Dispatches From Austin: Fisterra Studio
Thursday, 12 April 2012
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Contributor ship yesteryear Tracy Castro of Fair Morning Blue
Today I am thrilled to give you lot a glimpse into Fisterra Studio, workshop of local Austin artist, Jennifer Chenoweth. Jennifer’s choices of media are fearlessly various – from straightforward pen too ink drawings to elaborate crude on canvass paintings - from variety concrete sculpture to crude amongst charcoal on plasma cutting aluminum. Jennifer approaches her fine art amongst the inquisitiveness of a philosopher; her pieces evolve from an ongoing conversation, oftentimes translating a given picture from a drawing to a newspaper cut-out, to a plasma cutting aluminum sculpture too sometimes dorsum again.
Jennifer Chenoweth’s dwelling too studio convey been a purpose of the East Austin Studio Tour, an annual self-guided walking tour of East Austin’s creative community every twelvemonth since its foremost inward 2003.
Talented too courageous every bit an artist, Jennifer too has a skilful heed for business. She offers workshops on financials for creatives – including entrepreneurship, bookkeeping, tape keeping, taxation prep too fiscal management.
Jennifer’s latest creative line organization seek is Generous Art, a curated online gallery helping artists detect an audience piece supporting the community yesteryear donating 40% of all buy prices to local charity.
Tracy Castro - a designer too rural Texas Panhandle native - has called Austin dwelling for the final xvi years. Tracy's novel pattern venture, Fair Morning Blue, features seasonal cards, hand-stamped textiles, too whatever other whimsies come upwardly into her caput too heart. Find Tracy on her blog, facebook, or twitter.
Today I am thrilled to give you lot a glimpse into Fisterra Studio, workshop of local Austin artist, Jennifer Chenoweth. Jennifer’s choices of media are fearlessly various – from straightforward pen too ink drawings to elaborate crude on canvass paintings - from variety concrete sculpture to crude amongst charcoal on plasma cutting aluminum. Jennifer approaches her fine art amongst the inquisitiveness of a philosopher; her pieces evolve from an ongoing conversation, oftentimes translating a given picture from a drawing to a newspaper cut-out, to a plasma cutting aluminum sculpture too sometimes dorsum again.
Jennifer Chenoweth’s dwelling too studio convey been a purpose of the East Austin Studio Tour, an annual self-guided walking tour of East Austin’s creative community every twelvemonth since its foremost inward 2003.
Talented too courageous every bit an artist, Jennifer too has a skilful heed for business. She offers workshops on financials for creatives – including entrepreneurship, bookkeeping, tape keeping, taxation prep too fiscal management.
Jennifer’s latest creative line organization seek is Generous Art, a curated online gallery helping artists detect an audience piece supporting the community yesteryear donating 40% of all buy prices to local charity.
Many thank you lot to Jennifer for opening her dwelling too studio for this tour!
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Tracy Castro - a designer too rural Texas Panhandle native - has called Austin dwelling for the final xvi years. Tracy's novel pattern venture, Fair Morning Blue, features seasonal cards, hand-stamped textiles, too whatever other whimsies come upwardly into her caput too heart. Find Tracy on her blog, facebook, or twitter.