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All it took in 1885 to build Houston a city library was a book club, begun by women with a desire for "intellectual culture."

Crowded out by more robust tools, typewriters have vanished from our desks. But not our back yards.

Looking for some unique new traditions? Here are seven ways to celebrate Christmas Texas-Style, like they do in Austin, Texas.

The local newspaper, the  Austin American-Statesman,  calls the Blue Genie Art Bazaar “simply the hippest holiday art fair in town.” So...

Shop for my art prints at the Blue Genie Art Bazaar in Austin, Texas “Simply the hippest holiday art fair in town” —the  Austin...

Flower Power prints in prep  | iPhoneography by Jann Alexander © 2014 The holiday frenzy is almost upon us, but for exhibiting artists,...

Are You Going Under?  ©2014 Jann Alexander Here’s my recipe for getting a grip on your chaos-driven, clutter-filled life. Busting the...

Unfolding by Jann Alexander ©2013 Unfolding A minimalist image from my Naturescapes  collection becomes a shimmering, luxurious print...

Yellow by Jann Alexander ©2014 Yellow. That’s it. Just one word. Though it pains me greatly to say no more, if it’s Wednesday, it must...

Oysters as Eye Candy by Jann Alexander ©2014 Eye Candy. It was the way I described  San Francisco, the first time I was there. Later, it...

Maine Pattern by Jann Alexander ©2013 What does a photograph mean to me? To you? Photographs, like all art, elicit our emotions and our...

Unfolding by Jann Alexander ©2013 Just like a plant that’s spreading  its fan of color, my  Naturescapes Shop is unfolding today—making...

Blue Window by Jann Alexander © 2014 I can’t resist a window . When I travel, I collect images of windows, and their siblings, doors,...

Artists with cameras are trying to create something that’s fresh, new, distinct. It’s what creative people do—no matter the medium.

Austin, Texas artist Lynn Bridge says she got inspired to create mosaic plates “one day when I was eating lunch, and was thinking about...

At first glance, a shelfie is a generous way to share your library of ideas instead of your silly selfie face. But at worst, shelfies...

Setting a Trap by Jann Alexander © 2012 “I look at light: how it plays, bounces, delineates, colors, dances and defines by its abundance...

When you’re faced with moving more than 95 Austin Landmarks (in the form of hundreds of framed and/or matted prints and posters, ranging...

Get your tech affairs together so you have more time for creativity in 2014. It’s nearly 2014. The year will begin with experts’ columns...

Treasured Gifts   iPhoneography by Jann Alexander ©2013 There are lots of lovely gifts under the tree, but the gift I treasure most is...