Events at Olmos Park
MOCKINGBIRD HANDPRINTS IN OLMOS PARK PRESENTS
— Cindy Palmer
ARTIST RECEPTION:
July 19th 3-5pm, Artist’s talk 4pm
SHOW DATES:
July 16th – August 19th
CINDY PALMER
The idea for this show came to me when I was in the middle of Chemotherapy for breast cancer in October of 2024.
I woke up from a dream one morning in a sweat with the idea of asking Laura Mijangos to do a collaboration with me. Normally I wouldn’t have acted on this impulse but with the uncertainty of my health journey I risked asking.
I envisioned diptychs with my abstracts and Laura’s hauntingly beautiful figures reacting to them.
During these stressful times I wanted to focus on the magic of life that we can often take for granted. The themes solidified into child’s play, bird appreciation, music, and nature.
My process involves collage, where I utilize tissue paper, found flattened metal pieces, paint skins (dried paint rescued from plastic pallets) and fabric.
I build layers with these materials and paint, cattle markers, pastels, acrylics and also various stamping methods.
Cindy Palmer 48″X36″ mixed media on canvas “Flower Chant”
“My work is organically pieced together from materials I have at hand.” —Cindy Palmer
Cindy Palmer 12″X12″ mixed media on canvas “Village Home”
Laura Mijangos-Rapp
I remember as a young girl watching my father paint and my mother cook—the two creating works of art. So, it was inevitable that, I too, would search for a creative expression– for me it was initially sculpture. I studied at Trinity University and graduated in 1979 with a B.A. in Art. However, my career was short lived because I soon married, had children, and that became my focus for many years.
But life has a way of bringing us full circle. Years later, with my children grown, and after the illnesses and deaths of my late husband and parents, a bitter-sweet inspiration was born from this painfully unfamiliar place. Within me there was a longing to articulate something, something that, for me, could only be expressed through art. I had begun dabbling with painting by spending a few afternoons with my father before his illness, never quite completing my paintings. But now with time and healing to be done I returned to those unfinished canvases and began my journey.
When I began to paint, I had no lofty goals or preconceived ideas. I just knew I had to paint. Now as I look back on my work, I begin to see a pattern. In each piece, my subliminal goal is to express something that cannot be expressed in words. “It is the third language”, as my father used to say. It is what is deep within me, created by experiences, some that I cannot remember but they are there just the same, some that are too painful to remember, but have made me who I am. And some that are too beautiful to forget. So, with each piece I begin by laying color, and texture, and emotion, and more color, more texture, more emotion, until I see a moment in my life unfold on the canvas. And my hope is that my story will speak to someone else’s story.
Laura Mijangos-Rapp 48″X36″ mixed media on canvas “Impermanence”
“The first piece I worked on was the bubble painting—we titled it, “Impermanence”, We decided that she would create a painting, and I would paint one that complimented hers. So, I happily followed her lead which was a unique process to me and very inspiring. I felt very honored to go and collect her pieces one at a time and bring them to my studio to translate into my own language. Our work is very different but also similar in some ways. We both love color and lines, markings and symbols. —Laura Mijangos-Rapp
Laura Mijangos-Rapp 12″x12″ mixed media on canvas “Beauty”
“I recently heard a podcast about Wonder. And I had to write down two statements that really struck me. The first is, “We live in a spectrum, when we are over on the far side of the spectrum we are in judgement, we are paralyzed in a state of fear. If we want to work our way out of it, all we have to do is come over to the other side of the spectrum and reacquaint ourselves with curiosity and there we will find wonder.” — Laura Mijangos-Rapp
MOCKINGBIRD HANDPRINTS IN OLMOS PARK PRESENTS
Artist reception Saturday, June 14, 3-5pm.
Art will be on display June 4 – July 12, 2025
Mockingbird Handprints
4303 McCullough Ave, San Antonio, TX 78212
Leslie "CoCo O" Olson
“I’m Happiest When I’m With You” mixed media on canvas 12″X12″ by Leslie “CoCo O” Olson
“Being Comfortable in my own company was a path to peace, grateful.”
