Bandera’s creative side has stretched all the way to Hondo, thanks to Ashleigh Thompson, a former Bandera resident and graduate of Bandera High School. Partnered with Susan Baker – an artist who has some of her work displayed at Boerne’s Carriage House – the two women moved to Hondo to open The Art Space 830.
But this isn’t an ordinary art studio. Thompson’s specialty is actually in plants, and she teaches classes on the many creative activities families can do with plants: From building fairy gardens to dinosaur terrariums, the studio offers the Hondo community (and beyond) the opportunity to explore their GreenThumb abilities.
“We started a Summer Camp, called Camped Rooted,” Thompson said. “Last year, we built insect hotels, painted with leaves, and even built the community’s own fairy garden.”
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