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
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
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
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
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
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.
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!
Weekend 1: November 6-7, 12-6PM (WEST)
Weekend 2: November 13-14, 12-6PM (WEST & EAST)
Weekend 3: November 20-21, 12-6PM (EAST)
PrintAustin 2021 and Our YouTube Channel @Creeksidestudioatx
Sold!
Sugar Cane Twister CTPII
PrintAustin 2021 has been a good inspiration to participate in art and printmaking during these Covid times. Many thanks to all involved in making this event happen once again, and to Gallery Shoal Creek for our collaboration with artist, Koichi Yamamoto.
We organized, created and learned new things that expanded our business. We’ve entered the world of youtube/creeksidestudioatx and will be using more video to explain our processes and printmaking services. We invite you to subscribe to our channel.
Our latest video story of trial proofs with Tina Weitz connected a viewer with the art, and resulted in a sale! A nice reward after all the good team work.
Creekside Studio/Gallery Shoal Creek and PrintAustin2021, Jan 15-Feb 13
Please join us for PrintAustin January 15-February 13, as we feature a collaboration with Gallery Shoal Creek artist, Koichi Yamamoto, and showcase new editions at Creekside Studio with studio artist, Tina Weitz. Two special online Creekside events will also be held on February 6, for PrintAustin’s PrintExpo:
an artist talk with Koichi Yamamoto
and
a curating demonstration with Creekside Master Printer, Tracy Mayrello.
Registration is free and online at www.printexpo.org. The studio will be available by appointment only, contact us @hello@creeksidestudio.com
Austin Real Things Features Tina Weitz as "Artist To See"
Creekside Studio is excited to see Tina Weitz featured with Almost Real Things as one of 8 artists to check out during this last weekend of Austin Studio Tour with Big Medium.
"Immerse yourself in the beautiful landscapes captured by photographer Tina Weitz.”
What a great way to end a great week! Thank you, Almost Real Things.
Sugar Cane Twister RTP1 2020
Art Inspired Beyond City Limits/Austin Studio Tour 2020
Strolling Umbria © Tina Weitz Photography 2020
Many thanks Big Medium @bigmediumaustin and sponsor Austin Chronicle @austinchronicle for including studio artist, Tina Weitz, in this curated list of amazing photographic talents with Austin Studio Tour 2020. Here is the list of curated artists (well worth viewing each and every link!) for:
The Austin Chronicle’s Guide to Art Inspired Beyond City Limits
Austin Studio Tour with Tina Weitz @ Creekside Studio
Telescoping Landscapes
what remains
Iao Valley, Maui edition of 24
In the Studio @creeksidestudioatx with Tina Weitz
Iao Valley, Maui
Maui’s beautiful rainforest trails and volcanic mountains of Iao Valley offer incredible vistas and scenery. They also hold a sacred spirituality in history and instill a place to respect what remains. What remains are the stories featured in my photogravure series, Telescoping Landscapes, a visual voice of the land.
One of the wettest areas of Maui, Iao Valley offers a rainforest and National Natural Landmark. Lava mountains offer breathtaking waterfalls and lush vegetation. This is the landscape which covers the phallic lava remnant known as Kanaloa, God of the Underworld, the Eye of the Needle.
The Iao land itself holds countless remains and history of an ancient warrior lookout. There are sacred and secret ali’i burial grounds that include Kings. The Iao Needle also holds the past of those who lost their lives in an historical bloody battle. So many fell their bodies blocked the Iao stream of water which ran red. This battle site is called “Kepaniwai”, “the damming of the waters”.
In Weitz’s photogravure “Iao Valley”, the serene example of an early Maui settlement home stands beneath in the Valley. Part of history, and part of the continuing encroachment of the rest of the world to Maui’s shores. The green Kozo chine collé represents the history, mystery and the past of Maui. The brown ink a la poupeé creeps toward the past but is lost in the black and white of today. The plant of the tarot root, significant in Hawaiian culture, watches below.
The next print in this series is from Maui’s Sugar Cane Fields. Watch for our writeup during Austin Studio Tour in the next week. For sales information contact us at hello@creeksidestudioatx.com.