PITCH PERFECT
SWROTE FRANK E. MORTON in a January 1910 issue of The Diapason, about the man responsible for the stately, single-keyboard 1835 Henry Erben pipe organ that sits proudly in the Edythe Bates Old Chapel (named after an organist and longtime patron of Festival Hill) on the renowned Round Top Festival Institute’s campus in Round Top, Texas. […]
AN ARTFUL LIFE
A BUS RIDE ACROSS TOWN in San Antonio opened Dr. Wayne Yakes’ eyes to art when he was just a toddler. The son of a single mom who worked three jobs to send him and his sister to private school and college, Yakes says his mother thought it was never too early to start appreciating art. […]
BEHIND THE CABINETRY
REMEMBER THOSE SHOWPLACE KITCHENS of recent years with all the bells and whistles on display? The commercial-grade cooktops worthy of a Michelin-starred kitchen, the statement hoods, coffee stations, specialty ovens—and so much more. They’re still all going strong, says Corinne Danicki, certified kitchen designer at The Kitchen Source, but with a twist for 2020: They’re going into […]
WHEN LIFE IS ART
LIVING WITH ART INSPIRES NANCY POLLOCK. The Dallas fiber artist is surrounded by colorful textures and reflections. Echoes of light emerge from mosaic glass compositions, while bold ten-drils of fiber creations reach out to engage her senses. Merging art and life is an everyday occurrence for Pollock, whose studio and gallery are within her residence. Her […]
EVERY DECADE BRINGS SOMETHING NEW
DEBRA PAYSINGER’S TRADEMARK IS, literally, “the raddit®,” a series of 169 paintings of rabbits in all sorts of clever personas, from wearing nothing to modeling bows, pearls and even a Dracula cape. But the popularity of the cheeky bunnies belies Paysinger’s artistic range. The South Carolina artist came to paint as an adult and over the […]
TECHNICAL KNOCKOUT
WHEN BETSY HOAG FOUNDED TKO in 1981, the SMU fine arts grad was just a couple of years out of college and recently cut off from the family bankroll. The self-proclaimed word nerd stumbled upon the perfect acronym to brand her business while reading the dictionary one afternoon. “I thought TKO was really appropriate because we […]
HOME AS A SANCTUARY
WE LIVE IN A CHAOTIC WORLD, but when you’re home, you’re safe,” artist Vicki P. Maguire tells her sons. I feel like her mantra should be broadcast from Jumbotrons right now. By design, Maguire’s peaceful, ethereal oil and acrylic paintings make people feel good. She humbly says her goal is to “take the beauty of […]
FLOOR & DECOR OPENS FIRST DESIGN STUDIO IN DALLAS
WHEN FLOOR & DECOR LAUNCHED IN Dallas two decades ago, it was the brand’s fourth store to open in the country. Today, Floor & Decor has more than 100 stores around the country; seven of the stores are in the Dallas area. This summer the first design studio concept will open in Dallas. “It is going […]
CONCRETE COWBOYS
THROW OUT WHAT YOU THINK you know about concrete. Once considered a utilitarian choice for industrial settings, concrete flooring surprises the senses at the hands of Craftsman Concrete Floors. The business, which was born in Austin in 1999, expands on concrete flooring’s flexible aesthetic with a multitude of highly artistic finishes for luxury homes and consumer-facing businesses. […]
FUN AND A FAMILY FEEL
CALL IT A ONE-STOP ART SHOP and gallery, with works available from more than 100 artists, framing and restoration services, custom commissions and installations—all delivered by an expert staff, most with decades of tenure. But don’t call it a shop for Southwest art alone, says director Bob Malenfant. When Southwest Gallery opened its doors in 1967, the owners […]
