Mixed media artist Garnette Hines has been creating on Maryland’s Eastern Shore for over 20 years. A dedicated arts educator, passionate “art-cycler,” and unapologetic tree hugger, she finds inspiration in the natural world that surrounds her.
Her work bridges multiple traditional media—sculpture, painting, and printmaking—reflecting her deep love of nature in every piece.
Sanah Brown-Bowers is a multidisciplinary artist whose work spans realistic
portrait painting, sculpture, shadow boxes, installation, and immersive experiences.
Rooted in her Christian faith, her practice explores themes of legacy, spiritual
restoration, and Black joy. Through layered materials such as fabric, archival
imagery, wood, and found objects, she creates narrative-rich environments that
honor ancestry, community, and the divine presence in everyday life.
In 2024, Brown-Bowers earned her MFA in Multidisciplinary Art from the
Theophilus Thompson: An Elusive Kinetic Portrait
With over 1000 hand-formed aluminum tiles which spin and flicker, the pixelated portrait of Theophilus Thompson, an early African American chess expert, mathematician and teacher from Frederick, Maryland, shifts and changes in the wind, honoring him while acknowledging his obscure history. Created with Tsvetomir Naydenov. More of our public art projects are at www.margotwitht.com
Medium: mild steel, stainless steel, aluminum, glass, copper, enamel
Year: 2020
Details: 10’ x 14’ x 8’
Marguerite de Messières is a Maryland-based multimedia artist working across painting, portraiture, sculpture, installation, and time-based media. Her work explores landscape, memory, and the relationship between individual and collective experience. She frequently creates community-responsive public art in collaboration with sculptor Tsvetomir Naydenov, combining painting, metalwork, and kinetic elements.