About the Studio

Two makers, one garage workshop in East Austin, and a lot of resin.

How We Got Here

It Started on a Kitchen Counter

Delancey Collective began in 2021 when partners Jess Delancey and Marco Ruiz started experimenting with epoxy resin as a weekend hobby. Jess was working in graphic design and Marco was teaching high school art. They were looking for a creative outlet that wasn't attached to a screen or a grade book.

The first pour was a disaster. Bubbles everywhere, uneven cure, pigment that separated instead of blending. But the second attempt produced a set of coasters that caught light in a way neither of them expected. They made more. Friends started asking to buy them. A booth at the East Austin Studio Tour sold out in three hours.

By mid-2022, the hobby had become a business. They converted their garage into a proper workshop, invested in pressure pots and UV-stable resins, and launched online sales.

Hands crafting handmade art pieces at a well-organized studio workspace
Close-up of colorful epoxy resin being poured and mixed in a workshop
The Space

Our East Austin Workshop

The studio is a converted two-car garage behind our house on Delancey Street, which is where the name comes from. It's roughly 450 square feet of organized chaos: shelving lined with pigment bottles, a dedicated pour table with silicone mats, a curing station with heat lamps, and a finishing area with a belt sander and polishing wheel.

Austin's heat is actually useful for resin work. Warmer ambient temperatures reduce viscosity and help bubbles rise to the surface during curing. We keep the studio between 75-80 degrees Fahrenheit year-round, which gives us consistent results.

We're not open for walk-in visits, but we host quarterly open studio events where you can watch pours in progress and shop one-off pieces that aren't listed online.

What Matters to Us

Small Batch, Low Waste

We pour small quantities intentionally. Here's how we think about our work.

No Mass Production

Every piece is poured individually. We don't use assembly lines or outsource any steps. If we can't make it ourselves in our studio, we don't sell it.

Material Responsibility

Epoxy resin isn't a green material, and we don't pretend it is. We minimize waste by measuring precisely, reusing leftover resin in smaller molds, and recycling our packaging materials.

Local Community

We teach free resin workshops at Austin community centers twice a year and donate a percentage of holiday sales to local arts education programs.

See What We've Made

Browse our current collection of wall art, coasters, jewelry, and custom pieces.

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