We are excited to be participating in Austin Studio Tour 2024
November 16/17 12-6pm
With studio artists Tracy Mayrello, Tina Weitz and Jun Wan - and the Creekside Master Printer collection with many more amazing artists!
Creekside Collaboration with Artist Shavin Maxwell
River Vybz’ in Payne’s Grey Ink
We are excited to be working with photographer, Shavin Maxwell, on his exploration into photogravure etchings. The recent collaboration with Master Printer, Tracy Mayrello, offers the opportunity to translate Shavin’s works and artistic vision through a new and rich medium.
Shavin, also known as Shavz, is a 21 year old photographic entrepreneur from scenic Bellevue, Vieux Fort on the isle of Saint Lucia located in the Eastern Caribbean. Recently, he has propelled himself into the legion of well-recognized photographers in Saint Lucia.
He has a vast imagination pool which helps him imbue his own way of expression through his photographic pieces. His passion and interests are firmly rooted deep within his artistic pieces and captured moments. For years, he has become a reliable and consistent professional in his craft by allowing a piece of himself in every image.
River Vybz’ is a collaboration with his uncle who produced a photogravure etching matrix of the digital image River Vybz’ and collaborated printing with Creekside Studio in Austin, Texas using a variety of ink tones. Each print variation is available in a limited edition of 6.
The Artist’s Narrative: River Vybz’
The Epitome of the Childhood experience in St. Lucia.
Simplicity, Vulnerability and Resiliency.
This is what makes us who we are. This is what roots us and shapes us.
We love, we care, we bless because that is what we know.
Happiness knew no boundaries.
Smiles draped in colors of life.
Play endlessly, laugh heartily.
A child - me, you, us.
We hope you take the opportunity to view this rich and emotional artwork at our studio. Appointments are available by emailing us at hello@creeksidestudioatx.com or visit us on Saturdays during our public viewing hours of noon-4pm. Click on the images to view in our online store.
River Vybz’ in Sepia Ink and Green Kitakata Chine Collé
River Vybz’ in Bone Black Ink
Limited Discount Purchase Price - Sacred Hoh EVI and EV2 by Tina Weitz
Sacred Hoh EV1
Sacred Hoh EV2
Limited Discount Purchase Price – Sacred Hoh EV1 and EV2
Austin Studio Tour 2023 at Creekside Studio in Austin was well visited. Thank you for stopping by and for all the nice comments received. We wanted to remind those inquiring about Tina Weitz Telescoping Landscape Series “Sacred Hoh” photogravures - of pre-publication pricing.
There is 1 print of each of the Sacred Hoh variations available at a pre-publication price of $500 each. This helps fund part of the artist time and materials invested in the project. Thereafter, prints are priced at $600 each. Each variation is an edition of 12. Available for purchase and pickup in Austin by contacting Creekside Studio at hello@creeksidestudioatx.com and making arrangements, or by requesting a fed ex shipping estimate from tinaweitzphotography@gmail.com. These prints are available in our online shop!
Through this image and the vibrancy of inks, Tina Weitz relates the experience of standing in the arms of this sacred place, Hoh Forest. There was such quiet. Peace. Moss and growth thicker than I have ever seen, majestic ancients, giant trees filtering the light with every shade of green imaginable. The green glowed as if God had an emerald lens filter in front of the sun. You feel the clean air. Yet also dense, dark, so mysterious.
The trails are natural routes from the elk that are part of this eco system. There are halls of moss, and you begin to believe in fairies.
This protected area, once reverent for one of the quietest places on earth, is now being invaded by noise. Not only from the record number of people visiting parks, but the noise pollution that lurks from above.
Click here to read an article from the National Parks Conservation Association regarding noise. *Pricing on the Sacred Hoh editions does not include framing.
Visit Creekside at Stop #346 for Austin Studio Tour
It’s time to check the dates and plan your routes for Austin Studio Tour 2023! Here at Creekside Studio, we’ll have a variety of printmaking choices in the exhibit area - and you can also see where we collaborate with our studio artists and artists from around the world.
