Austin’s “Keep Austin Weird” slogan is celebrated through activities, mind set and the way Austinities perceive things, especial art. Faith Schexnayder is a native Austinite who dreamed of becoming an artist since childhood. Flat Fork Studio is her creation succeeding in making that dream a reality. She is an Artist, Designer and Sculptor and her company does Fabrication. The most important ingredient in her success is she loves what she does and it shows! Her creations are hand done 
without the use of a computer aided machine and are whimsical and engaging pieces that are the rage in Austin and seen all over town. The iconic Threadgills Restaurant on Riverside Dr. sports one of her giane Armadillo creations near the entrance to the restaurant! Faith specializes in the “unique” lending her are work well to our Austin culture and slogan “Let’s Keep Austin Weird.” In Faith’s own front yard she displays a giant Mother Hen that stands watch over her chicks which is registered on Roadside America as a 
Texas Landmark. Faith’s Studios can ship your custom order piece to any destination in the United States and not surprising her list of clients is growing around the nation and is indeed impressive. Some of her artwork has been featured in HGTV shows as well as featured in several books: Keep Austin Weird, Wildly Austin and Austin’s Landmark Art.
The production manager for FlatFork is Ryan and he handles everything from concept design, managing the website to painting and sculpturing in the shop..in other words a integral part of the organization! He adheres to the philosophy “If you can dream, he can make it!”
FlatFork creations embody the entrepreneurship and creativity that Austin loves to embrace! It’s fun, makes you smile and is original..what more could you ask for?
There you have it folks another Austin weirdness to contemplate!
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