Leslie Artist Statement
A long time resident of Austin, Texas, Leslie now calls San Antonio home. She lives with her musician husband,
David Olson, their Golden-doodle, Mozy and their gangster cat, Will-O.
“If the doors of perception were cleansed, everything would appear to man as it is, infinite.” William Blake, painter, poet. I adore infinite possibilities and I leave my doors wide open.
I diffuse specific essential oils and paint to binaural tones, specifically 528 Hz. I come into coherence with Spirit, open portals and the fun begins.
My work uses all media, nothing is off the table. My paintings are textural, dimensional, exuberant, prophetic and profoundly healing.
I paint in the spiritual tradition of William Blake, and although he painted in a romantic style, in contrast to my more abstract vision, we still pull from the same source. We share the same desire to bring heaven to earth, to inspire, to ascend and transform.
“444 Hz, Angel at the Birth of a Star”,
vitrail & pigments, painted horizontally with bamboo skewers on canvas, 36″ x 24″
Susan Hazzlerigg Malick
Susan Hazzlerigg Malcik lives in Austin, Texas, after having spent over 30 years living in 12 countries around the world. Her adventures inform her work in textile design, jewelry making, clothing design, and rehabilitating vintage lamp shades.
Japanese sumi ink, watercolors, textile paint, alcohol ink, and acrylic markers were used in painting many of these shades. Others were covered in satin or silk cotton fabric of Susan’s design, based on her photography
or sketches.
Susan Hazzlerigg Malcik creative lampshades on lamps! All hand-designed with paint & layered to go with the bases!
MOCKINGBIRD HANDPRINTS IN OLMOS PARK PRESENTS
Opening reception Saturday, April 26, 4-6pm.
Art will be on display April 26 – May 31st, 2025
Mockingbird Handprints
4303 McCullough Ave, San Antonio, TX 78212
MOCKINGBIRD HANDPRINTS IN OLMOS PARK PRESENTS
March 15th – April 19th
Join us on Saturday, March 15th
for Reception & Artist Talk
Reception 2:00 – 5:00pm
Artist Talk 4:00
Darlene’s Artist Statement:
Mixed media, for me, represents the intersection of textiles and painting. For my landscapes, I find a muse in the mountains and open expanses surrounding where I live in Marfa, TX. There’s a spareness and bristle to the raw beauty of the high desert plateau.
My travel-inspired collages incorporate food and architectural elements—from tabletop compositions to zellige (geometric) tile interpretations.
My studio techniques are layered across many mediums and developed through trial and error. I enjoy the complexity and back-and-forth innovation possible with unexpected materials: cloth, thread, acrylic, and board. I loosely identify my work as mixed-media fabric collage.
My design process is organic and intuitive. I begin pulling from a color-and-pattern palette of fabrics, my stash of woven and printed goods I’ve collected for decades: new, vintage, and from around the world. I audition diverse fabric combinations to establish desired results and use acrylic paint to modulate color or details. My pieces integrate hand-stitching with assorted thread weights to embroider additional texture before being attached to wood panels.
I’ve always worked with my hands and enjoy the progression of building, layering, and exploring new boundaries. I appreciate how a design builds over time and value the tactility of textiles. My work stems from a diverse background in art, architecture, painting, fiber arts, sewing, and textile production through historic preservation projects.
Cloth is malleable and versatile, so piecing fragments and strips together with thread makes sense to me. I grew up sleeping under a hand-made quilt pieced together using scraps from my mother’s childhood dresses—that quilt told a story. My art tells stories, too.
Darlene’s Bio:
Marwitz enrolled in weaving and textile courses as a part of her studio arts curriculum at the University of Houston. Two graduate degrees followed from the School of Architecture at The University of Texas in Austin.
Darlene has worked on major historic preservation projects and has overseen the research, design, and reproduction of numerous period textiles: woven matelasse and brocatelle drapery fabrics, hand-crafted passementerie, plus Wilton and Brussels carpets loomed in England. Her travel-inspired artwork takes root in Italy, France, Spain, and Morocco.
