May 2016 Hays County Echo

HAYS COUNTY

ECHO MAY 2016

INSIDE: A look at four local artists from the Buda/Kyle area

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ECHO is published monthly by Barton Publications, Inc 113 W. Center St., Kyle, TX Contents © April 2016.

Publisher Cyndy Slovak–Barton Editor Moses Leos III Graphics Director David White Graphics Assistant Christine Thorpe Contributing Writers Chris Reid Moses Leos III Paige Lambert David White Distribution Suzanne Hallam Marketing Tracy Mack Jim Darby Suzanne Hallam Paula Pulley Pamela Patino For advertising information, please contact our sales department at 512–268–7862.

EDITOR’S NOTE

F

rom the earliest cave paintings drawn by our ancestors, art is one of the most consistent ways we humans use to express our creativity.

The ability to craft a thought or an idea into something tangible is one of the most defining attributes of our species.

And, as technology has improved and advanced, art has also morphed to go as far as the human imagination can go.

We at the Hays County Echo this month shed light on those who create both functional and fine art.

This month, we focus on local blacksmith Roy Bellows, who pairs his ability with the utilization of his imagination to turn metal into pieces of functional and fine art.

Be sure to check out Paige Lambert’s profile on local artist Kathleen Holder, who

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turned a childhood love of drawing into a full-time career in creating compelling pastel art.

Creating art, both functional and creative, is the passion for Lynn Wilkerson, owner of Great Big Signs in Kyle. This month, we provide some insight on the personality responsible for such pieces of art as the pie slice on top of the Texas Pie Company.

We also focus on an up-and-coming Hays CISD artist who, much like Holder, hopes to take her passion of creating and crafting art into a career.

Whether it’s putting paint to the canvas, or molding a piece of steel into something profound, we hope this month’s issue inspires our readers to appreciate art.

Thanks for reading, Moses Leos III, editor

Forging a path with metal art ...................................................4-5 Buda blacksmith adds style to his creations

The growth of an artist .............................................................6-9 A look at two local artists honing their skills

Keeping Kyle Creative ...........................................................10-11

Great Big Signs artist paints the town

Central Texas Events .................................................................. 12 Top picks for events and festivals

Service Directory ........................................................................ 15 Find service professionals in your area

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Forging a path with metal art

BY MOSES LEOS III

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fter earning his degree in art history from the University of Chicago, current Buda resident Roy Bellows realized he needed a practical application for his passion.

Through learning the techniques of blacksmithing, Bellows found a way to combine the practice with his own artistic creativity.

It’s something he has perfected over the course of 44 years.

For Bellows, the ability to craft items with one’s hands is intrinsic to human nature.

“It’s not just mindlessly abstracting things and thinking about them. It’s not just the brain. It’s the hand and the brain working together,” Bellow said.

“This is exercising the whole human potential.”

Bellow’s start in blacksmithing began in 1974, when he learned the basics from Turley Forge in Santa Fe, New Mexico.

It was there he learned the basics of what was at the time a “dying” art.

For Bellows, the practice opened possibilities of what “iron and steel can be put to, which is practically anything.”

While he appreciated painting, the art of blacksmithing gave him a more practical way to express his creativity.

“This is a medium that allowed me to quite literally put into concrete from an idea,” Bellows said.

Bellows began his foray into blacksmithing by applying basic techniques such as cutting,

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bending and welding.

But he soon found that path was “unsatisfying.” For Bellows, creating original artwork that isn’t constrained by traditional practices, or crafting reproductions, was his goal.

“It’s not about the techniques.

They only serve to an end,” Bellows said. “This end is a concept, something out of the mind, not something that is physical that’s already existed.”

His background in painting helped craft his path in creating his artwork.

The process of sketching out a conceived idea, whether it’s from a client or something Bellows thought of, is the most important step.

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Bellows said he spends a “lot of time” translating his ideas onto paper, and thinking of what he has to do achieve his piece before he starts the metal working process.

“It’s not a matter of applying techniques and materials,” Bellows said. “It’s a matter of getting the idea there and selecting what techniques to choose from to achieve the result.”

Methods of crafting his metal sculptures, however, aren’t limited to the hammer and anvil of blacksmithing.

