Susie Monday

Artist, maker, teacher, author, head cook and bottlewasher.

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The art I make is the result of a life-long love of pattern, texture and color. How I teach is a skill honed by experience (I started teaching creative arts to younger kids when I was 12). After earning a B.A. in Studio Arts from Trinity University, I helped lead an internationally recognized educational foundation, designed curriculum exhibits for schools and other institutions, wrote and edited for a major daily newspaper, opened the San Antonio Children's Museum and then, a dozen years ago, took the scary but essential (for me) leap to become a fulltime artist and art teacher.

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    Wednesday
    Nov292006

    Texas Original

    I'm back on line. And out on a line, too. Speaking metaphorically, at least. Seems that getting one's hard drive back in order, with scattered (or nonexistant) backup files is enough to tangle my very cockles. Good thing Real de Catorce was as wonderful a trip as I can imagine. (See the next post.)

    Meanwhile, catching up with events in the etherworld and the real planet is the day's challenge -- and probably tomorrow's, too. And here's one of the happy notices in the inbox, an official notification and an accompanying press release that I have been selected as one of this year's 38 craft  artisans to be part of the Texas Original program. Check the website "SHOP" page for the others, last year's and this. Of the fiber artists, Kim Ritter is another quilt artist selected for 2006-07.

    AUSTIN, Texas – Nov. 15, 2006 – The Texas Commission on the Arts (TCA) has selected 38 of Texas’ most talented craft artisans to be part of its Texas Original (TxO) program. The skilled artisans represent 22 different cities across the state and they work in a variety of mediums including glass, fiber, metal, wood and stone.

     

    The 38 selected artisans were among nearly 1,500 craftsmen from across the state invited to participate in this year’s TxO program application process. TCA chose the artisans based not only on their ability to create high-quality, authentic and original works, but also on their high business and artistic standards.

    “Each of these artists embodies what it means to be a Texas craft artisan and we are proud to promote their work,” said Rick Hernandez, executive director of TCA. “The TxO program taps into Texas’ flourishing industry of arts and crafts and we hope that, as the program grows, so does the visibility of the craft arts in Texas.”

    The TxO program, in full swing after a successful pilot period, aims to preserve Texas’ unique arts and crafts heritage by promoting Texas craft artisans and their original works. To assist TxO artisans, the TxO Web site, www.txoriginal.com, functions as an opportunity for the artisans to successfully market their products, supporting each individuals’ career in the arts. Through the Web site customers can link to member artisan’s sites where they are able to purchase original pieces and learn about the cultural influences that shape each individual’s work. TCA will promote the TxO program with coordinated studio tours, through participation in existing craft festivals and galas and by organizing special events featuring TxO artisans.

     

     


     

     

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