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A Day in the Life of the Arts

The arts culture of Houston never stops — from rap shows that bound into the wee hours of a new day to a solitary painter putting the finishing touches on a canvas, wine glass at hand, just before midnight. Five photographers take on the task of capturing the everyday wonders of art in houston, over the 24 hours of Wednesday, Oct. 4, 2017. What they find, just weeks after Harvey, is a creative class quickly regrouping and overcoming, doing what it does best — challenging conventions, breaking down barriers and seeking to lift up the human spirit. Produced by Patrick Magee and Chris Becker;

Fulton Davenport, Jhane Hoang, Shannon O'Hara, Daniel Ortiz and Todd Spoth
Editors’ Note: There are signs everywhere that Houston, and its arts community, are beginning their comeback as the city moves into a new phase of the pandemic. Lest we forget, artists faced huge struggles before, in the wake of Hurricane Harvey not so long ago. Just weeks after the storm, we chronicled their resilience in our first-ever “Day in the Life of the Arts” photo essay.

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Hand to Hand

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When prior-service Marine Jamal Reynolds approached KPRC-TV’s Ryan Korsgard — who was on the air covering Harvey rescue efforts, in the middle of a flooded road in Richmond — he wasn’t seeking the limelight of a live interview. He, viewers would later learn, actually came over to politely ask Korsgard and crew to get out of the way. But it didn’t stop him from first answering the reporter’s question: Why did you come out to help?

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Made in Houston

Kennon Evett
ARTISAN SKATEBOARD Jake Eshelman of Side Project Skateboards hand-makes boards in three designs, including this classic cruiser that combines recovered walnut and maple and is finished off with two coats of varnish. It sells for $395, online only. With sustainability in mind, the boards are made in a Bellaire wood shop where much of the discarded wood is sourced — courtesy of Eshelman’s father-in-law and woodwork mentor, who himself rode wooden skateboards around Houston in the ’60s — and are fastened with leather risers in lieu of commonplace plastic. Like an artist would sign a painting, Eshelman laser-etches his company logo on the bottom of each one.

H-Town is known far and wide for making spaceships and tacos, and how cool is that? Rockets and Tex-Mex aside, however, a range of other audacious objects, proprietary products and otherwise stupendous stuff is developed, dreamed up and done well, here in Houston. Here’s a portfolio of items, from tiny little carrier ships and carbon fibers to great big diamond necklaces, concocted and created in our own backyard. Grab a taco, read on, and be proud of your city.

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