The visual artist who played an essential role in the mid-Nineties restoration of the Texas State Capitol building – no one else possessed the skills set to perform the particular antiquated process to replicate all of the mammoth structure's glass – was unceremoniously forced out of her working studio that she'd built up, from nothing on the plot of a crumbling old railroad depot, over two decades ago. Welcome to Austin gratitude, 2015. The historic site also served as Pine Street Station, a local artist and community hub. We're not going to dwell on the bad faith clumsily ramrodded by disingenuous real estate and PR hacks involved in what resulted in her eviction (karma is a bitch, after all). We know an award can't right a wrong, but we offer hats off to the lady who has moved on and is focusing on her visual art. We look forward to her rising from the dust.
