# Living & Creating in Marfa, TX | Studio Visit with Opal Rugs

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Podcast: [The Mortal Machine Gallery Podcast](https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-mortal-machine-gallery-podcast-7427692)
Published: 2026-02-18T19:33:00+00:00
Episode link: https://twodrinkminimunnola.transistor.fm/s2/4
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## Resource

Recorded inside her Marfa studio, this episode sits down with Alyse of Opal Rugs to talk about what it really means to live and work as an artist in one of the most mythologized art towns in America. Visit Opal Rugs: https://www.opalrugs.com/ Recorded on location in Marfa, Texas.

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