Bachelor of Fine Arts
The University of Houston
Master of Science in Architectural Studies
The University of Texas at Austin
Master of Architecture
The University of Texas at Austin
Teaching Assistant
UT Architectural Study Abroad Program
Oxford, England
Instructor
Art Workshops in Italy and France
Summer Art Retreat
Spain and Morocco
IG @darlenemarwitz
MOCKINGBIRD HANDPRINTS IN OLMOS PARK PRESENTS
Feb 1st. – Mar 11th. 2025
Join us on Sat, Feb 1st.
for Reception & Artist Talk
Reception 3:00 – 5:00pm
Artist Talk 4:00pm
We are thrilled to start 2025 with a show by homegrown San Antonio native, creative genius, multi talented Blanquita Sullivan! “Encantada” is the title of the show and it expressively radiates delight, enchantment,satisfeito, playful, bewitched it is mucho gusto! Come join us for a wonderful afternoon of catching up with one another, meeting new interesting peeps, and being wowed by Blanquita Sullivan!
Blanquita’s Artist Statement:
I have always been interested in people. What their stories are, their motivations, and how they express themselves through their body language, style, movements, and interactions. I see myself as a contemporary storyteller and with each portrait I paint, I attempt to capture the spirit of the individual and tell the story of that distinctive moment.
Accompanying deep respect for the subject, I explore the memories that linger in our possessions, the importance of home, the ghosts who stay with us, and our relationships. In recent portraits, I tell layered stories of families, groups, and individuals and how they exist in their homes or favorite spaces surrounded by objects or garments that carry meaning for them.
My professional background is in costume design, fashion design, merchandising, and retail. I’ve spent over 20 years at sewing machines, cutting tables, and in fitting rooms. My mission has been to help women find their confidence and to help them recognize their own beauty.
Throughout that time, and while raising my 3 daughters, I have simultaneously worked to develop as a painter, focusing mainly in portraiture. I studied at the NYC Art Students League, The NYC Studio School, and Virginia Commonwealth University. This year, I am entering my 3rd year of a low residency MFA studio art program at MICA in Baltimore.
My goal is to continue to grow as an artist and to develop a meaningful, honest, and well-crafted body of work that tells the stories of the remarkable people and places in my life so that they may be remembered, acknowledged, and celebrated. As my work develops and grows, what stays with me throughout and remains at the forefront is memory, magic, environment, loss, and love.
Blanquita Sullivan’s bio:
Blanquita is a painter, designer, and business leader in San Antonio. She holds a BFA from Virginia Commonwealth University, studied painting at The NYC Art Students League, and is pursuing a MFA in Studio Art from the Maryland Institute College of Art (MICA). Previously, Blanquita worked for designers Betsey Johnson and Anna Sui in New York before developing her own clothing line, Bonjour Biqui. She is currently Retail Operations Director for Niche Clothing Co. and lives in San Antonio with her husband Michael and their 3 daughters.
MOCKINGBIRD HANDPRINTS IN OLMOS PARK PRESENTS
THIS COMING THURSDAY!!!
Dont miss this once a year event held at Olmos Mockingbird Handprints
Crystal of BRIEBLUE works with these artisans to create one of a kind clothes!
Lite refreshments and fun served up!!
MOCKINGBIRD HANDPRINTS IN OLMOS PARK PRESENTS
November 29th thru Dec 24th | hours 11am-5pm
“SMALL WONDERS” is an artist small scale work showing and selling off the walls for holiday gift giving at both locations. These artists have regularly shown at Mockingbird Handprints through the years. We can give beautiful things made by hand that are meaningful and sustainable.
Show Dates September 3rd – October 13th 2024
Show Dates: Opening- November 29th 11am-5pm
Olmos Park- show up thru January 11th 2025.
