Pine Street Station

"Reji Thomas established Graphic Glass Studios at 1101 E. Fifth in 1979. Friends were dubious about the dilapidated warehouse, but the space was perfect for Thomas: unconventional, rough around the edges, but bursting with potential. She has worked in photography, painting, drawing, metal, and stonework, but is best known for her glasswork. In the mid-Nineties, she won the bid to replace all of the intricate, etched glass in the Capitol, creating more than 500 panes; her art has been collected by Ann Richards, Barbara Jordan, B.B. King, and Steven Spielberg...In 2009, Thomas re-established the space as Pine Street Station. Subsequent events have included AIDS Services of Austin's ArtErotica, the annual QueerBomb celebration, HOPE Farmers Market (the East­side's first), the Fader Fort during SXSW, and the annual East Austin Studio Tour.
                                                                                                                                                                ---Kate X Messner, The Austin Chronicle