Remnant Framing Studio Series Podcast

Part of the Remnant Framing Gallery Series Autumn has a way of revealing change. The color, the light, and in the quiet spaces between things and memories. It’s fitting, then, that The Leaves Are Changing and So Are We arrives just as the season turns, marking artist Kait Steward’s debut exhibition at Remnant Framing, Lowe Mill A&E . What begins as a conversation between two artists, Kait and Chri...

Unwrapping Time: The Art and Memory of Elizabet P. Castro The storage unit was dimly lit, the air thick with the quiet weight of decades. Stacks of canvases leaned against each other, wrapped and waiting. With careful hands, Elizabet P. Castro and her husband peeled back the protective layers, revealing paintings that had traveled through time and across continents. “This one,” she said, her voice...

There’s something intimate about rediscovering old artwork, especially when it carries the weight of history and personal achievement. In this latest installment of our first series with Elizabet, she walks us through a piece of her past—an oriental painting that earned her first place in a Korean art contest. As we sift through layers of memory, materials, and technique, we begin to see how the c...

Art is a strange portal. When you approach it with an open mind, you're simultaneously looking at someone else's world while confronting your own. That was how it felt with Elizabet Castro in a storage unit filled with her paintings, each one with a history, and a memory all its own. We were there to sift through works she hadn't seen in years—some she created in 15-minute bursts under the watchfu...

In Huntsville, a city celebrated for its connections to space exploration, the idea of Mars feels especially resonant. It’s a place that represents possibility, imagination, and the frontier of human ambition. Elizabet Castro’s painting, Meditation On Mars , captures this spirit beautifully, blending the ethereal with the tangible to create a work that invites the viewer to explore a world both fa...

If you’re in the business of working creatively. Fear isn’t just a warning sign; it’s a compass. It points to the work that matters most. So, here’s a simple mantra:+Move toward the fear.+Let it fail.+Fail at least 8 times+Make lots of works without the expectation of reward.+Never finish your work+Grow old+Celebrate In the end rewards will come, or they will not. The things that scare us—a daunti...

Art in Focus: Elizabet Castro – Segment 1: Uruguay Today, I’m excited to share the first segment in an ongoing series that highlights the life and artistry of Elizabet Castro. Over the coming weeks, these segments will unfold her story—one painting, one place, and one heartfelt reflection at a time—until a complete picture emerges of her remarkable journey. The inaugural segment, Uruguay , is now...