Some of Chris Whatley’s creations are displayed outside his East End island home. Photo by Jennifer Reynolds
Chris Whatley thinks he has a solution to Gulf Coast gardening. His flowers don’t die, need water or sunshine. [Read more…]
Artist Mary Farragher opened Beta Gallery in the Hutchings-Sealy Building on The Strand in 2016. Photo by Jennifer Reynolds
From wood shop classes in middle and high school, to his grandfather and uncle who were carpenters by trade, working with wood isn’t new to Norman Bloom III. It wasn’t until last year, though, after the death of his grandmother, that he began building and creating pieces for friends and family. Photo by Jennifer Reynolds
Norman “Snooze” Bloom III has always loved working with his hands and creating things with wood or other materials. [Read more…]
Jennifer Nichole Head stands with some of the art she created from cigar boxes at Havana Alley in Galveston. Head sells her creations online and at Havana Alley. Photo by Kelsey Walling
With Jennifer Nichole Head’s hand-decorated cigar boxes, the smokes aren’t the main attraction. [Read more…]
You might not know Barbara Rabek, but if you’ve ever been to Galveston, you probably know her work. [Read more…]
Shaifer Goalen, left, is a budding young artist working with mentor Amy Owens, owner of Clay Cup Studios in Galveston. Photo by Jennifer Reynolds
“Andromeda” draws you in. Its whimsical subjects — an octopus, fish and ocean flora — conjure up a fantastical world below the sea. The painting is named after an Ethiopian princess, who in Greek mythology is saved by a sea monster after her parents try to sacrifice her to save their kingdom from the wrath of god Poseidon.
The painting’s textural, three-dimensional quality and vibrant mix of consciously chosen colors beckons to be touched. It recently sold at ArtWalk in downtown Galveston for $225. [Read more…]
Lynn Nielsen and Barbara Parker are drawn to estate sales, always with an eye out for glass vases.
Nielsen and Parker subsequently smash the vases, some heirlooms, to smithereens — all in the name of art, mind you. [Read more…]
Galveston artist and craftsman Scott Hanson uses reclaimed wood to create unique furniture. Photo by Stuart Villanueva
Old wood has stories to tell and secrets to share. It has character that can be carved into a one-of-a-kind table, mantle, headboard or whatever your imagination can conjure.
Wood is Scott Hanson’s chosen material, especially salvaged wood that has been revived from another life as a floor or an old chair or a heavy beam from a century-old structure. He likes to make pieces that inspire conversation. [Read more…]
Mayuko Ono Gray found her life’s work in a beloved grandfather’s death. [Read more…]
Graffiti artist Gabriel Prusmack works on a mural titled “Sunrise to Sunset on the Dike” at the Texas City Dike. It is one of several of his spray paint murals around Galveston County. Photo by Jennifer Reynolds
Gabriel Prusmack exults in his faith, professing a belief in God that he credits for transforming him from a repentant tagger to a gifted artist. [Read more…]