Dispatch From San Antonio | Rikkianne Van Kirk Ten Richter Goods

We've been next San Antonio based artist, Rikkianne Van Kirk for quite closed to fourth dimension hither on as well as lately caught upwardly amongst her on instagram where nosotros noticed a whirlwind of creative activity. We were delighted to uncovering out she lately became an Artist inwards Residence at Richter Goods inwards San Antonio, as well as and therefore nosotros invited her to percentage amongst us what she's been upwardly to. After this post, we've added closed to links to Rikkianne's online store where she has a colleciton of closed to of her industrial plant for sale. We love her novel illustrated calendars for 2017!

Rikkianne explains:

"I was lately invited to live on the Artist inwards Residence at Richter Goods. Richter Goods is an ever-evolving retail space, created yesteryear article of apparel designer Mario Guajardo. Mario creates made-to-measure as well as ready-to-wear article of apparel inwards San Antonio, amongst every slice manufactured in-house.

Mario's retail infinite incorporates a overnice size parking lot which he’s converted into form of a base of operations military camp for creatives. Parked on the lot are airstreams, nutrient trucks, as well as transportation containers; occupied respectfully yesteryear a leather maker, a vintage goods dealer, an up-and-coming article of apparel build out of Austin, TX, a hairdresser shop, as well as actually skillful java shop. It's quite a sight to run across as well as the overall vibe is welcoming, exciting, genuine, as well as raw. The infinite draws everyone inwards from airstream fans, to downtown professionals dropping yesteryear for coffee, to locals who desire to induce got a closer await at the transportation containers. Everyone is excited to run across what's going to popular upwardly next. Speaking of, it's proving itself to live on a wonderful expanse for popular upwardly business.

While I induce got been focusing on illustration, Richter has provided me amongst a run a jeopardy to larn bigger as well as broader. So far, I've created mitt painted wall hangings as well as induce got collaborated amongst Mario on mitt painted flags. Additionally, we’re working on a line of wearable art, every bit good every bit developing creative individual workshop nights. I've likewise been able to induce got payoff of the popular upwardly side of things yesteryear participating inwards shopping events. I’ve fifty-fifty collaborated amongst my friend/landlord who happens to live on an amazing woodworker. I needed displays that would live on slowly to carry within as well as out of the shop, all the patch keeping amongst the mutual aesthetic. I constitute inspiration online as well as emailed a motion-picture demonstrate to Howard. I’m as well as therefore thrilled amongst non alone the finished result, but likewise the powerfulness percentage Howard's DIY of these displays. They are a uncomplicated pattern as well as slowly to carry, making them perfect for my needs as well as I'm certain for a lot of others out at that spot who powerfulness desire something a piddling different. (See the adjacent post for the instructions hither on ). Here's a combat of my operate displayed on them.

I am really thankful for this entire experience. Working on my fine art inwards a retail infinite allows me to create inwards an environs that is mainly business-minded. We all postulate to build a living as well as we’re giving it our all to build that hap yesteryear doing something nosotros love.

At Richter, at that spot is a community of folks who are passionate virtually non alone their business, but likewise the metropolis of San Antonio. I’m ever excited to crusade downwards to the infinite as well as larn to work. Everyone at that spot shares a mutual goal every bit good every bit a mutual aesthetic. This aesthetic is a mixture of minimalism, utilitarian fashion, as well as classic sophistication (rooted non alone inwards Texas, but the globe). San Antonio is filled amongst well-traveled folks as well as it's evident throughout its culture. Richter is proof of that amongst what it produces as well as promotes."

Below are the folks downwards at the shop:

Folks who only induce got Instagram -

@behomeco

Thanks Rikkianne! Looks similar an awesome spot! If you lot aren't inwards San Antonio, live on certain to cheque out Rikkianne's operate online at rikkiannevankirk.com as well as on Instagram at @rikkiannevk.