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Maria Navarra
The shawls and scarves that Maria Navarra produces in her New Braunfels studio arestriking for their intricate colorful designs executed with a skill gained from over 45 years ofpursuing her craft. She uses only the finest fibers such as tencel, tussah silk, and West Texasorganic cotton in her products.Maria began her training on a simple […]
Jamie Rood
The subjects in Jamie Rood’s images seem to burst out of the frame, whether it’sa muscle car blasting through space, a speeding locomotive, or a military jet in flight.His subject matter is diverse, ranging from powerful industrial machinery to vibrantnature scenes. He also likes to combine conflicting images to set a mood or tell a […]
Janelle Lindley
Janelle’s love of art propelled her to earn her Bachelor’s and Master’s degrees in Art and Art Education from Baylor University, which she followed with a career as an elementary school art teacher. After retiring from teaching, she began to exhibit her original acrylic paintings throughout the Southwest at juried art shows and gallery events, […]
Vicky Phillips
Vicky Phillips’ pottery reflects the natural Texas Hill Country environment where she lives, along with an assortment of animals, in a house she built herself on 15 acres near Bandera, Texas. Her introduction to working with clay was in a high school pottery class and it has remained a passion that she’s pursued ever since, […]
Gary Hastings
At the age of 49 Gary Hastings traded his passion of chasing around after golf balls for the joys of making sawdust. He soon discovered that the creative process of making objects from wood not only gave him satisfaction, but, he was also pretty good at it. After 2 years of developing his woodworking techniques, […]
Michael Moore
Michael Moore was introduced to the world of stained glass over 40 years ago. Even though he enjoyed the medium, pressures of life eventually took him away from his artistic pursuits. About 16 years ago Michael was able to get back into working with glass and he was immediately drawn to the fused glass process. […]
Eric Slocombe
Eric spent his childhood experiencing firsthand the natural beauty of the wilderness – hunting, fishing, and camping on the river with his Dad. Even today, he vividly remembers what it felt like as a boy to hear elk bugling in the distance. With these experiences, he is able to capture the natural, subtle movements and […]
Steve Kriechbaum
Steve Kriechbaum and his sophisticated, handcrafted jewelry should be familiar to everyone who’s attended the top juried craft shows in Texas since the 1980’s, like the Texas State Arts and Crafts Fair in Kerrville or the Laguna Gloria Fiesta in Austin. His training as a craftsman began by studying sculpture in the fine arts department […]
Virginia Howell
Bold color and texture are what comes to mind with Virginia Howell’s work. Her use of the palette knife has become a trademark characteristic of her southwest landscapes. She believes that the use of a limited color palette brings special harmony and simplicity to each painting. After many years raising a family in El Paso, […]
LaJuana Westerfield-Surfus
LaJuana Westerfield-Surfus is a native of Central Texas and spends most of her time painting and teaching art. She is also an accomplished musician and former piano teacher. Her landscape paintings capture the beauty of the countryside in which she lives. She has studied art with many noted instructors and at McLennan Community College. A […]
Sherry Steele
As an artist, conservationist and hunter, Sherry has taken the classic medium of Pen & Ink and revised it with a fresh, bold approach. Self-taught, she is unhindered by traditional approaches to Pen & Ink. Mixing her own shades of inks, she builds layer upon layer of thousands of tiny strokes to achieve a 3-dimensional […]
Roy & Blanche Cavarretta
Roy & Blanche Cavarretta are a husband and wife team who transform gourds into beautiful objets d’art. Roy’s interest in art started at an early age which led to his earning an art degree from Lamar University. A love of pen & ink drawing eventually became an interest in pyrography and gourd art which has […]
John Maskey
Native Texan John Maskey received his first training at the Hunter School of Art, and later with many nationally prominent artists. His bold use of light and color weave a vibrant tapestry of the life and culture of the region. “The unique character of the land and people of the Southwest is rooted in powerful […]
Edith Maskey
A native San Antonian, Edith Maskey has loved art for as long as she can remember. “Painting is the finest form of expression I know, and is my personal statement about the things around me.” Edith studied 5 years with Warren Hunter of San Antonio, and with many other nationally known painters through the years. […]