“Have Fun. Enjoy Life” is a call to create. There is more than just one style to Brian Phillips. This self-taught artist believes that “one man’s junk is another man’s art supplies,” and takes this quite literally by using  scrap wood along with other surfaces, as canvases for painted works.

East Austin Studio Tour 2012 Site #H28
Music: “No Particular Night or Morning” by Deadhorse

Founded in 2010 by Ryan Anderson and other graduates of The University of Texas Master of Architecture program, RAD furniture in East Austin offers customizable, handmade furniture. The company aims to provide customers with reasonably-priced, long-lasting, high-quality pieces made from materials that are sourced from as close to home as possible.

A native of Austin, Daniel Arredondo paints on canvas, canvas board, wood board, wood blocks, slate tile and now glass in the midst of still wanting to explore other materials. His subjects includes shepherds, angels, maidens, and landscapes. Arredondo feels that as he grows as an artist, he will combine all of these subjects in paintings of stories and scriptures from the Bible. Arredondo’s art can be described as a contemporary style but plans to move to a more abstract style (but not to the extreme of two eyes on one side of the face).

Blue Alan Way is a furniture designer and fine woodworker. His design is influenced by Japanese woodworking style and techniques, and well balanced with modern elegance. He holds strong commitment in the preservation of wood resources by working with recycled wood and fallen and diseased trees locally when ever possible. His company, Blue Sky Carpentry, excels in small to mid-sized design and renovation projects; from custom designed furniture, sculptural arbors, landscaping decks, complete additions and remodeling, site specific shelving and cabinet design and installation, to renovation and preservation of historical structures and buildings.