Thedra finally has a real portfolio site
It has taken us five years to do it, but we’ve finally put all of Thedra’s work onto a single portfolio site.
Check it out at www.thedra-art.com.
Thedra’s Fifty Dolls book availble for preorder
Order a copy of Thedra’s Fifty Dolls book now.Jon’s new spiral sculpture
Here are some progress photos for Jon Clark’s sculpture to be installed here at Independence Art Studios.
New Artist: Chasity Porter
My artwork is a reflection of my personality and an extension of myself. I am a little bit weird and sometimes this shows more than I’d like. I am drawn by my own childhood nostalgia, which is why many of my pieces show evidence of childlike imagery and random doodling. A lot of what I do and what medium I use are dependent upon how I am feeling at the moment. When it comes to art making, I tend to be very existentialistic; each piece is personal and unique. I allow myself to be free of responsibility and let the pieces come together almost effortlessly. I enjoy creating works that are amusing and force the viewer to think outside the box.
My work focuses on the experience of emotions and how the mundane affects everyday life. However, since I am also a designer, some of my works tend to be more about aesthetics than content. Very often I will construct an artwork around a shape or a color, and then decide how it makes me feel.
I am attracted to the visceral aspects of life, and what makes people and objects unique.
Chasity Porter
www.chasityp.com
Tara Conley’s “Bronze Bunny”
Be sure to check out Tara’s awesome portfolio
Tara Conley "Bronze Bunny" 2008
Thedra delivers 25th anniversary sculpture for Patrinely Group
Thedra has delivered a new commissioned piece. This was a small sculpture to commemorate the 25th anniversary of the Patrinely Group here in Houston.
Blonde Socialites
2007
printed silk satin
Images of Houston socialites taken from society newspapers
Part of “Red Velvet” exhibition at Vine Street Studios in Houston, July 2007.
Included are:
Lacy Baird
Philamena Baird
Melinda Berkman
Kelli Blanton
Marsha Braniff
Pat Breen
Becca Cason Thrash
Susan Criner
Rose Cullen
Kimberly DeLape
Amanda Dixon
Carolyn Farb
Diane Farb
Courtney Fertitta
Erin Florescu
Patsy Fourticq
Debra Grierson
Lisa Holthouse
Amy Lee
Stef Levy
Lindsay Love
Cora Sue Mach
Amanda Mills
Melissa Mithoff
Kim Moody
Paula Paine
Elizabeth Peterson
Karen Pulaski
Leigh Ann Ranslem
Cindy Rose
Courtney Sarofim
Valerie Sarofim
Joan Schnitzer-Levy
Alicia Smith
Laura Spalding
Mary Stanton Smith
Ellen Susman
Missa Sutton
Astrid VanDyke
Ann Wolf
Thedra Cullar-Ledford, Sculptor
Thedra is a prominent Texas artist who could also be called a minimalist, a voodoo doctor or a natural historian. Her intriguing sculptures gain their expressiveness by organizing and displaying large quantities of everyday things. Her method is not handling or mark-making, rather it is arranging and presenting bits of data.
She received her Master’s degree in Fine Art from the Ruskin School of Drawing and Fine Art at Oxford University and her Bachelor’s of Fine Art in painting from California College of Arts and Crafts in Oakland.
Thedra lives in Houston but spent the last three years in New York. She is married to a graphic designer, has two sons, and teaches at the Art Institute. She is represented by McClain Gallery in Houston.