Rain Barrel Art
2013 Rain Barrel Art Auction
Artists from around the Hill Country will donate their time and talent decorating eight beautiful rain barrels for the 2013 Rainwater Revival. The rain barrels will be on display at various locations throughout the Hill Country and will be auctioned off November 2nd at the 4th Annual Rainwater Revival. Proceeds from the auction will fund grants for local schools to be used for water conservation education or rainwater harvesting projects.
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Last year’s works of art:
Thank you to our Artists and to Austin Green Water and Wesley Gallery for donating rain barrels and paint!
Aesop Cardenas
It’s Raining Whimsy
Characters from childhood delight you on this rain barrel art- is that a sock rabbit? You cannot help but smile when you look at this design, and when it fills up with water, your plants will be smiling, too, as you water them with this pure and wonderful water. Location: Boerne Library
The Dripping Springs chapter of the National Art Honor Society, under the aegis of Jay Bates, DSHS Art teacher:
Deep in the Rainforest
The President of the organization is the very talented Morgane Xenos. Other talented students working on the project are Camile and Sophia Shroeder, Kristin Kish, Rachel Clarke, Shannon McCurdy, Brandon Campos, Mica Carson, Vashti Bester, Jenna Cox, Rachel Meeks, and Joey Rodan. Location: HEB, Dripping Springs
Taylor Dueker
Let the Water Come
Using his architectural background, Taylor created an aqueduct in the round with his rain barrel art. If you look at photos taken from all sides, you see the aqueduct bringing water into the barrel, as surely as your gutters will bring water into your barrel. Location: Boerne Convention Center
Dianne Koelher
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Wildflowers and Sunflowers in the Rain
“I have been inspired by how beautiful the countryside looks when blanketed in flowers that live only on rainwater. As a decorative painter, flowers are one of my favorite subjects to paint.” Location: HEB, Boerne
Wendy Little:
Amazing Succulents
“I chose succulents because they are the perfect little water conservationists. They store water in their leaves, their stems, and also in their roots. They are charming to look at, I love the colors and shapes and all of the different variations, and when they hold water on their leaves it looks like diamonds!” Location: Boerne Visitor’s Center
Kathleen McElwaine
Texas Balloons
“The title is taken from my painting of Prickly Pear that I enjoy very much. I was inspired by the beautiful natural growth of the Prickly Pear in the hill country of Texas.” Location: Cibolo Nature Center, Austin
Felicia Ristaino
“If it keeps on raining,
Levees gonna break,
If it keeps on raining,
Levees gonna break…”
-Led Zeppelin
Felicia Ristaino paints to the feeling and mood, as any good contemporary artist does. Under the moonlight, with music filling the space, she imagines the pouring of texas water over a scorched earth. The strokes imitate the rush of native water over the hard surface of the catchment barrel and conjure the spirit of growth and fluidity despite the hard earth beneath. Location: HEB, Leon Springs
