'Tis the season for all of the superamazing art fairs in Austin. Mark your calendars! The E.A.S.T (East Austin Studio Tour) is like First Thursday gallery night on crack. A bazillion artists swing their studio doors wide and let the [...]
I love the nostalgic feeling of Cassia Beck's prints, available via her Etsy store: Curiously, after looking through Beck's shop, I feel [...]
I just love Emma Klingbeil's macabre little characters and the sense of humor you find in her work. I couldn't resist buying the original of this little number a while back: This weekend, she's running an amazing sale--40% [...]
On my way back from meeting a new client in New Braunfels this week, I took an opportunity to do some vintage shopping at a local antique mall and then hit the outlets in San Marcos. I pulled into the [...]
It was reported this week that at least eleven paintings by Andy Warhol were stolen from businessman Richard Weisman's Los Angeles dining room, which makes me think: 1. This must be some honkin'-huge dining space to be able to accommodate [...]
The only way I'd ever have anything Ming-ish on display in my house: From Manga Ormolu, by Brendan Lee Satish Tang Via my daily laugh (a.k.a. Badder Homes and Gardens), via Boing Boing
The Austin Art Garage is a great place to find emerging local artists, and they happen to have a pretty stellar Web site. The prices of original pieces tend toward the affordable range, and prints are steals. One of my [...]
If you're on a tight budget, you can't do better than this for filling a large-scale wall with art and (faux) architectural interest. Slap it on the wall and call it a day. However, if you have wall texture that [...]
A day after returning to Austin, I'm feeling a little guilty about the harsh words I used to describe my first impression of Marfa, TX. When I began writing about the experience, I was...well, mad. I rolled into this ghost [...]