Bellows employs the use of welding, along with water jet cutting technology, which can cut through one-inch thick steel at 140,000

pounds per square inch, to craft his pieces.

The process to create a piece of art can take an average of six weeks, Bellows said. But he added size of a project “isn’t that determinant” when it comes to completion.

Creating and crafting a piece of art via blacksmithing, whether his or for clients who commission pieces, is the outlet Bellows continues to adhere to.

“It is elemental to human nature.

It’s part of human nature and it’s natural for us to use our hands,” Bellows said. “Our intrinsic fascination with fire and using fire goes way back in human history.”

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THE GROWTH OF AN ARTIST

BY PAIGE LAMBERT

Kathleen Holder, of Buda, took a step back from her piece to take in the hours of work she put into one pastel piece.

She searched for inspiration in nearby canvases, drawing from years of transforming her craft. photos by Mary Stone, artwork by Kathleen Holder

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Holder, who creates abstract pieces like paintings and wasn’t worth using pastels, has gained national studying. recognition in cities like Chicago, Holder said she was bent on provNashville and Memphis. ing the professors wrong and started Holder said no one, including developing her craft with pastels. To herself, expected her to become an do so, however, her work needed real artist. Holder grew up in Milwaukee power, she said. where people only worked in factories “When you go to a museum and or restaurants, she said. at some point you’re going to come It was in the sixth grade when she across a piece that stops you in your realized she could draw; she won tracks,” Holder said. “You’ll be riveted awards by the eighth grade. Through- to that piece of artwork, and that’s out grade school, power.”

Holder gained more She discovered recognition and her passion was She discovered won scholarships conveying light that for art school. underlines form, she her passion was “I liked it besaid. To express that, conveying light cause I was good at her pieces became it,” Holder said. “I abstract and no that underlines started drawing and longer focused on an form, she said. To people said, ‘That’s object such as a face really good.’ It’s nice or animal, she said. express that her to have someone say During her awakpieces became ‘you’re talented.’” ening, Holder also Holder completed served as professor abstract and no her undergraduate at the University degree at the Unilonger focused on of Arkansas for 19 versity of Wisconand picked up an object such as years sin-Milwaukee and numerous shows. became a teacher.

The same gala face or animal, Though she still leries have shown she said. received recogniher work for over 20 tion, Holder felt years and usually sell her understanding out, she said. of light and composition was fading Holder said her skill is at its caliber while using acrylics, she said. today because of the past difficulFor six years, she only worked with ties, and because she always pushed pen and ink drawings. herself to do something greater than “Just before I applied to graduate before. school, I started really missing color.

“You have to realize there’s enorSo I started working with pastel mous potential within you,” Holder pencils and drawing,” Holder said. said. “But if you can sustain that “But drawings are like the stepchild belief and keep striving then amazing to painting.” things can happen.”

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GETTING HER START

“You have to commit yourself to expressing your vision, not someone else’s.

If you do that more often than not amazing things happen.”

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photo by Paige Lambert, artwork by Dynah Ramos

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Another local artist, Lehman senior Dynah Ramos, is stretching her skills to prepare for an artisan’s career. She began drawing when she was young and moved onto pastels.

Ramos said she uses projects in her experimental arts class to try new techniques and challenge herself before she moves on the University of Mary Hardin-Baylor.

While she has plenty of mentors, Ramos said she tries to break the artist’s block on her own.

“That’s the thing about art pieces or your own words, you imagine it and picture it the way you want to see it,” Ramos said.

“But when you are doing it, the process doesn’t really come out the way you expected it to.”

Ramos said she’s learned to be picky, even when she’s using new techniques she never tried.

“I just don’t want to settle for the little pieces I’m not ok with,” Ramos said. “I’ll try to erase or I’ll draw over it with something new until it comes out the way I want it.”

Holder said dedication and commitment to finding a passion is what drove great artists and will drive those who are still learning.

“You have to commit yourself to expressing your vision, not someone else’s,” Holder said. “If you do that more often than not amazing things happen.”

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KEEPING KYLE CREATIVE

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eldom a day goes by where out-oftowners don’t route their journey onto Main Street in Kyle to take a picture of the great big slice of cherry pie on top of the Texas Pie Company. It’s one of the few landmarks that puts Kyle on the map. The artist behind the pie is Lynn Wilkerson, co-owner of Great Big Signs. Recently Wilkerson, along with his business partner Mario Muñez and their crew of artists/technicians, have been changing the face of downtown Kyle with other three-dimensional signage on businesses like Lone Star Delights, Milts BBQ, On Centre Realty, Kyle Thrift Shop and even the Kyle Cemetery.

