A sculpture from India of a leopard with mother of pearl spots sits atop a blue pearl granite table where it guards the sitting room in Linda Marroquin’s island home. A large painting by Jeanette Chinelli hangs above the table, which matches one in the dining room. Photo by Jennifer Reynolds
Eli Shabot, left, spins a dreidel with other children at Congregation B’nai Israel in Galveston. Photo by Jennifer Reynolds
Elizabeth Punches stands in her gallery and studio in Galveston. The gallery is open throughout the weekdays while she works on other paintings. Photo by Kelsey Walling
Kathy Thomas stands in the Japanese garden in her backyard in Galveston. Thomas works on the garden a little bit every day, she said. Photo by Kelsey Walling
Janet Shawgo holds her latest novel, “Legacy of Lies,” at her home in Jamaica Beach. Shawgo uses her many experiences as a police officer, homicide investigator and traveling nurse to produce award-winning novels. Photo by Kelsey Walling
Gayle Reynolds sits in front of a few of her paintings at Water’s Edge Gallery in Galveston. Reynolds and her husband display her paintings and his handmade chairs in their gallery. Photo by Kelsey Walling
Suzanne Little sits by a bed of flowers in her garden on Galveston’s West End. Photo by Kelsey Walling
Rick Becker begins to glue a lid on a tube meant for collecting monofilament at the Galveston Island State Park. Becker is the lead in a project to implement recycling bins for anglers to discard their fishing line waste. Photo by Kelsey Walling
Marc Wyatt begins a painting aboard his sailboat, where he lives. Wyatt is inspired by his constant surroundings, he said. Photo by Kelsey Walling
Holly Hanson holds a 50-year-old brochure from Woodstock at her house in Galveston. Hanson has saved memorabilia, including her ticket and a New York Times advertisement, from the famous festival. Photo by Kelsey Walling