Buckle up folks, the 10th annual East Austin Studio Tour kicks off tomorrow.  Running both this weekend and next, this is your opportunity to check out (and purchase) a ton of local artists’ work.  Considering the hundreds of artists on the tour, it can be overwhelming to try and tackle the entire list. If you’ve never hit the tour before, my advice is to start with the larger studio complexes that house multiple artists’ spaces…like the Pump Project (stop #57) and its Satellite (#76), Big Medium (#75), Smith Road Studios (#67), Flatbed Press, Bay 6 (#73), Splinter Group South (#53), and Artpost (#54).

My favorite stops:

Jennifer Chenoweth at Fisterra Studio, Stop #8

Jennifer Chenoweth.

Triangulated Spheres, by Jennifer Chenoweth

Leah Haney at Willow House, #21

Lisa Crowder jewelry, guest of Ryan McKerley #35

Constellation brooch by Lisa Crowder.

Constellation brooch by Lisa Crowder.

Michael Yates Design, #44

Jackson dining set, by Michael Yates.

Jackson dining set, by Michael Yates.

Blacksmith Industries at Splinter Group South, #53

Macek Furniture Company at Splinter Group South, #53

Kristy Darnell Battani at Artpost, #54

Maneki Neko, by Kristy Darnell Battani.

Maneki Neko, by Kristy Darnell Battani.

Court Lurie at Artpost, #53

Invincible, by Court Lurie.

Invincible, by Court Lurie.

Rene Norman at Artpost, #54

Paul Oglesby at Artpost, #54

Concrete scupltures by Paul Oglesby.

Concrete scupltures by Paul Oglesby.

Satch Grimley at Red Bluff Studios, #56. Satch is a silkscreen artist by day, so he usually has amazing concert posters for sale during the tour in addition to his outstanding (and affordable) art.

Collage by Satch Grimley.

Collage by Satch Grimley.

Damon Arhos at Pump Project, #57

Mixed media piece by Damon Arhos.

Mixed media piece by Damon Arhos.

Susannah Blanton, #59

How to Disappear Completely (series), by Susannah Blanton.

How to Disappear Completely (series), by Susannah Blanton.

Zoe Comings ceramic tile, jewelry and vessels, #70

Cari Washburn at Pigoata Studios, #74

Cari Washburn

Cari Washburn

Judy Paul at Big Medium, #75

Stacked Elephants, by Judy Paul.

Stacked Elephants, by Judy Paul.

Clarke Curtis at Big Medium,#75

Everybody Knows This is Going Nowhere, by Clarke Curtis.

Everybody Knows This is Going Nowhere, by Clarke Curtis.

Shea Little at Big Medium, #75

Digital art by Shea Little.

Digital art by Shea Little.

Melanie Schopper ceramics at Ginko Studios, #77

Blue Genie Art, #80

Giant political Chia Pets, by Blue Genie Art.

Giant political Chia Pets, by Blue Genie Art.

John Mulvany, #84

The Fields, by John Mulvany.

The Fields, by John Mulvany.

Catherine Dudley at 701 Tillery, #91

North Alvarado No. 2, by Catherine Dudley.

North Alvarado No. 2, by Catherine Dudley.

Cherie Weaver at The Bread House, #92

Mrs. Jimmy Stewart & the Near-Human Hand, by Cherie Weaver.

Mrs. Jimmy Stewart & the Near-Human Hand, by Cherie Weaver.

Sara Hasslinger (Monsterlove), #95

Monsterlove, by Sara Hasslinger.

Monsterlove, by Sara Hasslinger.

Susan Wallace custom aluminum grillwork, #109

Custom aluminum grill work by Susan Wallace.

Custom aluminum grillwork by Susan Wallace.

Jennifer Balkan at The Little Blue House, #122

Fair Weather Baptism, by Jennifer Balkan.

Fair Weather Baptism, by Jennifer Balkan.

This tour is one of the highlights of my whole year…I highly recommend it!

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