Visually delightful with a variety of printmaking processes! We hope to see you soon at stop #346.
“Nuova Vita” Terni, Italy by Tina Weitz
See you at Austin Studio Tour 2023!
Mark your calendar!
We’re preparing for Big Medium’s Austin Studio Tour 2023
Artists, Art Experiences, and Dedicated Art Spaces
“Lucky Dragon” Tracy Mayrello
The Master Printer Collection: Suzi Davidoff
Suzi Davidoff is an artist based in the Chihuahuan desert of West Texas, creating drawings, prints, animations and collaborative installations. Her works explore themes of structure, sustainability and perception of the natural world. In addition to charcoal, graphite and ink, Davidoff uses found organic materials. Moss, clay, cochineal, earth and lichen collected on her walks are rubbed into the surfaces of her work - creating a physical connection between personal experience and the finished work.
Suzi’s art is exhibited nationally and is in permanent collections including the Metropolitan Museum of Art, National Museum of Women in the Arts, U.S. Department of State, Hallmark Collection, Texas Tech University Museum and the El Paso Museum of Art.
Master Printer Tracy Mayrello: The Collaboration
Suzi Davidoff works with mother earth in all of her endeavors. It does not matter if it is a drawing, a print or a painting, she always utilizes elements of nature literally in the work. In the studio, Suzi utilizes dirt, charcoal, wax, the beautiful red pigment of the cochineal insects, and always, real flowers and plants. For this project we went out into the fields that were surrounding the studio and Suzi picked tall grasses and flowers. Upon returning to the studio via the parking lot, Suzi’s eye fell upon the wild mustang grapes that grew along the building’s walls, and also the beauty of a nice chunk of ball moss! She gathered her nature treasures back to the studio and we began the process of making matrices of copper and inking them in various colors until the B.A.T.( Bon a tirer which means “good to pull”) was uncovered/discovered. The results are gorgeous and vibrant. Suzi Davidoff's works are remarkable stories depicting the phenomena of mother nature and her beauty. - Tracy Mayrello
Interested in seeing this collection? We are available by appointment, email us at: hello@creeksidestudioatx.com to schedule.
Suzi Davidoff/East Side Suite/Grasses
$1,400.00
Suzi Davidoff/East Side Suite/Ball Moss
$1,400.00
A Collaboration: Tracy Mayrello and Marc Burckhardt
“Still Life” Chine collé, hand-tinted etching on Kitakata Natural handmade paper
Still Life is one of Marc Burckhardt's most heartfelt allegories narrating a hidden meaning through symbolic imagery. The subject being personal in nature, he applies the symbols to question what we value, and how we interpret our traditions. A story that can be interpreted to reveal hidden meaning, typically a moral. He is a fantastic story teller leaving the viewer with the inter-weavings of historical symbols and the contemporary, to take in and interpret its meaning to a very deep and personal conclusion.
Mayrello and Burckhardt collaborated in the studio through several different color combinations to decide the final B.A.T (Bon Au Tier). The edition of 40 is signed and numbered. With the influence of Flemish Renaissance paintings, he has mastered meticulous hand-tinting with each and every print in this edition! Master Printer Mayrello embraced this approach, excited each individual hand-tinting resulted in a unique edition of multiple originals.
Still Life etching is hand-signed and numbered. This edition is Chine collé, hand-tinted on Kitakata Natural handmade paper. 7.25" x 7.25" image on 13.25" x 13.25" Rives BFK paper. This edition was a collaboration published at Creekside Studio in 2021. $900.00 (unframed).
to purchase click here
questions? email us: hello@creeksidestudioatx.com
Five Treats for Your Art-Loving Eyes at PrintAustin - The Austin Chronicle Reviews @creeksidestudioatx
Thank you, Wayne Alan Brenner and The Austin Chronicle for including Creekside Studio as a PrintAustin “treat” to explore.
Creekside Studio will be open Saturdays from noon to 4pm through February 15 during this citywide event. We hope you can stop by to see our Studio Salon Exhibit.
