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Thinking–and Painting–Big

Jon Flaming paints big but dreams even bigger. The latter, he believes, allows him to pursue full time his passion as an artist, a craft that piqued his interest when he was a five-year-old in Sunday school, watching the young boy next to him draw a jet airplane.  “This was in 1967 at the height […]

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Art & Culture

Texas Murals: Big & Bright

As the saying goes, everything is bigger in Texas, and murals are no exception. From Texas’s bustling cities to more remote, smaller communities, murals are becoming ubiquitous. In addition to telling stories, making statements, and educating, these life-sized splashes of color are transforming unremarkable spaces into extraordinary canvases. Houston J. Harding & Co., a screen-printing […]

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thinkery, learning, austin, texas
Art & Culture

Austin’s Thinkery: Teach Them Well, Let Them Lead The Way

“I believe the children are our future. Teach them well and let them lead the way.” George Benson and then Whitney Houston may have made these lyrics famous, but singer-songwriter Linda Creed wrote them about remaining strong through life’s trials and passing that strength on to the next generation. This message still rings true, and […]

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Jim Cullum Jazz Band members
Art & Culture

Jim Cullum, Jr.: The Musician’s Many Hats

A brief look into the many ways Jim Cullum Jr. embodied the, "artistic spirit and energy of San Antonio for nearly 60 years."

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Western Wonder photo entitled Agave
Art & Culture

Western Wonder Art Show and Sale at Raw 1899

Raw 1899, in San Angelo, is partnering with photographer Jean N. Cornell for the Western Wonder Art Show and Sale.

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Four quartet members posing with stringed instruments
Art & Culture

Sienna String Quartet is Just Getting Started

Austin’s Sienna String Quartet has burgeoned from a group of girlfriends enjoying jam sessions and hanging out to a 25-member strong, award-winning business that has experience in everything from providing background music for recording artists and performing at SXSW to playing for wedding proposals and weddings, funerals, corporate events, fundraisers, and everything in between. Five years into their business, the group is expanding into San Antonio and in talks to do the same in Houston.

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Beautiful Handmade Guitar
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Collings Guitars: World Class Craftsmanship

Every day of the week, Collings produces acoustic guitars, electric guitars, mandolins, and ukuleles that rival instrument builders from all over the world.

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An Orangutan at a Zoo
Art & Culture, Travel

Zoos of Texas

Internet is nice, but there's no replacement for visiting animals in real life. And in Texas, there's bound to be a zoo near you.  

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Art & Culture, Travel

Upcoming Oktoberfest Celebrations

Although we are already in the first weekend of October, it is not too late to plan to attend some Oktoberfest celebrations this year!

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Art & Culture

Making a Splash with Watercolor

Brush miles and perseverance brought Lubbock artist Tim Oliver back to watercolor painting after a three-decade hiatus. The artist, who works by day as a landscape architect, said he is drawn to the uncontrollable nature of watercolor and the life lessons it offers of letting go.

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Art & Culture

Linda Pace: Dreaming in Color

Artist, philathropist, and art collector Linda Pace flipped the script to make her artist's dreams a reality. Ruby City is tangible evidence of her significant impact on the arts in her hometown of San Antonio.

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Art & Culture

Charley Crockett’s Valley

From poverty in a trailer in South Texas, to a chart topping album in 2020, Charley Crockett's life and music tell the story of a man learning to transform hardships into blessings.

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Lake|Flato and ICON’s ‘House Zero’ Paves the Way for 3D Printing in Modern Architecture

Lake|Flato, a Texas-based architecture firm, along with ICON, an advanced construction technologies company that specializes in 3D printing, have joined forces in unveiling their latest project: House Zero. House Zero is the first house in ICON’s debuted “Exploration Series,” which aims to advance current design language with some of the finest architects in the business, drawing from the opportunities created from construction-scale 3D printing.

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Art & Culture

Cutting-Edge Craft

Randy Pietruszka of tiny Mount Enterprise, Texas, has big plans for his knife-making side hustle.

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Art & Culture

Painting Through a Pandemic

West Texas artists Lisa Curry, Barbara Jones, and Georgeann Walton poured their hearts out onto canvas to cope and find hope during the COVID-19 pandemic.

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Art & Culture

Bookin’ It Across Texas: Q&A

Across the state, independent bookstores stand out as cultural hubs and community fixtures. Owners of several bookstores featured in the December 2020 issue of Texasliving offered glimpses into their favorite reads, or their favorite recommendations for all who ask!

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