Newspring News and Blog
Houston Arboretum & Nature Center Butterfly
This beautiful monarch butterfly has landed at the Houston Arboretum & Nature Center! Gifted to Debbie Markey by Forney Construction, and Garza Site Development, and painted by NewSpring student artist Daniela Cruz.
read moreThe PHONE-ography workshop
The PHONE-ography WorkshopThe PHONE-ography workshop led by professional photographer Juan Islas was great! Our students learned lots of tips and tricks on their camera phones, after learning the basics of photography. Juan brought a couple of early...
read moreMetroNational Mural Collaboration
MetroNational Mural | Newspring Student Collaboration The mural is called “Stained Glass Butterflies” and was originally created for the Student Art Auction Poster Competition held in April by Alisson Terreros. When Newspring was asked to submit a design to...
read moreClub Westside
Linda McIngvale, Club Westside’s owner, commissioned the Newspring butterfly for the beautiful grounds of the club. In the middle of a redesign of the Club including a putt-putt golf course and official monarch garden, Linda envisioned a giant monarch to attract...
read moreBlazer Butterfly
The Butterfly for Blazer Construction was delivered to the Kinkaid School August 10, 2017. The class designed and decorated the butterfly, finishing it by November 30, 2017. Blazer owners Christan and Matt Fuqua approved the design prior to its...
read moreRaiseUp Families
The Friends of RaiseUp Families(formally, Westside Homeless Prevention) purchased a Newspring butterfly through WHP to support both the students of Newspring and the families of WHP. It has been placed at Memorial Green with the cooperation of the Midway Company and...
read moreMidway Butterflies
Purchased by Midway, these butterflies were chosen to promote and help students in Spring Branch. Designed and painted by local schools and Newspring alumni. The cityscape design was created by a student at St. Mark Lutheran Church, titled 'City Scape' and painted by...
read moreSt. Philip Presbyterian Church
A beautiful butterfly incorporating many cherished symbols of the parish sits in the east lawn of the church. The butterfly was gifted by several church families.
read moreDavid Weekley Homes
Another butterfly has landed! Natividad Mosqueda, a graduate of Newspring's art program and scholarship recipient, designed this whimsical butterfly. Thanks to David Weekley Homes, Newspring awarded five additional college scholarships totaling $12,500 during the...
read moreThe Amazing Place
A beautiful butterfly has just landed in the garden of the Amazing Place which provides fellowship, memory care and wellness for adults with mild to moderate memory loss and support to their families and the community. Grace and Gary Olander purchased the butterfly...
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