We are a tiny art and design studio in the hill country of Central Texas, near the community of Dripping Springs.
Holy Family of the Springs produces original artwork in watercolor, chalk pastel and other traditional and digital media. We are a team of two. My husband David creates beautiful hardwood forms for some of our locally available art pieces. I am a painter and illustrator with over two decades of experience creating fine art, portraits, and concept art.
A few years ago I was struck by the realization that the commercial art pieces I was creating for marketing purposes and for video games would eventually be discarded or become obsolete. More importantly, they were not images which were "from my heart". For a number of years I had been discerning an increasingly insistent call to create art which expresses my Christian faith. With David's support and encouragement I made a right angle turn in my art career, and began Holy Family of the Springs studio, a project devoted to the creation of art pieces representing sacred subjects, primarily events from the lives of Jesus and Mary. The works we create are the wellspring of this call to evangelize using images.
In his letter to artists Saint John Paul II challenged us: "The close alliance that has always existed between the Gospel and art means that you are invited to use your creative intuition to enter into the heart of the mystery of the Incarnate God and at the same time into the mystery of man."
For thousands of years religious art has been created to inspire, to communicate and to teach. Our work aims to continue that tradition.
In the Austin area, visit Credo Cathoic Bookstore on Hwy 290 West to see the products "in the flesh". Folks in Lafayette can look for our cards, prints and prisms at Crossroads Catholic Bookstore at 4416 Johnston Street. If you don't find what you need in stock there, please visit our Etsy store.
A portion of our profits benefit CFCA and other agencies helping children in need.
2020
June 8
While the COVID-19 sidelined our booth at the Ladies for Life Brunch last month, work on our latest painting, "Prodifal Father" has been completed, and we will soon be offering giclee prints of this new art work at Credo Catholic and on our Etsy store. Visit our Fine Art Prints page to view the new image. The next work in progress is "Proclamation of the Kingdom".
2019
September 7
Stop by and visit with us at our table during the Austin Diocese's Women's Conference. This year's theme is "Created for Love". Two of our art prints will be offered for the silent auction.
May 11
Two framed Holy Family of the Springs giclée prints will be door prizes for the Ladies for Life Brunch sponsored by the Central Texas Coalition for Life. We will also have a presence there to sell our art products.
Post-event note: It was great to visit with the people who stopped by and talked with us about our images! Hope to see y'all at the Austin Diocese's Women's Conference.
2018
September 16
It's finally live! Announcing our new Etsy shop! Now folks who are not able to visit our stores in Austin or Lafayette have a way to order our art prints and cards online. Look for us at holyfamilysprings.etsy.com
Also, on September 28 and 29 we will be participating in an exhibition at Holy Vietnamese Martys Catholic church. It is part of a Fullness of Truth Conference on Angels and Demons. Our painting, "Annunciation" will be part of the exhibition of works portraying angels. See the description here.
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