art diva studios visuals and verbiage by Rachelle Díaz
photography
Texas to Tucson
Photographs of my move from Austin, Texas to Tucson, Arizona. 80 mph speed limit on IH-10 near Junction Panorama between Junction and Sonora Driver’s seat Traveling companion: my dog, Belacqua Ranch Style Dog at a rest stop outside Sonora Talisman West Texas wind farms Travelworn Vintage tiles in the Holland Hotel bathroom, Alpine, Texas Biergarten, [...]
Galveston
Galveston is just about one of my favorite damn places in the world. It’s a place of bizarre beauty, shocking decay, bright colors and nearly all forms of decadence. I’ve been going there for the last 10 years every 4th of July weekend for an extended family reunion at a shorefront hotel. Long-overdue relaxation on [...]
Photography & Reality
There are things that photograph well but aren’t that impressive in real life. – Pre-framed/matted Art prints sold at big box stores. I can imagine that some of these actually look like craigslist submissions. – Creatively displayed but poorly executed art installations. It bothers me that the mere presentation of something can make up for [...]
Alter Ego
I was invited to be in an art show called Alter Ego. For several months, I’ve had the idea to do some art/fashion portraits of the regular characters I inhabit in the theater of my head. I wanted to show the inner alter egos we all have, how we see ourselves in fantasies, daydreams, and [...]
Ft. Worth Foray
As a working stiff, I don’t get no Spring Break, but I took a short one nonetheless. I didn’t take any furloughs during the busy seasons of last spring and fall wound up feeling ruined and depressed by Memorial Day/Christmas. A couple injections of sxsw chaos and a jaunt up to visit family in Cowtown [...]
Of Skin and Stars
Although I admire photographers and artists who have a passion and eye for detail in capturing the human body, I’ve never been very interested in anatomical studies for myself. But recently I’ve felt inspired to photograph my skin and body, particularly the spatterings of moles, the patterns of hair follicles and the shape of tendons [...]
Art show postcard
Photography and graphic design. Client: Pump Project Art Complex.
Art show postcard
Photograph and postcard design for the first gallery show ever at Pump Project (formerly Shady Tree Studios). Client: Pump Project Art Complex.