Tracy Mayrello
Location:
Canopy Complex
916 Springdale Road
Bldg 2 #103B
Austin, TX 78702
United States
hello@creeksidestudioatx.com
Visit us Saturdays during Open Studio and PrintAustin 2023
2023 is beginning with lots to see in the Austin, Texas printmaking community. Here at Creekside Studio, we will be open Saturday, January 7 from 1-4pm for Open Canopy - and the following Saturdays through February 11 from noon-4pm. Featured will be our Studio Salon Print Exhibition, so come by and see us as we look forward to PrintAustin!
Thank you Sightlines Magazine for mentioning us as a must see for January. Read here.
We are also open by appointment, email us at hello@creeksidestudioatx.com to schedule.
Visit Us at Creekside Studio Saturday, December 3rd from 1-4pm
The holidays are upon us and we’ll be available at the studio this Saturday, December 3rd from 1-4pm during Open Canopy. Let us help you get a jump start on your shopping, or just come in to see what Creekside Studio is all about. In addition to what we have in our online shop, we have a wider selection available at the studio. If you’re adding to your collection, owner Tracy Mayrello has an incredible selection from her Master Printer Collection to assist you in curating your artworks to work in harmony.
We wish you peace, love and best wishes for 2023. Thank you for supporting our small business and the artists. - Tracy Mayrello, owner
Suzi Davidoff/Shooting Star Geranium
view in our online shop
Visit Creekside Studio Nov 19 & 20, 12noon-6pm for Austin Studio Tour 2022
We will be open for the final weekend of Austin Studio Tour 2022 from noon-6pm, stop number 375. In our studio, Creekside is exhibiting salon style walls of available prints - and we will be here to share or answer questions about the artists, printmaking and processes on display. Come see what @creeksidestudioatx is all about! Works on view are from the Master Printer Collection, guest artists and our studio artists:
Tracy Mayrello
Tina Weitz
Jun Wan
Veronica Ceci
Cordelia Blanchard
- what we’ve been up to in 2022 at Creekside Studio in Austin, Texas
- look for our sidewalk sign
- or shop online
916 Springdale Road Bldg 2 #103 B
Creekside Merchandise for Austin Studio Tour 2022
We’ve added pins, stickers and patches to be available in our studio during Austin Studio Tour 2022! These items are available for pickup at Creekside and we will have a special during the Tour dates:
BUY ALL THREE ITEMS AND SAVE $3.00 *while supplies last
Show your support for a kick ass studio and local business!
916 Springdale Road Bldg 2 #103B Austin, Texas 78702 @canopyaustin
Austin Studio Tour 2022 @creeksidestudioatx Nov 12-13 & 19-20
This Saturday and Sunday Austin Studio Tour 2022 begins at Creekside Studio - stop #375 - hours: noon-6pm. We can’t wait to share our studio! Plan this weekend or next to see the printmaking shop and view the salon style gallery of prints/printmaking processes available for sale. We are located in the Canopy @canopyaustin For a location map click here.
Our printmaker/photographer Tina Weitz most recent photogravure “Strolling Umbria” is now available!
The image of a quiet afternoon stroll in Umbria is the latest Chine collé photogravure featured in Weitz series “Telescoping Landscapes”. The image is 4”w x 5”h printed on 9” x 12” paper edition of 40.
Strolling Umbria - Tina Weitz
Nov. 1 - Austin Studio Tour 2022 with the Big Medium Kickoff exhibit at the Mexican American Cultural Center
Studio artist, Tina Weitz, from Creekside Studio will have her photogravure “Strolling Umbria” on display at the Mexican American Cultural Center for the Austin Studio Tour 2022 Kickoff exhibit. We couldn’t be more excited to participate in such a beautiful museum setting. Thank you Big Medium for all your work to make this city wide event happen year after year and to the MACC for your support.
