Rough Draft

Inspired by the work of Brice Marden, we used yarn to represent our thoughts as they twist and turn organically in our minds. Many of the women in the jail came into class with chaotic thoughts and left feeling more calm as they gently guided the yarn into patterns.

Hannah Hoch was the only female Dadaist and whose art was labeled as degerate by the N***s. We explored her artistic commentary on social norms and practices through collage during our class at The Price Center.

Did you know that Willem deKooning made his sculptures blindfolded in the dark? While we weren't in the dark, our senior facilitties made sculptures this week and they were fabulous! There was everything from stacks of pancakes to bowls to cats!

Trees inspired by the Puerto Rican artist Ruben Rios from the women at Hays County Jail.

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Self portraits from the Hays County Women's class inspired by the artist Terry Tsu.

We are thrilled to be the recipient of a Hogg Foundation Texas Capacity Building and Resiliency grant! This will help us to strengthen and expand our mission to promote positive community connections by bridging the gap between marginalized individuals and the public.

Deep dive into exploring alcohol inks with some amazing pieces this week at the Hays County Jail. Love working with these creative women!

Giuseppe Penone was an artist that joined the Arte Povera movment in Italy where artists left behind expensive materials for the art of nature. Here the women of Hays County Jail expanded on his famous Propagazioni (Propagations) series.

I always love seeing name monsters come to life and the teens at the Detention Center didn't disappoint!