Last week, I joined local photographer Rebecca Belcher at Umlauf Sculpture Garden & Museum for one of the loveliest events in Austin, the 17th Annual Umlauf Garden Party. This major fundraiser featured fare from 20 local restaurants, wine, a silent and live auction, live music and, of course, striking artwork. Though the humidity that night made us feel like […]
Austin’s Jennifer Cunningham Hearts Art
As an artist, mother and comic book geek, Jennifer Cunningham is the embodiment of Austin, TX. Art from Early Age Her life long love of art started early. Despite life throwing her curve balls, Jennifer has never forgotten how it feels to create. In her own words, “I’ve been drawing and creating various things for as long as […]
Heartless Machine Finds New Purpose for Antique Instruments
Thankfully the sun wasn’t shining the day I met Christopher Locke, owner of Heartless Machine, or I would’ve been blinded by the countless brass instruments strung across his shop, oddly resembling the dangling nocturnal colony that clings to the underbelly of Congress Bridge. These discarded musical remnants wait to be freed from restraint. Though the metal […]
Yard Dog Gallery: Folk and Outsider Art on South Congress
For almost 20 years, Yard Dog Gallery has resided at 1510 S Congress Ave. When I first moved to Austin and visited the South Congress shops, I was excited to find a gallery space full of intriguing art. Since my curiosity was piqued back then, I’ve always wanted to know more about this space and […]
Behind the Paint Cans: Austin Street Art
Guest article by Gino Barasa It’s five in the morning and I’m somewhere off 51st Street with Austin’s most dangerous street artists. Well, not exactly. It is really early and I am watching some of Austin’s finest street artists do their thing, but they aren’t actually very dangerous. In fact, they’re really a bunch of easy going […]
One of Austin’s Weirdest Homes: Casa Neverlandia
After going on the Weird Homes Tour last year, I wanted to take a closer look at some of the odd homes in Austin and the people who live in them. Not far from FlamingO Ranch (my first peek into one of Austin’s unique abodes) lies Casa Neverlandia, the Bouldin Creek home of artist James Edward Talbot. Welcome […]
Clayworks Has Carved and Fired Life in Clay for 35 Years
If there was a book called Cool Things in Austin You Should Know About, Clayworks Studio/Gallery and the Gray Family would be in the first chapter. The gallery on East Sixth Street displays tables, art work, tiles, architectural ceramics and more that the Grays have created. A working studio sits behind the gallery, where the Grays make […]
Behind the Scenes Tour: One of Austin’s Weirdest Homes
In September of this year, I went on the Weird Homes Tour to explore some of the residences that make Austin living so unique. Nestled between 1st and South Congress in 78704 sits FlamingO Ranch, a home owned and curated by Stefanie Distefano where she teaches art classes and exhibits her talents as a ceramic and […]
Top 14 Famous Statues in Austin
Statues become mental landmarks of people, animals, fantastic beings from creative minds…and legends. Observing a statue can be a zen like or aesthetic experience. Or for those who love to do statue art, it’s a convivial fun fest of reactions and poses for statue photos. Here are 14 famous statues in Austin you should include on your next public […]
Light a Fire and Blow at Hyde Park’s Blue Moon Glassworks
Tucked neatly into an envelope of leafy boughs in Hyde Park, Blue Moon Glassworks and owner Jim Berry have breathed life into an artistic niche in Austin for more than 14 years. The store is filled with a colorful and ingenious array of one of a kind glass creations, and today my own unique collection of […]
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