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by Deborah Main
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
2017 was quite a year! In fact, I think it was one of my BEST year's ever, because I turned 60 and was determined to seize every moment of the year. You know, that number on my cake could easily be 50 or even 40, cause as the saying goes, you're only as old as you feel, and I feel like I'm just getting started.
My plans for my 6th decade are 
Detail of Encaustic painting by guest artist Annie Darling.[/caption]
I've been absent from blogging for a couple weeks recovering from the FANTASTIC experience of my first 
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 
Join me in kicking off the 
The 4 images above are pieces you'll see at the Group Exhibition Due West at the Dougherty Arts Center in Austin on Thursday May 11th, from 7 - 10 p.m. Clockwise from bottom left: sculpture by
"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