Creations from Wilkerson and Great Big Signs are not limited to just Kyle.

Their creations can be seen all over Texas. Lady Liberties riding Harley Davidsons and flying guitars, produced in Kyle, can be seen in almost all of the Freebirds restaurants. In Austin, the big UFO that looks like it just crashed into Blazer Tag on Ben White is also a Wilkerson creation, and it’s not finished yet.

Little aliens are currently being molded, painted and readied to take their place somewhere on or in the building.

Wilkerson’s interest in art began at an early age. “I was alway getting in trouble for coloring on the walls,” he said. “And now I’m doing it for a living.”

Wilkerson doesn’t have a lot of formal training in art, but attended Western Texas College and Texas Tech for a short period. He didn’t receive a degree at either school, but he still has initials behind his name on his business card: Lynn Wilkerson, A.D.F.A. (a damn fine artist). And Wilkerson is just that. Aside from his extensive portfolio with Great Big Signs, he enjoys painting with watercolors.

He said of his most recent paintings, they are “all subjects that have an inner resonance. Places I’ve been & things I’ve seen. I think in order to be an artist, you need to have the ability to capture what you see with your eyes before you can hope to capture what you see with your mind.”

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photo by Moses Leos III, artwork by Lynn Wilkerson

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First Thursday - Buda May’s First Thursday in Downtown Buda is Mother’s Night Out! From 5-8 p.m., there will be specials, giveaways and live music for Mom to enjoy at participating merchants.

Once a month, the Buda Downtown Merchants’ Group hosts First Thursday in Downtown Buda, an event featuring several downtown businesses who are alive after five to offer attractive evening specials for shopping and dining. Check their Facebook page for more details: www. facebook.com/DBudaMG.

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First Thursday - Dripping Springs Head to Dripping Springs’ Mercer Street from 5-9 p.m. for a Cinco de Mayo First Thursday celebration.

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May 7

Concerts for a Cause - Kyle Down South Railhouse in Kyle will host the second season of Concerts for a Cause. May’s concert will feature music by Will “The Thrill” Mincey at 5 p.m. and Jean Synodinos at 6 p.m. and benefit the Hays County Child Protective Board. Hays County Child Protective Board supports the welfare of children that are abused or neglected at their home. HCCPB provides funds to help these children.

Concerts for a Cause is a way to raise awareness of and raise money for some of the local-to-Hays County charities that work to make this “simply charming” county an even better place to live. Visit kyleconcerts. com for more information.

Viva Cinco de Mayo & State Menudo Cook-Off - San Marcos

May 14

This annual event in its 41st year features lives music, food vendors, folklorico dancing and the only sanctioned Menudo cook off. The event starts at 9 a.m. at the Hays County Civic Center (1249 Civic Center Loop, San Marcos). Visit www.vivacincosmtx.com for more information.

Come out to Historic City Square Park in Kyle for the 2016 season of Market Days. This month’s theme is “Keeping it Kyle.” Enjoy local vendors, arts & crafts, farm to market items, live music and more. The event is held from 9 a.m. - 1 p.m.

May 7

Wimberley Market Days Wimberley Market Days will be held at Lions Field (601 FM 2325 in Wimberley) on Saturday, May 7 from 7 a.m. to 4 p.m.

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Discover beautiful gardens at several homes at this annual event put on by the Wimberley Garden Club.

Visit www.wimberleygardenclub.org for more information.

Don’t be a lame duck! Join Wimberley EMS at 220 Twilight Trail in Wimberley for this annual fundraiser, beginning at 10 a.m. May 21. Ducks will run sometime after 11 a.m. Every year hundreds of rubber ducks race to the finish line. The top three ducks and one “lame duck” are awarded cash prizes.Proceeds go towards buying lifesaving equipment for Wimberley EMS. Call 512-8472526 or visit www.wimberleyems.com for more information.

