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Clara's Light
Clara's Light
Clara's Light

Juliet Schreckinger is a Long Island, NY based artist. Her work is typically created using a stippling technique in pen & ink and graphite, with occasional splashes of color. Juliet’s pieces are inspired by the ocean, nature, and all of the creatures within our world. Since the time she was a child, Juliet has been fascinated by black and white photography, colorless television shows, and film noir movies. Being exposed to the lighting effects and sharp contrasts shown in these photographs and films greatly inspired the type of work that she does today. Juliet’s work is centered around giving a voice to nature and animals, with the goal of showcasing their importance in this world. Through an illustrative take on fine art, she strives to express a story in each drawing.

Collection Title: "East Coast: Nautical Myths and Legends"
Growing up on Long Island, New York, I always felt so inspired by the ocean and absolutely loved hearing old tales and folklore about the sea. From shipwrecks to stories about haunted lighthouses, I am and forever will be curious when it comes to nautical myths. For each of the pieces in the show I have written a tall tale of my own. These images are intended to be a small window into the experiences of my characters as they encounter what waits for them by the sea. 

Clara's Light

Juliet Schreckinger
$ 650.00
original art is always one of a kind

Medium: Ink and graphite on Arches paper, mounted to birch panel, varnished

Dimensions: 6" x 8"

Long Island, New York

The Story:
Petit Manan Lighthouse, erected atop the low, rocky island of Petit Manan, is known to be one of the foggiest spots on the Maine coast. It is said that birds have frequently collided with the lantern at Petit Manan over the years due to the visibility issues caused by the fog, as accounts from the lightkeepers can attest to. In a book written about this place and all of its history, there is a passage that describes an early morning inspector's visit that found hundreds of dead birds scattered near the tower.
It has been said that on certain days, in the deepest fog, a puffin as tall as the lighthouse now stands guard, protecting birds from flying into the lighthouse as they had for so many years. No one has ever been able to document this phenomenon; its origin comes from the many sailors who tell how, when the fog grows as thick as soup, they can see a puffin as tall as the lighthouse on the little island. Some say she is a ghost of one of the birds who had the unfortunate fate of flying into the structure, while others say she is some ancient nautical being that finally found her purpose in life, protecting the small birds from a dismal fate. Though she cannot be proven to exist, one fact keeps the locals believing: since the sailors first began talking of this gigantic puffin, not a single bird has been found dead at the base of the Petit Manan Lighthouse.

Juliet Schreckinger is a Long Island, NY based artist. Her work is typically created using a stippling technique in pen & ink and graphite, with occasional splashes of color. Juliet’s pieces are inspired by the ocean, nature, and all of the creatures within our world. Since the time she was a child, Juliet has been fascinated by black and white photography, colorless television shows, and film noir movies. Being exposed to the lighting effects and sharp contrasts shown in these photographs and films greatly inspired the type of work that she does today. Juliet’s work is centered around giving a voice to nature and animals, with the goal of showcasing their importance in this world. Through an illustrative take on fine art, she strives to express a story in each drawing.

Collection Title: "East Coast: Nautical Myths and Legends"
Growing up on Long Island, New York, I always felt so inspired by the ocean and absolutely loved hearing old tales and folklore about the sea. From shipwrecks to stories about haunted lighthouses, I am and forever will be curious when it comes to nautical myths. For each of the pieces in the show I have written a tall tale of my own. These images are intended to be a small window into the experiences of my characters as they encounter what waits for them by the sea. 

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