LOCAL Houston | The City Guide August 2017 | Page 4

THE OPENING SHOT
LETTER
FROM THE
EDITOR
Welcome to the LOCAL Houston Art Issue!
Though we can proudly proclaim that Houston is one of a select number of
American cities with resident companies in theater, ballet, symphony and opera,
I get more excited about the visual arts (might have something to do with my lack
of attention span). You’ll see that reflected in the diverse people and subjects we
feature this month – they paint, take photos, sculpt, dye fabrics, create assemblages
and, yes, build custom piñatas. You’ll even meet a donut artist. Yes, that’s a thing.
The artists covered in the following pages have a variety of viewpoints based on
unique geographic backgrounds that stretch from Third Ward to China, and from
life experiences that range from the joy and relief of cancer recovery to the excite-
ment of working in the Golden Age of Mexican Modernism. It’s a true reflection of
Houston in all its energetic, artsy, individualistic glory.
Which reminds me: After you read this issue, keep exploring the arts in Houston.
Many of our great institutions are free one day a week, so you really don’t have
any excuses. And don’t wait until out-of-town company arrives; take a day off
and really see what’s going on in the Museum District, one of the largest museum
campuses in the country. It includes 18 institutions within walking distance of one
another. If you do plan on walking, maybe wait another month or so when it could
possibly be cooler out.
In the meantime, keep it local. Go on studio tours or venture into your local neigh-
borhood gallery – they’re there, wherever you look.
Thanks to all who worked on and contributed to this issue. We’ve still got the latest
and local-est food, community and fashion/style news (and photos), assembled
by our crack team of writers, photographers and stylists. They are all artists, too.
See you next month! And thanks for reading.
Tim Moloney
editor-in-chief
BEHIND
THE COVER
Meet Rocco, our office cat, as envisioned by custom piñata creator
Patricia Carrillo and shot by Harry Dearing. The 21“ X 22“ work of art
now hangs proudly in our office space.
Inside Outside.
Tolerance by Jaume Plensa
Buffalo Bayou Park
Photography by Debra N. Ham
1:03pm, February 6, 2011
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