Health & wellness
BY SIENNA WIGHT
Jules Winson opened Bastrop’s Cafe Monet in early 2025 to bring clay art to the area.
Owner Jules Winson poses with a piece that she created.
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Cafe Monet oers hands-on stress relief through art Pottery, clay and wheel studio Cafe Monet pro- vides a space to ex creativity and relieve stress in Bastrop. Winson said the various classes present partici- pants with the opportunity to ground themselves and calm their minds.
Nestled inside the Hyperloop Plaza, Cafe Monet is open noon-8 p.m. on weekends.
After more than two decades in Southwest Aus- tin, owner Jules Winson opened a second location in Bastrop last year, inspired by the area’s rapid growth and her own childhood memories. What they oer Located inside the Hyperloop Plaza, the studio provides:
“Working with my hands helps me slow down,” Winson said. “Especially working with clay. Clay just sort of requires you to ... be really present in the moment.”. Why it matters Winson said she aims for Cafe Monet to support mental and emotional health. “Wellness to me means full care of your body, mind and your spirit,” she said. “That’s why I wanted to open out there just to help people feel connected to their creativity and their self-expression.”
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• Pottery wheel “Try It” classes • Paint-your-own-pottery sessions • Clay handbuilding • Workshops
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865 FM 1209, Bastrop www.cafemonet.org
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