James Gossard is an award winning Maryland film producer & director, poet, and playwright. He is also a screenwriter and fiction writer. His current project, DIVINE INSTINCT, a feature-length documentary about sculptor Gary Spinosa, was a 2023 Finalist in the Washington DC Independent Film Festival where it screened its World Premiere on March 1, 2023. Gossard worked as a freelance journalist in Montana, following the Border Grizzly Project and writing for wildlife journals. StoryPros named his screenplay, WHITE DUST, in its Top Ten Action-Thrillers.
Ivy Rose is a professional surrealist artist and fashion designer who uses art to heal the heart.
Born and raised in Baltimore, Maryland, Mary Landavere’s life story weaves together her desires to both help people holistically and use her creative gifts to paint works that resonate with the viewer.
Mary was introduced to oil painting in the third grade when her mother observed Mary’s strong interest in art. Weekly lessons provided a structured, guided environment where she learned to apply and hone her gift. Exercises in still-life, landscape, and portraiture painting allowed Mary to develop her skills of observation while absorbing the techniques of paint application.
Nana Blue (she/her) is a one-woman studio. The artist has a BA in Studio Art who grew up in a family of painters and performers.
Every Nana Blue piece is one-of-a-kind, heirloom quality, and mindfully designed and created.
Art for the body and home: jewelry, accessories, objets d'art, mobile sculpture, paintings and pen and ink, mixed media. Precious and semi-precious metals, gems, and stones; natural hand-sourced materials; local fiber artists' fibers and yarns.
SARAH TREVISAN
Lives & works in Bethesda, MD
Sarah has been creating art since childhood. She has exhibited work in many different venues and craft shows.
She paints functional art such as hand painted pepper mills, tissue box covers, gift boxes and small canvases.
Her work expanded to include children’s hair accessories like painted hairbrushes and headbands.
Skilled in a wide variety of media, Sarah enjoys acrylic paint, pen and ink, colored pencil, and markers. She enjoys all art making, whether painting her products or a new canvas.