Every second Saturday of the month, the San Marcos Art League hosts Art Squared, a market that features artists and their creations.
Audio Story by Leean Vargas
A photo story by Lucero Ibarra
The Art Squared Arts Market set up shop on November 10. The market features artists and their unique creations.
Debra Hanson, a designer from Houston, came to the market to sell her handmade jewelry and stuffed snowmen and gnomes. Nearly all of her products are made from recycled materials.
A mermaid necklace hands on display in Debra Hanson’s shop. Many of the materials for her necklaces come from the spines of old leather-bound books. She takes off the metal decor and adds her own special touch.
More necklaces hang from Debra Hanson’s tent.
The snowmen and gnomes are made from recycled fabrics such as old socks and leggings. They are then filled with rice to achieve their round shape.
Patrick and Chrissy Page-Sutter pose for a portrait in their woodworking shop.
Out of the many pieces they sell, a lone mermaid cutting board hangs on display. It is a leftover piece from the September Mermaid Aqua Faire.
Tanner Swain of the Trio Del Rio band plays his guitar. He and his wife, MariLisa, are local to the area.
MariLisa Swain tunes her guitar before the band plays another song.
MariLisa Swain sings.
Elaine Rosenburg, a local farmer, displays her and her husband’s metal working.
A Rosenburg original sculpture for sale at the market.
The Art Squared Art Market is a family-friendly event that welcomes children of all ages.
The Addicus’ Legacy Dog Rescue brought Francis the dog as a showcase for their adoption program.
Francis gets some love from passersby.
A photo story by Rachel Perez
The Art Squared market is held alongside the farmers market at the square in San Marcos in front of the courthouse on the second Saturday of every month. It is held by the San Marcos Art League to encourage art in San Marcos.
The Art Squared art market happens every second Saturday of the month out on the courthouse lawn.
Market goers browse what the market has to offer.
Shawn Graham of Worth Effort Woodworking brings his lathe with him to show market goers how woodturning works.
Shawn demonstrates woodturning to market goers Roman Livo and Shelby Vanum.
Shawn demonstrates woodturning to market goers Roman Livo and Shelby Vanum.
Shelby Vanum decorates a spinning top that Shawn is creating with his lathe.
Shelby Vanum spins the top that Shawn made moments before.
Shelby’s spinning top in motion.
A family of artists has a booth open for art squared.
The artists are a mother and daughter, they paint wood stumps and people buy them to use as furniture.
Jack and Elaine Rosenberg run Zorn Farms. Along with growing fruits and making jams for the farmers market, they also make art using metal pieces from around the farm.
Cecy Holcomb is a member of the San Marcos Art League, the organization that started the Art Squared market. She has been bringing her pottery to Art Squared since its inception in 2015.
Cecy Holcomb
Art Squared has a table where kids can come and create their very own works of art.
The Art Squared market from behind the booth of the Purgatory Creek Studios.
Purgatory Creek Studio
Stephanie Piersol of Cypress Cottage learned how to knit after she became intrigued by what she saw women making with knitting machines, but she doesn’t use a machine to knit her products. She started her business on her own shortly after she started getting requests from friends and family for hats and scarves.
Shock Factor Matter sells stained glass
Anthony Saldivar’s art has evolved ever since he started pursuing it. He started out with masks, and now he makes anything that comes to mind.
Jesus Cedeño and his partner, Ambar, make terrariums for cactus and succulents. Their business is Micro Terra.
Jesus’s terrariums can be themed like these Star Wars themed pieces.
They can also be small and self sustaining, without having to be watered.
Jesus used lichen and rocks to make this scene.
Patrons browsing what the market has to offer.
Lisa McPike Smith talking to a market goer about her work at Hep Cat Artworks.
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