This place is amazing for crafty thrift store hoarder types like myself. I always find too many awesome things that I just cant live without. Love this gem of a store!

One of my friends and my favorite place to visit. Also the cats are very sweet.

This is a wonderful place to shop for cheap art supplies. There needs to be more art thrift stores like the Texas Art Asylum. Please visit this if you want to be sustainable and live making crafts. The cats are also very cute.

This is a wonderful place to buy gently used second hand art supplies and other items. I would definitely highly recommend this place to anyone who loves to thrift and be sustainable. Will be shopping there again soon.

Great place for shopping eclectic art and crafting supplies. I could spend the whole day there!

Best do-dads and bits for assembling art around. Paper, cloth, crayons, canvases, doll heads, paints...they had the best odd collection. Go in with an open mind.

Repurposed art supplies store where you can shop and donate. Lots of neat stuff.

So much fun to get lost in the aisles here. You never know what youll find.

I have never been so embarrassed in my life. This was my very first visit to the art asylum, as my friends have always recommended it to be a great place for buying second hand art supplies and more. Everything was fine up until about 30 minutes into shopping when I was aggressivley approached by two employees, one of whom Im assuming to be a manager, immediately accusing me of stealing. The women then kept rudely demanding that I take off my mask after I repeatedly said no, that I have not been vaccinated and Im not willing to put myself or anyone around me at risk. And I didnt see them taking off their masks if the situation was reversed.After minutes of confusion and complete and utter shock the male employee standing behind her grabbed the basket of a few items I intended on buying out of my hands and told me and my friend to leave the store.I was not sure what to do or how to handle this situation, but I know for a fact I have never once been humiliated like this, especially publicly in front of an entire store, over something they were obviously MISTAKEN over. I have not and would not even consider stealing from a store, especially one that is small owned and obviously struggling because of the pandemic.Im hoping they reconsider the way they handle situations in the future, and learn just an inch of respect/ how to run a business in a professional manner. Im horrified and hurt, and sharing my experience was the only thing I could think of doing. Hopefully nothing like this will ever happen to anyone else in the future. So IF you decide to shop here, do so with caution, as i will certainly not be returning.

Super cool store - the employees are so nice and helpful! I love the cats !

I love coming here to find a variety of unique items. You can find all sorts of things here, including: old toys and dolls, jewelry, art supplies, fabric, old photos, etc. This is a great place to come if you are an artist and are looking for items for your practice, or if youre just looking for some unique jewelry/clothes. Some things are priced individually, but the majority of things are sold by the pound. There are a couple of cats that hang out here, so if youre allergic, this might not be the place for you. They also occasionally host art shows, which are fun to check out.

This store is not worth your time. If you dig enough you could find some semi-interesting items that even then arent worth the $. But the main flaw of this store is their staff. Talk about the most pretentious and ill mannered employees Ive ever seen. The Blonde woman, who I believe to either run the place or just manage it poorly is the worst of them all.Dont waste your time here.

Lots of fun stuff. Yarn. Cards. Photos. Stamps. Paint. Beads. Bottle caps and two cute kitties

I wish I could live here. Ive missed it being closed but understand fully for safety precautions. This place is just awesome!

The place surprisingly organized and well-lit so you can see everything more clearly.

My most favorite place in all of Texas! Everytime I visit, I find my self wanting to walk up to total strangers and say, MINE! LOL!!! But that would be selfish and rude. I cant keep ALL the treasures to my self! Right??? LOL!!! No really, I cant... Unless ofcourse you dont hurry on down to Live Oak before I get there!!!

The employees were so nice and they have a wide variety of craft items here! Definitely check out if you have the chance!

Super cool place to check out. Odds and ends that will inspire your inner artist! Also take a large list of items, so check their website. Fabric, tiny things, old pictures, youll be amazed.

Excellent vibes

First off, I want to say that I love animals, and they had two cats that I got to pet, so bonus. As far as art supplies go, this is the equivalent of an art thrift store. They charge you by weight, and I dont remember very well, but I think there is a minimum you have to pay if you use card (it was not that much), so you might want to use cash. India ink is super expensive for someone like me, and I literally got like 6 things of Indian ink for less than $10 (it mightve been less than that, I just dont want my fuzzy memory to be too inaccurate). Place is a little disorganized in my opinion, but I like to think of it as organized chaos. I got a cool sticker that I dont remember if I paid for or not (I think it was free). Staff was helpful and understanding! Will definitely be coming back. They have a lot of kooky stuff. Had a wonderful experience just browsing through things.

I 💕💕💕 LOVE this place, I hope it opens up for business again soon!

Its like a crafting thrift store with a gallery space. Not what I was expecting, but very interesting. I would go for events and if I needed materials to create.

Best place in houston

Excellent, weird and amazing place! If you need 29 doll heads and 8 feet of fuzzy thread for your weird art project, this is the place to go. Great resource for all arts in Houston!

Rude/ Very unwelcoming staff.

If you’re ‘stuck’, this is a great place to start your creative juices flowing again. No telling what you’ll find on a given day. I could live here!

It is an eclectic store containing black-and-white photo archives, deconstructed art and architecture equipment like right-angles and technical pens, and even extensive stationary. You think you are at a mini mall containing JOANN, Michaels, and Texas Art; yet, the prices are reasonable and their selection is growing. The majority of the stuff there, however, is used with some exceptions.

