Wrenaissance Art

Every year, the Lawndale Art Center in Houston holds a fundraiser on the Day of the Dead, auctioning “retablos” made  and donated by local artists. They distribute blank zinc plates in late August to any artists who are interested. I dropped by on Wednesday, August 25 and got one of the last plates available. In [...]

This was the sunrise seen from our short-term rental unit here in Houston on Sunday, our second day back in the US. It is also the introduction to two new topics on this blog: Surprisingly livable Houston: Houston, Texas, gets short shrift from a lot of people, yet it has a great deal to offer. [...]