Mike and Stacey Farmer own Art House Trinidad in Trinidad, Texas, on Cedar Creek Lake. They have a working studio and gift shop and hold classes and art shows. Some of their specialties are glassblowing, metal working, and mixed media art. They enjoy helping others find their creative side and regularly exhibit art by other local artists.
“We believe all people have creativity within, and love seeing people with no art experience discover what is possible,” Mike says.
He found his love for glassblowing in 2010 by taking lessons from a Dallas artist and decided to make his own equipment. That led to welding and metal working as well.
With careers in electrical engineering and professional counseling, the couple moved from Dallas to Trinidad during the COVID years and opened Art House Trinidad on March 4, 2023.
Spring Bling is their current art exhibition which runs through June 21. Texas Twang is the next show scheduled to run from June 27 through October 25 with an artist reception on June 28.
Upcoming workshops include Fused Glass Heart and Up-Cycled Cigar Box Purse. They welcome groups for tours and demonstrations.
Mike enjoys working with industrial trades like glass blowing, artisan metal fire pit fabricating, and woodworking as well as modern ventures such as 3D printing, laser engraving and CNC routing.
“He truly is Renaissance Man,” Stacy says, “as he loves making art using Old World techniques like glass blowing and welding.”
Stacy helps him with glass blowing.
“I am his assistant to make tumblers and vases as it’s a two-person job.”
Stacy does her own art too, creating such pieces as large glass discs that she makes using recycled pipe breakoffs from Mike’s glass blowing. She fuses them together with dichroic glass on top.
“I greatly enjoy repurposing things so I slump a lot of wine bottles used as charcuterie boards and dip/deli trays, do assemblages, and have recently started making the kiln castings out of recycled glass blowing pipe breakoffs.”
The studio is open from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. on Friday and Saturday. Learn more on the Art House Trinidad website or call (903) 420-2420.
