The Buddy Holly Center in Lubbock, Texas, will host a closing reception and gallery talk for 'Daybook,' an exhibition of mixed media works by DFW-based artist Ashley Stecenko, on Sunday, May 17, 2026. Stecenko will lead a guided tour discussing her creative process, which combines drawing, printmaking, and quilting techniques to explore domestic spaces and personal memory. The exhibition includes her ongoing 'Little Ditties' series, where small journal-like pieces are sometimes sewn into larger patchwork compositions.
The event matters because it highlights the work of an emerging Texas artist whose practice bridges traditional craft and contemporary mixed media, offering the local community direct engagement with the artist's evolving studio methods. It also underscores the role of regional cultural centers like the Buddy Holly Center in supporting and presenting living artists outside major metropolitan art hubs.