07 Jun So What’s a Textile Pillow Artist Anyway?
As some of you have heard, or read about, on Social Media, two of my Textile Art Pillows were accepted into a Fort Collins, Colorado art exhibition at 3 Square Art Gallery, which opens TODAY! An art exhibit designed specifically for interior designers and architects, the "DECO-R: Decorative Arts Exhibtion's" Opening Reception is tonight, June 7th, from 6 - 9 p.m. and the show runs through July 6th.
As you can see in the image above, The Anastasia, probably THE piece I'm most
05 Jun WEST is Over. Summer is Here. Art Heads to Colorado!
Happy Texture Tuesday! School's out, WEST is over, and summer's here!! Hallalujah!! While Austin is hitting triple digits far too soon, I finally went to Barton Springs Pool last week, and that, my friends, officially kicks off summer for me.
I dont know if you followed our #BIGPurge on Facebook, but spring was jam packed. My husband, David, and I got rid of two storage units and held a huge Estate Sale (with the help of 6 amazing friends! Have to say Austinites are so kind and helpful.) and then turned around and did the WEST Austin Studio Tour. And I even
16 May W.E.S.T. Final Wknd – Artist Interviews with James Leasure and The Pillow Goddess, Deborah Main!
Wow, was that ever an exciting kick off and 1st weekend of the WEST Austin Studio Tour! We had 60 people the first day, which is more than we had the entire first weekend in 2017. WEST is definitely growing and
08 May WEST Kicks Off Thursday May 10th – 2 Wknds and 2 More Artist Interviews!
This week is the BIG Kick Off Opening "Due West" of the 7th Annual WEST Austin Studio Tour which begins THIS weekend!
What is WEST you ask? It is the premiere spring art event in Austin covering two weekends in may with over 400 participating artists. It is produced by Big Medium, a non-profit whose sole purpose is to support and promote contemporary art and artists in Texas.
"Big Medium produces the East Austin Studio Tour, the West Austin Studio Tour, the Texas Biennial, and presents innovative exhibitions throughout the year in the Big Medium gallery."
The WEST Austin Studio Tour, of which we are honored and excited to participate in as an artist for the 2nd year, is a
02 May 5 Reasons to Attend W.E.S.T and 2 Artist Interviews!
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"Leaf Trinity" by Judith Simonds.[/caption]
It's already May and the WEST Austin Studio Tour is upon us. Boy, are we excited!! It was so fantastic last year (our first time participating) that we decided to have our studio Deborah Main Designs participate again this year with SIX artists!
Not familiar with WEST? It's the west side of Austin's EAST Austin Studio Tour, and it has been growing rapidly. Hundreds of artists participate in both tours. EAST is always in the fall, and WEST is always in May.
It's so fun to grab some friends or family and take
10 May Interviews with Artists Judith Simonds & Yuliya Lanina for W.E.S.T.
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Sculpture by artist Judith Simonds and mechanical music box by artist Yuliya Lanina.[/caption]
I'm so excited to be participating in W.E.S.T West Austin Studio Tour which starts THIS Thursday night, May 11th, with Due WEST, the official kick-off fundraising event at the Dougherty Arts Center at 1110 Barton Springs Road Austin, Texas 78704, from 7 - 10 p.m.
All 300+ artists on the WEST Tour will have one piece of their art at this group exhibition event throughout the duration of the WEST Tour dates, May 13 - 14 and 20- 21. Come out and support this wonderful non-profit
22 Mar Go West Young Man!
"Go West, young man, go West and grow up with the country." - Horace Greeley
This week's Texture Tuesday takes you West for sure. Right into the heart of Austin, Texas, where when you go West young man, you will also grow up with ART at the West Austin Studio Tour (WEST)!
10 Mar Attending SXSW or Not – Two Must-See Spring Art Exhibitions!
SXSW and Spring Break are here, our Airbnb guest from Holland has arrived and I want to inspire you with art. I love going to art openings and art galleries. Art has a way of opening up your mind, sparking creativity, inspiring imagination, and seeing life from a different perspective. I believe we all need more art in our lives and the Austin area has plenty of it, and at affordable prices too. The above image detail is full of color and texture in the form of tiny square photos taken by artist Thomas Athey. Wait till you see below the larger image of his fine photography below!
01 Mar Can You IMAGINE a World Filled with Art and Peace?
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Photo by Round Rock Arts of IMAGINE, their annual Art Exhibition.[/caption]
IMAGINE walking into Texas State University Round Rock campus this weekend and seeing hundreds of pieces of art from artists all over central Texas - paintings, sculptures, mosaics, fiber and more. You'll see just that at the Opening Reception of the IMAGINE Art Exhibition this Saturday, March 4th, from 7 - 9:30 p.m. And you're invited!! The exhibition runs through May 6th.
This week's Texture Tuesday gives you the full scoop on the IMAGINE 2017 Art Exhibition, and a sneak peek into some of the color and texture you'll find there. (Full disclosure: one of my textile art pillows below will be in this exhibition.)
04 Oct Animal Sculptures Made Out of What?
Happy #TextureTuesday! Today you get two chances to guess what this little squirrel sculpture, and other animals, are made of. The above adorable squirrel looks like it's crafted from looped yarn to me, don't you think? Not. Keep trying to guess with my clues. Have you got it yet?