Living within a short car drive from Washington D.C. means that I’m asked a recurring question from every new person I meet: “What do you do?” Answering that question is challenging and varies depending on whom I’m talking to. Some days I’m an illustrator, others I’m an art director, graphic designer, pattern maker, or muralist. The truth is that I am all of these things, hence the name Three Ring Studio.
Tonya Blue Shelby also known as Shelby Blue began creating mixed media collage art in 2017 after experiencing physical burnout and systematic bullying from the school system she worked for. Collage art became her space of refuge and peace at the end of the middle school workday. Her collage portraits tell the narrative of the societal and emotional ills women face in the workplace while triggering the choice of change and healing. Tonya has exhibited work in three solo art shows in Baltimore, and two virtual art exhibitions during the pandemic.
Hello everyone!
I love to create paintings in oil and acrylic on canvas and putting my art on t-shirts and handbags.
My love of art started when I was 8 years old and has continued throughout the years.
In high school I studied Commercial arts and in college I studied Graphic design.
I have shared my love of art teaching elementary/middle school students in afterschool programs throughout Maryland.
I look forward to sharing my art on this beautiful platform.
Justin Nepomuceno is a public artist/muralist with a background in illustration, animation, and sculpture based in Baltimore, MD. Graduating with a BFA in illustration from Towson University in 2016, and now works for ManneqART a 501c3 non-profit that focuses on arts education, while also working on murals all over Maryland. With an interest in the weird and fantastical, Justin prioritizes public art installations with elements of interactivity, believing that touching and feeling the art makes for a memorable creative experience.
I'm an artist in Harford County. I have a wide range of artist skills including work in watercolor, fine art acrylic painting, ink illustration, digital artwork, and mural work. These diverse skill sets allow me to sketch ideas, create a digital composition, and implement the final design on either media or wall surfaces seamlessly. I'm open to new projects and would love to get involved in public installations in my community.
Candice Tavares is a self taught illustrator and wood artist. Born and raised in the suburbs of Philadelphia, Candice now lives and creates in Maryland. Though she is not formally trained in art, Candice has been able to merge lessons she learns in Saturday morning art classes and in the wood shop with her dad to create a style that is all her own.
Stacey Cruise has co-founded and administered four academically successful and richly diverse, Kindergarten-twelfth grade public charter schools for 3000+ students in Philadelphia. Additionally, Stacey co-founded and served as the Chief Executive Officer for American Paradigm Schools, a nonprofit educational management organization. Since 2014, she has been the founder and principal consultant for Legacy School Services, Inc., a school improvement consulting firm.
Aaron Maybin is a 34 year old contemporary artist, educator, community activist, and former professional football player from Baltimore Md.
selected as the 11th overall pick in the 2009 NFL draft by the Buffalo Bills as a former All-American defensive end at Penn State University. Aaron went on to play in the NFL for the New York Jets and the Cincinnati Bengals in a 5-year career before making the decision to walk away from football to pursue a career as a professional artist, activist, author, educator, and community organizer.