Twin Creek Studio Star
calendar, news and info about artist Laura Sturtz
Current Exhibits (2010) You are invited by Laura Sturtz of Twin Creek Studio to see her jewelry and artwork at the following events.
jewelry & Bead Bazaar of the Austin Bead Society
August 7 & 8, Saturday 10 - 6, Sunday 11-5
Palmer Events Center, 900 Barton Springs Road, Austin
AVAA annual juried Members Show (Austin Visual Arts Association)
Reception: Saturday, July 17, 6:30 – 9:30pm
at Studio2Gallery, 1700 S. Lamar #318
This exhibition will be up through August 6.
A new metal wall piece of mine will be exhibited.
http://www.studio2gallery.com/index.htm
Austin-Bergstrom International Airport
If you visit the airport, please look at the artwork on display while you're waiting to board.
I have 3 works on exhibit here in 2 different exhibitions. In the location where the wall art is displayed, I have 2 metal pieces hanging.
In the upright cases for 3-D art, one of my chess sets with beads is exhibited.
Corridor of Art, Creative Arts Society Exhibition
July 11 - September 12, Lower level of the Chase Bank Building, 700 Lavaca, Austin
I am exhibiting a large painting and metal hanging here.
The Crossings I recieved Third Place award for my Sea Life Chess Set in the TSOS exhibition here.
This is now a day spa open to the public in Austin. It is a lovely place with a fabulous view and a wonderful display of a variety of artwork. I currently have a variety of my artwork exhibited here.
Regional Juried Arts Exhibition http://forsyth.tamu.edu/
I received an Award of Excellence on my chess set that was exhibited here. MSC Forsyth Center Galleries, temporarily (this season) located at 110 North Main St., Bryan. This exhibition was up through May 22.
Austin Galleries, 1219 W. 6th Street
My Southwest Chess Set is on display at the gallery.
My painting 'The Yoga Class' was shown at the juried Austin Figurative Show which was presented by AVAA at Austin Art Space, The exhibition
was up through April 11th.
A year ago, I joined the Creative Arts Society www.creativeartssociety.org
This organization exhibits in numerous places around Austin which has enabled me to display a great assortment of my work including
photography, ceramic masks, serigraphy, metalwork, and paintings. I am currently displaying at the following locations:
Amplfiy Credit Union, 2608 Brockton Drive (Brockton & Burnet Rd). I have several 2D artworks on exhibition here.
Misc. News and Info
At some point in the future, hopefully within this next year, there will be a new studio at a new home on a lovely site overlooking Bear Creek. I’m hoping to offer several small classes there. We are having a time trying to figure out how the building should be configured to accomodate my metal needs for large sculptures and small jewelry, ceramics, classes in various media, and Larry's wood-working. If you wish to be added to my mailing list for classes, please email me. artist@artist123.com
Teaching Update;
This summer, I taught a Design I (2-dimensional design) class at the Austin Community College Pinnacle Campus. It was a 5 1/2 week class that met every morning....a very different experience from the school year.
2009 Exhibits
At the East Austin Studio Tour, I was a guest artist at Brian Joseph's Bydeeman Art Gallery. http://www.bydee.com/
ARToberfest at New Braunfels Art League Gallery
I received Best of Show in the 'mixed' category. This was an honor and exciting as it included a cash prize. The jurors were: Eric Weller, Cheryl Snay, Ann Templeton. The exhibit was up through Nov. 14.
Craft Out of Bounds, UTPB Nancy Fyfe Cardozier Gallery, Odessa, TX
The exhibition was up through Nov. I was honored to participate in this exhibition with a small group of artists. I had 4 pieces on display.
ACC Annual Art Faculty Exhibition was on display at the Performing Arts Center (Bass concert hall) on the UT campus through January.
My new hanging was displayed on the ground floor (level 2), east side.
People’s Gallery at Austin City Hall http://www.ci.austin.tx.us/cityhall/gallery.htm
This exhibition was up through January 2010. The piece exhibited was one of my chess set designs.
"AVAA 32nd Anniversary Exhibit & Reunion" Sept. 4th - Sept 28th, 2009 at the Dougherty Arts Center, Barton Springs Rd., Austin
http://www.avaaonline.org/
Ladybird Wildflower Center in Austin http://www.wildflower.org
I had a large mobile on display in the courtyard, and a large copper and brass sculpture to the right of the entry
walkway. The original mobile I displayed here sold so I replaced it with a recently created piece. My Hands sculpture, which had been
exhibited here, received a 3rd place award, was also on display at the Georgetown Library.
Georgetown Library, 402 W. 8th St. Georgetown, TX .......6/8 - 8/28
I exhibited three artworks here: a chess set, wall hanging, and sculpture.
I was selected as a Designer to participate in Austin Fashion Week (www.fashionweekaustin.com) which was July 13 -19. The boutique where I showed my latest jewelry designs was Minx.
“Creature Feature ” at Studio2Gallery, 1700 S. Lamar #318, Austin http://www.studio2gallery.com/index.htm
My Chess Bugs was exhibited here as well as a 'creature' photograph. This exhibition was a fundraiser for a heartworm fund at a central Texas animal shelter.
Corridor of Art Chase Bank Building lower level, 700 Lavaca, Austin, 5/3 - 7/13
Sculptor's Dominion in San Antonio www.sculptorsdominion.com
I had a large mobile on display here. The exhibition was opened weekends in April.
Regional Juried Arts Exhibition http://forsyth.tamu.edu/
MSC Forsyth Center Galleries, Memorial Student Center, Texas A & M, College Station
This exhibition was up March 27- May 11. One of my chess sets was displayed here.