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1317 Patterson Road
Austin, TX 78733
USA

I am an artist, mother, and nature lover who wants to bring happiness to the world through my creations. I believe I can evoke happiness in many ways, which could be creating art that is playful and whimsical, or by creating art just for the sheer beauty. When I tell people I am an artist, often one of the first questions I am asked is what type of media I like to work with: paint, ceramics, multimedia (installation), photography? The truth is that I love (and work with) all of these media. At this point in my career I am heavily focused on ceramics... 

Galleries

ART FOR A PLAYFUL, HAPPY AND BEAUTIFUL WORLD!

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These mosaic sculptures are covered with ceramic tiles that were hand-made in GiGi's studio. The base forms are made of ferrocement (a combination of cement and rebar) and are hand sculpted by GiGi.

  • "Corazón de Oro" is a two-sided sculpture that has a bat on one side, and and armadillo with monarch wings on the opposite side. This sculpture was created for the City of Austin to be placed in the Ricky Guerrero Park as part of their Art in Public Places program. Hundreds of the tiles were sculpted by area residents and school children as part of GiGi’s community engagement practice. Completed in 2021, the sculpture resides near the children's playscape in the park. The armadillo carries a football to honor the memory of Ricky Guerrero.

  • "Lupe" is a Guadalupe Bass (the Texas state fish), and she was commissioned by the advisory board for Kerrville Main Street. Hundreds of Lupe's tiles were sculpted by Kerrville residents during several public tile making sessions. Dedicated in 2017, Lupe now swims along the banks of the Guadalupe River in Louise Hays Park near downtown Kerrville.

  • "Skittles" is a whimsical chameleon with dragonfly wings that was featured on the cover of the Jan-Mar 2016 issue of Texas Hill Country Magazine. After winning the City of Boerne’s People’s Choice Award (through participation in the city’s Art al Fresco program), Skittles now has a permanent home near the Patrick Heath Public Library. Previously, Skittles resided at the Cedar Park Sculpture Garden and also at the Hanna Springs Sculpture Garden in Lampasas, TX.

  • "Leap of Faith" is a fantastical tree frog with butterfly wings that belongs to the Bee Cave Arts Foundation. Since 2013, Leap of Faith has been on permanent display in the Bee Cave Sculpture Park.

  • "Esther" is a mosaic earthworm that playfully pops in and out of the ground around the playground at Westlake United Methodist Preschool. Completed in May of 2015, this was GiGi's first project made with the assistance of the community. Children who were members of the church and pre-school all created tiles out of clay at a large tile making party. Then, GiGi glazed and fired the tiles at her studio for inclusion in the finished work. Approximately 75% of the tiles used for the sculpture were created by the children.

 

Process: From Concept … to Reality!

This image shows the evolution of the process from initial design concept, to maquette design proposal, to finished work. In this case, the stakeholders requested to modify the initial design concept to be more natural by changing the fins, the placement of the spots, and the angle of the body. GiGi then incorporated that feedback into the maquette, which was approved by the committee, and then the final work was created in GiGi’s studio.

 

Sculptures Across the Texas Hill Country

If you are planning a road trip through the Texas hill country, here are the locations where you will find my sculptures.

If you are planning a road trip through the Texas hill country, here are the locations where you will find my sculptures.