Austin

Austin is one of the best cities in Texas. I am here taking in the art in the city. I had breakfast at Las Manitas, best horchata in town! We headed down to La Pena gallery and met Lula Marcondes an artist from Orlinda, Brazil; then it was off to the Blanton where I got the opportunity to see a fantastic exhibit of Albrecht Durer.

Maestro Takeda

Today I headed up to the Ruiz-Healy Gallery in San Antonio. I had the pleasure of meeting Maestro Takeda. His work is phenomenal. He is a Japanese born artist living and working in Oaxaca, Mexico. He graciously treated us to dinner and the pleasure of his company.

Des Bishop Fitting In Clip

Marie, my friend from Ireland says this guy is the awesome, and a must see. Too bad I missed him :(

Dia de los Muertos Exhibit

A group of us BFA students decided to celebrate Dia de los Muertos by having an art exhibit downtown. Wow, the word hard work is an understatement, we transformed a vacant building into a gallery-successfully. The show was fantastic. We had drawings, paintings, ceramics, sculptures, and altars. I showed two of my paintings and constructed an alter in memory of my mother. It was very therapeutic, but at the same time magnified how much I miss my mother. We had a wonderful write up about it in the South Texan, and in the the Caller-Times. If you would like to read the articles please follow the links.

http://www.tamuk.edu/southtexan/Spanish/October07/103007/Page%206_Layout%201.pdf