How I Accidentally Created a Fairy Tale
Every fairy tale needs a villain. In this story, however, the villain has already surrendered. And he did it old school. Continue reading How I Accidentally Created a Fairy Tale
Every fairy tale needs a villain. In this story, however, the villain has already surrendered. And he did it old school. Continue reading How I Accidentally Created a Fairy Tale
Originally built as a working prop for Chamber of Commerce presentations, At the Drop of a Hat transforms a giant magician’s hat into a playful self-portrait told through symbolic objects hidden inside. Equal parts enthusiasm, reinvention, and theatrical absurdity, the piece celebrates the idea that work becomes magical when approached with creativity and joy. And for art enthusiasts, yes—there is a tip of the hat to Marcel Duchamp, who famously proved that everyday objects can become art when presented in a new context. Continue reading At the Drop of a Hat: Where Work Becomes Play
This sweet little two-tiered cake is serving looks in Food Fight: Reheated at the Lewisville Grand Theater. It’s my first time working with plaster of Paris and clay — because apparently I thought cake wasn’t challenging enough. Continue reading Frosted & Infested: A Sweet Installation with a Sting
An abstract photography experiment transforms an unlikely subject into art. This post explores creative risk, perspective, and process, and the story behind an Honorable Mention at Absolutely Abstract with the Visual Art League of Lewisville. Continue reading A Face Only a Mother Could Love (Or: How I Photographed a Cockroach)
I was asked by an artist how I transported Miss Macy.
Here are some behind the scenes showing Miss Macy in pieces. Thank you to Crystal Nelson for taking the photos that documented the wackiness. Continue reading Behind the Scenes – Miss Macy in Pieces
I started scouting dying department stores at the beginning of 2025. I realized with my first model, Miss Ethel Gladys Antoinette Dubois busy at her modeling gigs, I’d need more models.
Macy’s Department store in Fairview was closing. Tore and I had to make multiple trips because it takes time for the mannequins to be available for purchase. And when they were it was a frenzy of excitement (at least for me). Continue reading Behind the Scenes – Model Casting Call
Title: Miss Macy Dons Paper Hole Punch Couture
Artist: Denise Holguin
Materials: Hole punched paper, wire
Artist Statement: Progress on this artwork felt like a drop in the ocean. Insurmountable. Over-whelming. Never-ending. But just as in life, every “dot” of effort counts toward the final goal. Continue reading Miss Macy Dons Paper Hole Punch Couture
I like to show how moments, people and objects are intertwined with each other in my artwork.
Find out details about this LIVE plant in a rotary phone. Continue reading Nature is Calling
New artwork on display at the Lewisville Grand Theater!
Title: A Place to Reflect
Medium: Assemblage
Exhibition: Power of the Flower
Exhibition Dates: March 1 – March 29 Continue reading A Place to Reflect: Broken bowl in parking lot becomes art in Power of the Flower exhibition