Shirley Scarpetta is a bronze sculptor specializing in monumental-sized sculpture as well as desktop and commissioned pieces.
Art Valet Interview in The Leader: Scarpetta’s sculptures worth their weight in bronze
Website www.sculptorscarpetta.com
Instagram @shirleyscarpettasculptor
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My photography of the natural world ranges from the realistic to the abstract, from monotone to soft saturations to luminous color. I often explore the boundary between photography and painting. My approach is not uniform; I begin with what each scene offers and create what works best for that image. Some images simply rely on the power of their existing form, light, and shadow. As the image allows, I layer in interpretations evoking pointillism, watercolor, abstractions hidden in natural details, or other artistic references.
www.jerryclarkphotography.com 713-301-7756
Creating treasures from wood and stained glass by Karen L Van Horn-Morgan.
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Concrete sculptor Stephanie Shroyer from Schulenburg Texas blends her two loves. Using leaves from her garden she creates Birdbath‘s, Fountains and serving pieces in concrete. Expressing her whimsical side with another technique she calls concrete couture, she creates playful sculptures both artistic and functional.
https://www.instagram.com/cment2bstephshroyer/
On the winding pathway of her life, artist Stephanie Shroyer seeks beauty that lasts.
As a child, she helped her dad make stunning jewelry from rocks they found on hikes. When Stephanie attended a Houston high school, her art teacher urged her to interpret different media in her own way. A retired oilman challenged Stephanie to turn her back on stereotypes and plot a personal, distinctive direction with her art.
For some years, Stephanie worked with mosaics, gluing small pieces of glass, china or tile or other materials to different surfaces. Her customers treasured her imaginative one-of-a-kind pieces.
Then one of those life-changing moments occurred.
A few of the unfinished concrete bowls Stephanie set out in her yard filled with rainwater. Leaves drifting down from the surrounding native pecans gradually stained the blank slate of manmade material in rich, organic shades of brown. A student of nature, she admired how the bowls added character while blending quietly into their outdoor environment.
Those observations triggered Stephanie’s pursuit of concrete art, a rigorous, self-taught process. It often begins in the garden where she picks leaves, the bigger, the better. Stephanie has developed a deft touch while handling the hefty sacks of concrete that she mixes meticulously. The greenery often winds up as ingenious one-of-a-kind concrete birdbaths, fountains, wall hangings, pots or yard art that delight her customers.
As Stephanie’s concrete creations continue to evolve, some have taken more sophisticated, enigmatic forms of people, animals and whimsical creatures from her imagination.
Stephanie also adores teaching kids’ art classes. As a session winds up, a young participant sometimes shyly confides, “When I grow up, I want to be an artist like you.”
“If you love art and love creating things, you’re already an artist,” Stephanie tells the child, recognizing that the young person is taking more than a craft home from the workshop.
Never stagnant or trite, Stephanie’s art reflects the caring, humble woman who pursues joy with her heart and her hands. What flight-of-fancy will capture her imagination next?
My work is about the spiritual connection found in natural beauty and the temporal quality of our existence as part of nature. It is done in mixed media, acrylic, collage, water media, and at times encaustic. Working in mixed media lends itself to creating a visceral world made with multiple layers, an approach that imbues the work with meaning through the telling of a story and the passing of time in the process. www.carolinez.com
Olga Tarasova is a skilled feltmaker, fiber artist, and textile designer who creates hand-felted accessories and wearable art. Her unique pieces—scarves, wraps, arm warmers, hats, and garments—are meticulously handcrafted using the finest materials, including Merino wool, silk, bamboo, yak, camel, and other luxury fibers. With water, soap, and fibers, she transforms raw materials into stunning felt creations. Olga also designs jewelry from wool and silk fibers, such as twisted felted bracelets, chain earrings, and necklaces. Known for her one-of-a-kind pieces, she dyes her own fibers and fabrics and often works with raw, unprocessed wool sourced from small farmers.
Originally from Daugavpils, Latvia, Olga is now based in Houston, TX, where she works out of Winter St Studios, B255. Visit her during open studios on the second Saturday of each month from 12-5pm.
www.artequealexa.com
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My passion is art and my goal is to pursue my dream to become a full-time artist and share my love for art through every piece of art, I create.
My name is Alexandra Quevedo. My friends call me Alex. Born in Monterrey, NL, Mexico, Art has been in my family for many generations. My great uncle, Raul Acevedo was a famous artist in Merida, Yucatan, Mexico. Art runs through my veins, As a child, I loved drawing and painting portraits for my family and friends. My art is very colorful and painterly. I have also painted murals in several places in Houston and in Mexico (Residential and Commercial). I have been commissioned to paint portraits for a few famous people, one being the international singer Juan Gabriel.
I have won an award in Primer Encuentro de Artist International. After graduating from University of Houston in 2008 with a degree in Fine Arts(Studio Painting), I decided I wanted to share my love for the arts with each student. The best way was to become a teacher, this is when I earned my bilingual and art education certificate.
My Focus is on water and its distortion of light. Oil on stretched canvas.
https://www.curtbaldwin.com
Al is well-known in the Houston music scene as a versatile bass guitar player. He’s also a magician, specializing in sleight of hand with cards and coins! His personal one-on-one performances are perfect for events.
Reach him at (832) 890-3461 or Book Al now on GigSalad!
This year the streets are OPEN to traffic so the artists moved indoors for BAM! Art Market, next Saturday the 13th at Silver Street Studios – come and visit!
Since 2006, the Heights neighborhood has celebrated White Linen Night In The Heights!
Visit the many wonderful independently owned stores, shops, restaurants and businesses in this quaint, Small Town In The Big City! We need you now more than ever!