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May 14

May Fest - Driftwood Come out to the Driftwood United Methodist Church (15090 FM 150 in Driftwood) from 10 a.m.-2 p.m. for this family-friendly spring celebration. Free admission. Live music, BBQ, vendors, live & silent auctions and more. Call 512-757-5519 or visit driftwoodumc.net for more information.

May 14-15

Dirt Dauber Festival - San Marcos This annual festival is held at Eye of the Dog Art Center in San Marcos and features live music, hot dogs, kid’s clay play area, potter’s contests, and more. 35 + clay artists show their work in a beautiful rural setting. Free admission. The event runs 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. both days.

May 20

Movies at Lake Kyle Bring your blanket and snacks and meet your friends at Lake Kyle at 700 Lehman Road for a screening of The Good Dinosaur. Movies begin 30 minutes after sunset and are shown at the amphitheater at Lake Kyle. The event is free to the public.

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Wimberley Strong - A One Year Remembrance and Celebration of Recovery

More than a dozen galleries offer wine, snacks and art displays from 4-7 p.m. around the Wimberley square. Visit www.facebook.com/ SecondSaturdayGalleryTrail for more information.

Celebrate Wimberley at Blue Hole Regional Park on Saturday, May 21 from 11 a.m.-2 p.m. This is a free event featuring sandwiches

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May 21

SMART Orchestra Gala - San Marcos This annual fundraiser will be held at the SMTX Activity Center ballroom at 7 p.m. Enjoy a delightful evening with dinner accompanied by concert, silent auction, and cash bar. San Marcos Artists’ Retention and Training (SMART) Orchestra is a nonprofit dedicated to serving the Hill Country with free concerts, internships, scholarships, musical training, and more. Call 832866-8355 or visit smartorchestra.org for more information.

May 21

Starlight Symphony Orchestra Dripping Springs The Starlight Symphony Orchestra will perform “Our Circles: Play and Charity” on May 21 7 p.m. at Dripping Springs High School (940 Hwy 290, Dripping Springs).

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Starlight Symphony Orchestra - Kyle The Starlight Symphony Orchestra will perform “Our Circles: Play and Charity” on May 22 at 4 p.m. at the Hays Performing Arts Center (979 Kohler’s Krossing, Kyle)

May 28-29

Wimberley Memorial Day Rodeo Head to the Wimberley VFW Arena (401 Jacobs Well Road) for a good ole’ country rodeo Saturday and Sunday from 7:30-10:30 p.m. The event benefits the local 4H Wimberley Club. Call 512-423-8035 for more information.

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Burnett Pest & Lawn Services

Area Roofing Company

Call Dale Burnett or Ken Graff at 512-912-6696, burnettspestcontrol.com

Serving Hays County Residential & Commercial Free estimates. Insurance claims welcome.

Ron Johnson, owner 512–312–5050

LP Pest Solutions Finding solutions for all your pest control needs. Family owned and operated. Call David Pritchard at (512) 922-4577, lppestsolutions@gmail.com.

SEPTIC SERVICES All American Wastewater Solutions, LLC Septic problems... Let us help!

Locally serving our community since 1982. Septic repair and installation specialist, septic tank pumping and servicing, aerobic system servicing and more. Commercial and residential. www.allsepticcheck.com, 512–282–3889.

Sellman Enterprises, Inc. Septic plumbing, cleaning, repairs Commercial & Residential Serving the Hays Metro area, including Travis, Blanco, Bastrop, Williamson & surrounding counties.

512–312–0002 www.SellmanSepticServices.com

TREE SERVICES Lees Trees Firewood, pruning, tree removal, chipping, planting, cedar posts, bulk mulch. Free assessments & estimates. Affordable oak wilt treatment. Schedule ball moss treatment for March. Call Marcus Lees at (512) 858-4018, leestrees@vownet.net

WINDOW TREATMENTS Made in the Shade Custom window treatments at affordable prices. Graber, Hunter Douglas, Norman and more. Blinds, shades, draperies and shutters.

Low prices with lifetime guarantees and fast professional installation.

Call 512-847-8970, www. madeintheshadeofwimberley.com

Dependable Windows Cleaning Service Residential window cleaning is our specialty. References available, free estimates, bonded & insured, locally owned and operated. Cleaning windows since 1976. Call (512) 657-7130 or visit us online at www. dependablewindowcleaningservice. com

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