Artist & Instructor: Bex Baker
When: Sunday, October 26, 2025 from 1:00 - 5:00 p.m.
Where: The Contemporary Austin - Laguna Gloria
Cost: 35+ (Children under 5 are free)
Join us at The Very 'Rary 2025, The Contemporary Austin’s annual all-ages afternoon of art and amazement! We’ll be leading a hands-on mushroom printmaking activity on tote bags, celebrating the beauty and biodiversity of fungi in Texas.
The totes feature original artwork by Bex Baker, highlighting Texas mushrooms, including Texas’s official state mushroom, the Texas Star (Chorioactis geaster). Participants will get to create their own one-of-a-kind mushroom print tote to take home!
In addition to mushroom printmaking, The Very ’Rary will feature an exciting lineup of creative experiences for all ages, including collaborative art projects, interactive performances, outdoor sculpture exploration, hands-on workshops, music, food, and more—transforming Laguna Gloria into a wonderland of art and imagination.
Want to help bring the magic of fungi to the community?
The Contemporary is looking for volunteers to assist with printmaking and share the fungal fun. Sign up to volunteer.
About the Artists & Instructors
Bex Baker is the featured printmaking artist based in Austin, Texas who draws inspiration from the natural world, especially fungi, plants, and the quiet wonders hiding in the undergrowth. Their work combines bold botanical linework and whimsical detail to create pieces that feel at once scientific and inspired by the old world and themes of rebirth. Whether printed on tote bags, old sheet music, exhibited on gallery walls, or shared through her social media, Bex’s art invites you to slow down, look closer, and appreciate the textures, shapes, and stories of nature. You may recognize Bex’s art from our Limited Edition Art Tee and the Mushroom Lover’s Cookbook.
Ezlyh Gutierrez is a mycologist, fiber artist, and mycology educator certified in medicinal mushroom education, she approaches cultivation as a sacred dialogue with the living world. Her work blends science and spiritual ecology, and she often experiments with gourmet and medicinal species at home. Ezlyh fosters curiosity, reverence, and hands-on learning through workshops and outreach.
Scout Dole is a passionate educator where they focus on the intersection of fungi, soil health, and community engagement. As an editor of the Mushroom Lover’s Cookbook. and a regular workshop host, Scout brings a love of culinary creativity and functional mushroom wisdom to every event.
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