Something Gleams

"A Rachelle Thiewes Retrospective"20140709-100620.jpg I've been painting for Rachelle Thiewes since 2010. Kandies, Pearls, flakes and Kameleons, all automotive grade custom paints on jewelry involving many layers of paint and color with multiple clear coatings and polishing. She's meticulous, has very high standards and has been a wonderful person to work with. For any of you in the El Paso area or maybe traveling through, you need to check out this exhibit at the Rubin Center for the visual arts, located at: The University of Texas El Paso 500 W. University Ave El Paso, TX 79968 Rubin Center Hours Mon, Tues, Wed, Fri 10:00am - 5:00pm Thurs 10:00am - 7:00pm weekend hours by appointment ph: (915) 747-6151

20140709-093150.jpg Something Gleams is a site-specific retrospective of the artist Rachelle Thiewes that celebrates her work in the context of the place it was made. here. in the starkly beautiful landscape that has informed her decades-long study of light. movement. order and chaos. “I have always loved the desert. One sits down on a desert sand dune, sees nothing, hears nothing. Yet through the silence something throbs, and gleams…” -Antoine de Saint-Exupery. The Little Prince

*catalog available August 1