52 Windows – An Evening of Art is the annual art auction and gala hosted by Columbia’s own Mental Illness Recovery Center, Inc. (Mirci). Jasper has been proud to share the wonderous work that both Mirci and the artists invited to participate in the gala have done, and we are excited to share with our readers the great artists featured this year. The gala is from 6 – 9 p.m. on May 9, 2024, at 701 Whaley. This week, we’re talking about another featured 52 Windows artist, Taylor Spreeuwers.
For over 17 years Taylor (Parrish) Spreeuwers has been working in the arts. She owns TaySpray Designs and Studio, an in-home art studio where she creates and teaches art. Taylor’s pottery, paintings, and murals can be found in various homes and establishments across the state of South Carolina. Taylor’s ceramic sculptures and pottery are primarily created in the slab hand building method. Whether Taylor is teaching her weekly art classes, hosting her summer art camps, whipping up her latest inspiration, or doing an Artist in Residence at public schools in the Columbia area, she can always be found connecting and creating.
Born and raised in Irmo, South Carolina, Taylor received a Bachelor of Fine Art from the University of South Carolina in Art Education in 2007. She taught middle school art for 6 years in Lexington School District 1 before starting her own business. Outside of the studio Taylor spends her heart, time, and talents working with nonprofits, traveling, and raising two delightful daughters with her husband, Steve Spreeuwers (Spray-wers). They happily reside in Lexington in a home that really belongs to their Ragdoll, Birdie.