dreamwalking in the tender garden/ Soñar despierta
    • Corazones cosidos
    • Reflexiones
  • ARCHIVE
    • Botanical Offshoot
    • Botanical paintings
    • COLORS OF LAKE TAHOE
    • Bear Island
    • La Mar
    • Fog
    • View
    • Water and fire
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