Olmos Park Mockingbird Handprints holiday hours starting Dec 2nd open Monday 12-4pm, Tues-Saturday 10-5, Dec 24th 10-3pm
Blue Star Mockingbird Handprints hours
Thurs-Sun 11-5 & Dec. 23rd & 24th 11-3.
We will be closing our Blue Star location, last day open is Dec. 24th.
Our Olmos Park location will remain open servicing
the community with local & regional art, plus fine handmade items from around the world.
SENDING A BIG HUG TO PAULA COX CO-FOUNDER AS I WOULD HAVE NOT STARTED THIS ENDEAVER ON MY OWN. THE ARTISTS WHO FILLED MOCKINGBIRD HANDPRINTS WITH BEAUTIFUL ART, ALL SHOPPERS AND SUPPORTERS OF MOCKINGBIRD HANDPRINTS FOR THE PAST 12 YEARS,
THANK YOU!
MOCKINGBIRD HANDPRINTS IN OLMOS PARK PRESENTS
Ed Malcik
New Seamless Triptychs from the Street
Show Dates September 3rd – October 13th 2024
Reception, Saturday September 7th, 3:00 – 5:00 pm & Artist talk/questions 4:00
at Mockingbird Handprints Olmos Park
Ed Malcik’s Seamless Triptychs challenge how an individual image works with two adjacent images placed edge to edge to become supplementary or complimentary abstractions, yet still retaining their individual identity. The Triptychs combine the artist’s street photos into another way of seeing, playing with the differences between documentary and conceptual photography. Please join us during the month of September to see his show and meet Ed at artist reception September 7th, 3:00-5:00 pm.
Another exhibition of Ed’s work, “Recent Street Photos, New York and Austin”, can be seen at the Mockingbird Handprints in Blue Star Arts Complex, Sept 3 – Oct 13 reception/artist talk Sept 8th 3-5 pm. Please come by and see the twenty plus other San Antonio Artist work shown.
Ed Malcik studied photojournalism at the University of Texas and then worked as a staff photographer for newspapers, including the Austin American-Statesman. He also freelanced for the wire services and publications such as Cosmopolitan, Us, and The New York Times. He served in the Peace Corps and as a Foreign Service Officer before returning to photography and working on projects in Paris and Chennai, India. His work has been selected for group exhibitions by Sarah Greenough, Keith Carter, and Charlotte Cotton. He has been in group exhibitions at the International Center of Photography and Houston Center for Photography, and he is collected in the Wittliff Collections. He is represented by Mockingbird Handprints in San Antonio, Texas, where he has had seven solo shows. He now lives in Austin, Texas, and is working on photo projects including a long-term project on New York City. His work can be seen on Instagram @edmalcikphotography where he posts regularly.
MOCKINGBIRD HANDPRINTS IN OLMOS PARK PRESENTS
Join us this Saturday, March 9th, 3:00-5:00 pm for artist reception. We will have refreshments, live music, & Artist Talk at 4:30
Event is at Mockingbird’s Handprints
Olmos Park location
4303 McCullough, SA,TX 78212, more parking in back
Mark H. W. Hiebert is a multi-talented artist who works across mediums and disciplines.
Mark views painting as a medium for expression of what cannot be communicated in words or music and for which the factual reality of photography proves insufficient. In all things, it is an effort at articulating something authentic that speaks to the ineffable thread binding our humane selves to the existence we experience in our shared present moment.
MOCKINGBIRD HANDPRINTS IN OLMOS PARK PRESENTS
December 14th; 4pm – 8pm
Event is at Mockingbird’s Handprints
Olmos Park location
4303 McCullough, SA,TX 78212, more parking in back
These Wearables are “One of a Kind” truly works of art!! We will be set up at Olmos Mockingbird Handprints Dec 14th 4:00-8:00 pm. Tell your friends and make plans to visit us!! Refreshements served to keep everyone well….Refreshed!
“Wearable Art”
Olmos Park location:
4303 McCullough, SA, TX 78212
(more parking in back)
Tues-Sat 11-5 and by appointment
210-632-3523
210-262-6698