I am grateful for artists. Today Lazarus House hosted artist Glenn Gauthier, his lovely wife Stacy, and our mutual friends Ben & Emily Padula. They were in town for the annual East Austin Studio Tour —a.k.a. EAST. We wanted to gauge Glenn’s interest in taking some of the scraps of wallpaper we uncovered as we renovated Lazarus House. We hope he’s interested because he seems like the perfect artist to capture the history and beauty from the previous life of our home. Whether he accepts the commission or not, it was wonderful to hang out with Glenn. On one hand it was good to speak with another fellow human who struggles to make the world a better place. On the other hand it was a privilege to speak with and honor one of the world’s artists. How ugly and dull would our world be without artists. Thank God for people like Glenn who discipline their time to produce their art. It’s not easy. It’s not lucrative. But they do it anyways. Day in and day out they cut, draw, paint, sing, weld, polish, engaging in all sorts of skills to bring their gift to the world.
“Non-Verbal”by Glenn Gauthier. Hand-cut collage, acrylic and pencil color on masonite, 24x48x2