Author Archives: artstudio

Piecing Patchworks of Perspectives

Tam Kiehnhoff’s Texas art only part of eclectic collection This is the first in an ongoing series about Southeast Texas art collectors. Sitting in her study with a quilt-in-progress sprawled across her lap, Tam Kiehnhoff threads a needle while describing what attracted her to the craft. “The cool thing about a quilt is all the

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Mothers & Monologues

‘Listen To Your Mother’ event set for May 9 at Lamar’s University Theater Authentic. That is the best way to describe the celebration of motherhood that is, “Listen to Your Mother,” a live reading performance sweeping the nation. “‘Listen to Your Mother’ is live readings by local writers — they are reading their stories that

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A View From The Top

What a fantastic show it was for TASIMJAE this year. We took in 99 pieces of art, the most ever recorded. The daunting task of culling this great number of works was bestowed on local sculptor, David Cargill, who had his work cut out for him. Thus began a three-hour jury process to pare down

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TASIMJAE 2015

Annual show highlights work of Studio members David Cargill, renowned Beaumont sculptor, has been named juror of The Art Studio, Inc. Member Jurored Art Exhibition (TASIMJAE), which opens with a free reception, 7 p.m. to 10 p.m. April 4. Riah Lee won last year’s show, jurored by Megan Young, and will be the exhibiting artist

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Like jasper, clear as crystal

At His solstice, among the wood and stone, with silent windows whose holy art could not sing from mere candle-points of light both billions of miles and billions of years away, it was neither love nor fear but Majesty that swept me up, only to have me kneel. That unclouded and knowing night I recall

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