On my first visit I had a great time just adventuring through this place. I did find a couple of things I could not live without.There is so much inspiration to be found here.However, I found the staff to be less than friendly even upon my usual verbal greeting of Hey! Hows it going?I also found that many items had no price at all and similar items that had a price had 2 different prices for the exact item.Besides that​, I have no real complaint.I will be visiting quite often.I have to admit that the deal I got was Awesome!

If youre in the mood to look through thousands of black and white photos for the perfect memory this place is for you! They also have 2 kitties.

Awesome place to go and pick up crafty little things. I can stay there for hours...

Went in for a stranger things art exhibit but stayed for the cool assortment of random objects. Crafter and artist paradise. I ended up finding a beautiful cowboy print. Will definitely be back.

Special art exhibit. Interesting, but less than I had expected. I love the place though. Great outlet for donating odd and ends to be used by craftier folks than me.

One of my favorite places on earth. I could spend hours finding treasures here. So many vintage treasures and oddities.

I find it most difficult to express the full sensory experience that is the Art Asylum. Words ring hollow against the resplendent melange of objects one finds smattering the walls, embedded in wickerwork, and tussling about in storage binds. I think at this point Ill say Ive run aground in my powers of description, and Ill just have to say I love this place, its truly unique and reflects the two fantastic people who operate it.

Looking for unique one of a kind items. Go here. Into crafting, and making of art, this place has a huge selection of items to re-purpose. We are talking Donald Trump HUGE.The prices are a little steep, but that is quickly over shadowed by the unique finds here.

Our niece had art displayed there. It was the first we had been there. It was interesting to see all of the eclectic art supplies there. We enjoyed our visit.

Love this place!! Always something fun if you dig deep enough! Found one of my favorite paintings here! Also great place for crafting supplies and sewing patterns!

Cheap creative supplies, vintage finds, and cute kitties! Couldn’t ask for a better spot.

They have cats!!😁

Each experience here is unique. I am so happy to spend an afternoon here.

Fun! This is a cross between the kitschiest thrift store stuff & vintage ephemera, weird items to make assemblage or mixed media art with, never used but preowned art supplies or half used art supplies & garage hardware parts and tools. Books & magazines. Craft kits, cigar boxes, fabric, yarn, everything is here & inventory constantly changes. If you like to dig & ponder you must visit but give yourself at least 2 hours. They take donations of stuff.

As an artist i see value in junk, but sometimes junk is simply junk and the art asylum puts a heavy price on their junk. Tons of middle aged white people wearing over priced clothing that looks vintage and beards. Everywhere beards!

Its very eccentric, but my favorite bit of it would be how many old and small bottles they have...so cute!

Wide selection- nevet know what you will find- Great prices

Ive been visiting the asylum for years. Thankfully, in this asylum, the patients run the place. From baby doll parts, to a. Can of puffalump farts, and everything in betwixxed. Check it out when you can, if you dare. Ask for the owner, Ramona Brady, and tell her all about your cat stories. She just loves that.

Amazing place for amazing things, sustainable choices and one of a kind crafts. Love the creativity that Texas Art Asylum enables.

Wonderful old school thrifting. So many different types of things to look at

Never a dull moment here. Great inspiration.

Super quirky finds. Lose yourself in clutter and come out with a new craft project. And make sure you pet the cats!

Great place for creative people.prices are fair.

Fun place to explore for art ideas and unique supplies.

Relaxing atmosphere where you can think and let your imagination run!

Always find something cool to take home. Love this place!

Texas Art Asylum is, without doubt, THE MOST FUN place you will ever find if youre doing any type of creative project... anything from helping your child create a Valentine box for school to painting the next Mona Lisa... you want it, Texas Art Asylum has it. Youll find everything from broken china for mosaic, art supplies (some in original package), the most fantastic selection of hundreds and hundreds of old photographs, frames, boxes, doll parts (OMG... you have never seen so many doll parts!), fabric, do-dahs, old jewelry, toys, toys, toys, gardening stuff, boots, games, telephones, lamps, every Happy Meal toy ever made, wood, needlework supplies, tin, scrapbook paper, small antiques, BOOKS, beads, BUTTONS, wire (rusted, new, tangled, neatly wrapped, and every way you can think of), and...and...and... you name it, they have it.They also offer Saturday sales for school teachers (and other non-profits only) where they offer art supplies @ $5 for whatever can be placed in a large brown bag (provided by Texas Art Asylum). These sales have been a tremendous boon to art classes in the public school system as teachers usually pay for art supplies out of their own pocket because of school budgets.Join their Facebook page to get updates of classes offered, art shows and activities at Texas Art Asylum. Sign up for their emailed newsletter for similar information.The two women who own the place are funny, helpful, friendly and just generally make shopping at Texas Art Asylum a delight. Try Texas Art Asylum... I know youll like it!

Neat place, but the employees were very rude. A completely non welcoming atmosphere.

Eclectic and interesting, a great haven for artists and creators in Houston area

Hidden little spot with all kinds of unique finds

Lots of crafts and great cats

This is my happy place!

Very fun place!

Filled with interesting things

Awesome place to get inspired

LOTs of stuff to look through

Love it