Reji Thomas

[5] Later, as a medic in the Air Force she began using a diamond dental drill to create images on glass, developing a steady hand and eye for detail.

[1][3] In addition to Thomas artistic creations, she fostered a community in 2009 when she established her Pine Street Station studio space for the public.

Her solo studio evolved into a home for “80s gypsy artists.” There were no hostels or welcoming creative spaces for traveling young artists at that time.

[1] In 2004 The Austin Chronicle recognized her 11th Street mural as the 'Best Look Back at the New Eastside' referring to it as a masterpiece, and a "soul-sending work of art".

[7] In October 2017 State of Ascension: Mixed Media Vessel Works exhibition opened at the George Carver Museum.

A theme embodied in her meticulously crafted containers and painting "position the womb as a metaphorical looking glass from which viewers experience and understand the world.