During the 2010s, I had multiple artistic periods that introduced me to online platforms made to share creativity. My passion for animation is strongly influenced by amateur 2D/3D short films on YouTube, thus motivating me to create videos of my own. While
attending UMBC, I dedicated my time to studying digital and traditional mediums to further advance my skills, but ultimately centered my practice around physical mediums.
Highly motivated and creative individual with a strong background in theater and a passion for the arts. Experienced in stage management, human relations, and event production, with a demonstrated ability to lead and collaborate effectively. Seeking opportunities in art, film, and theater.
Leo Louise (they/them) is an artist and educator born, raised, and based in Baltimore, MD.
They transform found wood into sculptural objects that honor queerness, abundance, and cooperation in nature. As a self-taught artist, Leo came into woodworking through community networks and mutual learning—not formal training. That DIY lineage informs their commitment as an educator to demystify craft and challenge who gets to belong in spaces of making. They teach woodworking classes at Baltimore's Station North Tool Library and travel often to teach and assist at craft schools across the country.
Elizabeth Chen (b. 2005) is a figurative artist working out of Baltimore, MD and Delaware. She is currently pursuing a degree in the History of Art, Design, and Visual Culture at the Maryland Institute College of Art, with a minor in Drawing. She was the national recipient of the Winston 2D Visual Art Scholarship in 2025.
How to think about bending metal
When you bend metal over the edge of the anvil, you need to have an air gap between your hammer and the edge of the anvil for your metal to bend into.
It's useful if you think about the way paper bends when you try to cut it with loose scissors.
It's useful if you think about the way paper bends when you try to cut it with loose scissors.
My art is a piece of my soul, words that deeply resonate on my heart that are inaudible. An expression of self, observations, and experiences as a creative.
Clarissa Pezone is a sculptor living and working in Baltimore, Maryland. Her studio work encompasses figurative sculpture and installation using clay, paint and mixed media. Influenced by mythology, the uncanny and lore, Pezone explores themes that exist between reality and the unknown in her sculptures.
Furniture and Visual Multimedia Artist using primarily sustainable materials to include textile and home furnishings.