November 1, 2022
Member Preview 6-7p | General Admission 7-10p
600 River Street
In partnership with the Emma S. Barrientos Mexican American Cultural Center and Origin Studio House, we hope you can celebrate 20 years and 29 iterations of studio tours with Big Medium, our sponsor for Austin Studio Tour 2022. Join MACC for an evening of music, local food, and special commissions of site-specific artwork, plus get a sneak peek of the 500+ artists featured with Austin Studio Tour in this Group Exhibition at the ESB-MACC. Learn more about what to expect at this year's Kick Off and purchase your tickets by clicking here.
If you can’t get by the MACC in November to see the exhibit, Strolling Umbria and other works available from Creekside Studio will be on exhibit in our studio @canopyaustin for the last 2 weekends of this city wide art event. We are stop #375 on the map. Hope to see you there!
Creekside Studio
916 Springdale Road
Bldg 2 #103B
Austin, TX 78702
Finalizing Ediz Hook
Ediz Hook CTP IV Chine collé photogravure @creeksidestudioatx
News from our studio artist, Tina Weitz -
It was amazing to spend a day at Creekside Studio in Austin, Texas and finalize the Ediz Hook proofs this month after an (ever so long) pandemic break from traveling. Unfortunately, I only had one day in the studio but it was enough to make the decision of ink color for the Ediz Hook photogravure. Master Printer, Tracy Mayrello, was spot on in the selection of her “special blue” turquoise which was definitely the best color choice. The surprise element for me was trying one of the new proofs with a Light Blue Kozo from Hiromi Paper which I had just purchased and – POW!!! Ediz Hook now reflects the energy and powerful color I feel and want to convey from this location. The oceanic beauty of the Pacific Northwest meets the viewer’s eyes and a captivating history lies within. The final product will be a Chine collé to white background paper which includes a border, creating a smoother appearance of the ink.
I will be offering a pre-publication pricing next month, to be available in our online shop, so be sure to watch for an upcoming news announcement for this limited time offer.
Project Update - Tina Weitz
The new year is busy with duties, such as properly storing and preparing new photogravures. A job requiring careful handling (with gloves), interleaving, making archival folders for shipping/storing and logging inventory. Last, making these available at Creekside in the online store and in the studio. We will be open this Saturday from noon to 4pm during South by Southwest so stop by and see our newest and available prints!
Next, time to make the final decisions for creating the photogravure, Ediz Hook, part of Tina Weitz’s Telescoping Landscapes series. After several variations of color trial proofs, Master Printer Tracy Mayrello and Tina Weitz have hit the mark with this proof print’s turquoise color. The process requires hanging up the proofs for a few weeks, as the decision vascillates back and forth-back and forth. Paper options also have to be chosen - for Ediz Hook, possibly with and without a natural Kozo Chine collé in a varied edition of two.
Most recently, the first 12 photogravures of "Sacred Hoh" varied edition have been completed, signed and are ready for sale.
The ink and paper for the Sacred Hoh EVII photogravure are finalized, with bone black ink and green kitakata Chine collé. The Hoh Forest is so thick you don't see the sky unless you look straight up. Artist Tina Weitz feels the bone black represents the mystery within this dense and sacred place and the hint of green paper calls of the lush vegetation within and the play of light. A must see in person.
Tina Weitz and the Sacred Hoh Edition
Sacred Hoh EV1 2021 Tina Weitz
Editioning @creeksidestudioatx has begun with Tina Weitz and Master Printer, Tracy Mayrello, creating a varied edition of the Chine collé photogravure “Sacred Hoh”. We are excited to have the first variation on display during Austin Studio Tour 2021.
Through this image and the vibrance, the artist relates the experience of standing in the arms of this sacred place, Hoh Forest. There was such quiet. Peace. Moss and growth thicker than any continent she had ever experienced. Majestic ancients, giant trees which filter the light, offer every shade of green ever imaginable. The green glowed as if God had an emerald lens filter in front of the sun. One feels the clean air.
The trails are natural routes from the elk that are part of this eco system. There are halls of moss, and you begin to believe in fairies.
This protected area, once reverent for the quiet, is now being invaded by noise. Not only from the record number of people visiting parks, but the noise pollution that lurks from above. The colorful imagery Weitz offers also vibrates, as if from the aether… or sonic waves.
