Rockwall County’s secret mosaic garden set to open again for Mother’s Day

Rockwall County’s secret mosaic garden set to open again for Mother’s Day

Hidden Mosaic offers a unique Mother’s Day experience, 2-6 p.m. Sunday, May 12 ROCKWALL, TX (March 20, 2024) For those who have never visited Hidden Mosaic, home of artist Barbara Dybala in rural Rockwall County, this Mother’s Day is the perfect opportunity. Tucked away on sprawling acreage (1075 S. Smith Road, Rockwall 75032), Hidden Mosaic […]

Rockwall artist receives global honor

Rockwall artist receives global honor

ROCKWALL, TX (April 26, 2023)  Local mosaic artist Sarah Wandrey was honored last week at the annual Coverings Tile and Stone conference in Orlando, Fla.  With over 30 years of history, Coverings is a global premier event for the ceramic tile and natural stone industry. It attracts over 20,000 distributors, retailers, fabricators, contractors, architectural and […]

Public welcome as Rockwall Art League hosts demo workshop with printmaker Matt Bagley

Public welcome as Rockwall Art League hosts demo workshop with printmaker Matt Bagley

ROCKWALL, TX (Aug. 8, 2022) The Rockwall Art League is honored to host artist Matt Bagley as their feature artist for August. Matt trained as a printmaker from the University of North Texas, and he currently uses woodblock prints (often on handmade paper) as his preferred method of making his vision a reality. In this […]

Adventures with the Editor: A Cosmic Staircase Experience in rural Rockwall County

Adventures with the Editor: A Cosmic Staircase Experience in rural Rockwall County

Making Mother’s Day memories at Hidden Mosaics ROCKWALL, TX (May 9, 2022) Local artist Barbara Dybala has spent the past decade transforming her home studio into a whimsical wonderland where she hosts sold-out classes and workshops for mosaic portraiture, installations, and more. Yesterday – as she’s done each Mother’s Day – she opened the gates […]

Rockwall Art League welcomes Jim Bryant as feature artist for April 27th meeting

Rockwall Art League welcomes Jim Bryant as feature artist for April 27th meeting

ROCKWALL, TX – April 7, 2022 — The Rockwall Art League is honored to host sculptor, Jim Bryant, as their feature artist for their meeting on April 27 from 6:00pm to 8:30pm at Harry Meyers Community Center (815 E. Washington St. in Rockwall). The public is welcome. Jim’s history with RAL spans decades and he […]

Coming to life: Update on Rockwall’s Discovery Statue

Coming to life: Update on Rockwall’s Discovery Statue

Rockwall, Texas – November 22, 2021 – Have you been wondering about the status of the statue commemorating the discovery of the rock wall for which our city was named? Since the last update, there have been a lot of efforts behind the scenes, including computer digitizing and prep work at the foundry. Now the […]

Painting the Town: Two mural artists – one who is blind – add colorful touches to Fate

Painting the Town: Two mural artists – one who is blind – add colorful touches to Fate

FATE, TX (Oct. 21, 2021) Two mural artists are currently working on a city-owned building located in Downtown Fate at 104 E. Fate Main Place that houses both the Department of Public Safety and Four Czechs Bakery. John Bramblitt, a blind Denton mural artist, is painting the entire length of the building with historic images […]

Rockwall City Council approves Discovery statue

Rockwall City Council approves Discovery statue

Rockwall, Texas – September 24, 2021 – The Rockwall City Council has approved an art project to honor the City’s rich history. The Discovery Statue Project is named for the three pioneers who discovered the rock wall, for which our city was named. Council has approved funding of $324,800 for a larger-than-life sculpture to be […]

Rockwall Art League presents demo artist of the month, Claudia McCabe

Rockwall Art League presents demo artist of the month, Claudia McCabe

ROCKWALL, TX (August 17, 2021) The Rockwall Art League will present Claudia McCabe as its Demo Artist for the month of August 2021, when she will be demonstrating encaustic techniques. The RAL will meet at the Harry Myers Community Center, 815 E Washington Street, starting at 6 p.m. Wednesday, August 25. The meeting is open […]

Local artist transforms home into mosaic wonderland

Local artist transforms home into mosaic wonderland

MCLENDON-CHISHOLM, TX (June 23, 2021) On a plot of sprawling acreage out in rural McLendon-Chisholm sits a home that simply has to be seen to be believed. Local artist Barbara Dybala has spent the past decade transforming her home/studio into an artistic wonderland full of her beautifully crafted mosaics covering just about every surface. The studio […]