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BY KEVIN VU
Space Montrose features handmade artwork and products made by local artists and small businesses.
The Peraza couple produces their own products, such as baby onesies and incense.
PHOTOS BY KEVIN VU COMMUNITY IMPACT
Space Montrose o ers handmade art, products
Owners Leila and Carlos Peraza opened Space Montrose to feature artists from Texas and the U.S.
three artists has turned into a 1,200-square-foot store that has worked with thousands of artists and small businesses over the past 15 years, with the store currently selling art from over 300 artists, Leila said. All of the store’s products are U.S.-based, with 50% of the products made by local Texas artists, such as prints detailing maps of di erent Texas cities through circles and stickers, to jewelry, ceramics, stationery sets and even homemade candles and incense. “The special thing about Space is you can come in here and we will talk to you about the artists that we work with,” Leila said. “We usually have a little story to tell you about them.”
Houston husband-and-wife duo Carlos and Leila Peraza have always cared about art. “I feel like he and I both have always been very community-driven and into art,” Leila said. “He’s a musician and writer, and I’ve always been a creative person myself.” Initially working in the hospice care industry, taking care of patients and delivering medical equipment, the two decided to look towards sell- ing art on the side as a way to satiate their craving for artistic expression. As a result, Space Montrose was born. Staying local What started o as a small shop in 2010 featur- ing handmade artworks and products made by
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