Read more in this article regarding jet noise pollution from the National Parks Conservation Association.
Creekside is offering a pre-publication sale price of $500.00 for the first 4 prints sold. The pricing on the edition thereafter will be $600.00. Pre-publication pricing supports the artist by funding project costs during editioning.
Veronica Ceci and Working Hard or Hardly Working @creeksidestudioatx
Today we are featuring Creekside studio artist, Veronica Ceci, and her stunning print on view at Creekside Studio during Austin Studio Tour 2021 with bigmedium.org.
VERONICA CECI ARTIST STATEMENT:
Working Hard or Hardly Working is a 36 x 24” 11 color reductive woodcut with a 3 color Chine collé. It is, to date, my most technically ambitious woodcut. The edition is very small, at only 6 numbered impressions, a BAT and a few dedication proofs.
The work has fantastic provenance. It debuted at the International Print Center New York in the year of its creation, 2017. Since then it has been part of group shows at the Lauren Rogers Museum in Laurel, MS, the Elizabet Ney Museum in Austin, TX and the Yellowstone Museum of Art in Billings, MT. The work is also part of Viscosity: Women of Print, an exhibition that has been touring galleries, art centers and universities across the United States for five years.
The piece is also frequently included in my traveling solo exhibition, Keeping House. The ongoing show changes with each iteration to best activate the given venue as well as display new work. Its inclusion in the most recent version was favorably reviewed in this excellent article about my work in The Texas Observer. Artist Veronica Ceci Unveils New Exhibit at Daugherty Arts Center in Austin (texasobserver.org). The article explains the philosophy behind the imagery quite well.
When I first conceived of the work, I wanted to challenge the physical capabilities of reductive woodcut beyond what I had done previously. In the reductive method, one uses the same piece of wood over and over to create a multilayered piece. It is carved a bit, printed onto paper, and then carved into further and printed back on top of the first impressions. The block itself is destroyed as the work of art is created. Although I don’t care for the nomenclature, it is often referred to as “suicide printing” as there is no way to correct any mistakes that might be made along the way.
It is a process I really enjoy, it makes sense to my analytical brain, and to me solved many of the challenges of multicolored relief printing (whilst simultaneously creating ones of its own) Previous reductive prints I had made were well received and exhibited widely in prestigious institutions. The most layers I had completed in this method was six, and it was in part my goal to see how many I could successfully complete.
In all honesty, eleven was a bit much. The first few layers don’t really show through and the final ones were challenging to get to lay smoothly on top of so many previous. As I moved through the runs, the prints needed more and more dry time, sitting in the rack for almost two months towards the end. I learned a lot through the process and am glad to have set myself the challenge. However I don’t believe I will have that many runs in a reductive woodcut again. I have, however, thought through a different way of stretching the medium that I hope to have the opportunity to try in the future.
Working Hard or Hardly Working is a rare piece amongst my overall body of work. It is large, pushes the limits of an already difficult method and the imagery acts as a bridge between The Flat World series I created from 2011-2016 and Keeping House which is my current focus. It is a unique statement to add to any collection.
Austin Studio Tour this Weekend and Next!
The EAST part of Austin Studio Tour begins tomorrow and the studio will be open Saturday from 1:30-6pm and Sunday noon-6pm. The Tour introduces the public to new ways of experiencing art and the creative practices of artists around our city. Creekside is offering a variety of printmaking methods from our studio artists and amazing guest printmakers from Gallery Shoal Creek. Be sure to visit our shop online, as we continue to add to our Master Printer Collection of prints available. Masks are required - and we hope to see you soon.
Visit Us for Austin Studio Tour
We invite you to visit us EAST during Austin Studio Tour. Questions? Email us at hello@creeksidestudioatx.com. Prints will be available from our studio artists, as well as guest artists Marc Burckhardt, Karen Kunc and Koichi Yamamoto with Gallery Shoal Creek. Many thanks to bigmedium.org for taking care of Austin’s art and artists these many years. Hope to see you soon!
