Author Archives:
Katrina Gorman
Katrina Gorman has been a textile design artist for the past 15 years. She is self-taught, and finds inspiration for her pieces from the beauty all around her in nature. Through her eyes, she is surrounded by art, and you’ll hear her say “Love is in the Art” because she has such a strong feeling […]
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, […]
Rita Marie Ross
Rita Marie Ross was introduced to the basics of metal fabrication in the well-equipped arts program of her high school in Sandusky, Ohio. After graduation she continued her study of metalsmithing and began selling her own line of fabricated jewelry. After relocating to Austin, Texas in 1983, Rita became involved in the area’s community of […]
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, […]
Patricia Day
The gift of a weaving course at the Southwest Craft Center of San Antonio in 1971 introduced Patricia Day to the world of fiber arts. Her interest in the study and practice of hand weaving and the treatment of fiber took over her life to the extent that she became a professional weaver in 1976, […]
Steven Harris
Having lived in Texas nearly all of his life, Steven Harris’ art is strongly influenced by both the Texas Hill Country and the Gulf Coast. The small towns, rocky terrain, clear streams and vistas in central Texas and the beaches, bays and inland marshes along the Gulf Coast provide an abundance of subjects for Steven’s […]
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 […]
Carlos Moseley
Stones are the paint canvas and color pallet of Texas Fine Rock Artist Carlos Moseley. He and Carol live on their ranch located in the Texas Hill Country, outside of Fredericksburg, Texas. Carlos has always held a passion for nature, photography, gourmet cooking and music, all of which led to the unique discovery of “River […]
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
LaJuana Westerfield 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. […]