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Silver Streak
Cowboy craftsmanship in Ingram at Clint Orms Engravers and Silversmiths By Sallie Lewis SchneiderPhotos by Jason Risner & Robert G. Gomez Inside Clint Orms Engravers and Silversmiths, a small team of craftsmen huddle over their benches, surrounded by tools and lamplight. Throughout the workshop, steer horns protrude from the walls…
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State Treasure in Town
Sculptor John Bennett makes the the Lone Star state shine in Fredericksburg By Ken Esten Cooke Artist John Bennett captures Texas icons like few others. And for that, he is Fredericksburg’s lone Texas State Artist since 2010.Bennett, who began sculpting in 1976, was designated Texas State Artist by the 81st…
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The Light Fantastic
Chloe Hedden finds poetry in florals By Sallie Lewis Schneider In Chloe Hedden’s Blanco studio, sunlight pours over a colossal quartz crystal sketched on canvas. This may not be a real crystal, but from the looks of its jagged teeth and pointed clusters, one could easily be deceived. Soon, the…
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A Place to Just Be.
Making connections at InSight Gallery By Megan Willome InSight Gallery is located on Main Street, in the heart of Fredericksburg. It represents some of the finest painters and sculptors in the country. Anyone can and does wander in.“We had a gentleman who came in while on jury duty, every day.…
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Wildly Vibrant
Christa Peyton’s work reflects the joy of memories By Sallie Lewis Schneider Twenty miles north of Fredericksburg, Christa Peyton has found home amidst a sea of rolling green hills. The artist and mother of two has lived in Fredericksburg since 2019, where she homeschools her young son, and expresses herself…
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Glass Happens
Enchanted Ranch is your funky art experience By Megan Willome On the way to Enchanted Rock State Natural Area, at the top of a hill, visitors pull off where the buildings are painted a funky purple and green. They are greeted by Holly and Paul Simonette, always wearing tie-dye T-shirts.…
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Center Point Art
Restoration, Residencies, Revitalization By Lauren Elizabeth Shults Yoshitomo Nara’s “Miss Forest,” an almost 4,500-pound sculpture of a girl with a 25-foot tree atop her head, greets visitors from the Center Point Art sculpture garden. Sara Story, interior designer and director of Center Point Art, says it’s for the children, to…
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Scene and Herd
The Art of Ray Hadaway By Lauren Elizabeth Shults Paintings by Ray Hadaway prod at the classic image of ranching culture in technicolor, with abstract portraits that unfurl handsome cowboy tales.Hadaway plays the jester while creating his cowboys and cowgirls (which, his wife Meredith says, are more popular). They have…
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Art from Nature
Amy Tucker opens Art Ranch in Fredericksburg By Megan Willome The art Amy Tucker creates comes from her environment, on her ranch outside Fredericksburg.She is like artists of old, making beauty from whatever is at hand. The final product she createsmay take many forms, but it begins with gathering leaves,…
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MALLORY AGERTON
It all starts with knowing how to draw. On a chilly weekday morning, Mallory Agerton was out on Loudon Road with her sketchbook. “I did the sketch from my car because it was 34 degrees. The light and dark patterns were so beautiful on the hills. As the sun hits…
