Maude Kasperzak was born in 1988 in Toledo, Ohio. She studied at the Maryland Institute College of Art and received a BFA in Painting in 2011. From 2012-2018, she served as the Creative Director of Charm City Cakes. In 2019, Maude created MUDE Studios, an accessories and homegoods business specializing in hand-painted, ethically produced goods. Currently, her work is solely focused on expanding the colorful world of MUDE as well as her continuing her artistic practice as a painter.
I am an artist living with my family in Harford County. I received a BA in fine arts from Towson University in 1998 and have my Master's in Elementary Education. Currently I am working on my portraiture technique and creating a series of paintings retelling classic fairytales.
Located near the banks of the Monocacy River, artist - blacksmith Stephen Dill crafts an eclectic mix of custom ironwork for homes, businesses, and public spaces. His hammer work is featured on a diverse array of items, from bottle openers to vases, while his larger designs include botanically inspired sculpture and ornamental yard décor. Stephen works primarily in steel but has experience in forging other metals such as titanium.
A Resident Artist at the Howard County Center for the Arts in Ellicott City, Lisa creates mosaic art, decor, furniture and steampunk crabs. She also engages the community in public art projects and teaching workshops. Using a variety of materials including stained glass, broken dishes, found objects, slate, stone and smalti, Lisa's work tells a story piece by piece so that the viewer finds something new to see each time they look at her mosaics.
Valerie Aleta Smith - Currently lives and work in Baltimore, Maryland
Valerie Smith is artist working primarily in oils on canvas, bottle art, cigar box art and shoe art. She often employs bold and bright colors in her surrealism style of painting.
EDUCATON:
Graduated: Professional Institute of Commercial Art – 1984
Studied: RETS Electronics and Architectural Design School; Maryland Institute of Art (fine Art);
Towson University College of Art
SOLO EXHIBITS:
2009 - Joe Squared Restaurant
2013 – Padonia Stations Restaurant
2013 – Towson University, Department of Chemistry
Dirk was born in Trinidad, grew up in NY and has been based in Baltimore since 2002. For the last 30 years he has worked as a visual artist, art teacher, performing artist (puppetry and theater), and a graphic designer. In 2016 Dirk founded String Theory Theater, a puppetry troupe in which he performs with his daughters.
Professional Fine artist 46 years capturing black history, women issues, world issues, spirituality, and culture. As a painter creating fine art that is diverse is texture, color, and mixed media I am able to create art that speaks with great emotion and triumph of the human spirit .
Becky L. Snider uses her early training as an abstract painter in her two- and three-dimensional fused glass artworks. She double majored in Studio Art and Dramatic Art at Mills College, and received an MFA in Theatre Technology from the University of Texas at Austin.
I have a B.A. degree in Fine Arts. As a artist, my medium was oil painting. As I’ve progressed as a artist, my interests has lead me into glass fusing as my new medium. When I am not acting for the camera or stage, I am working on writing screen and stage plays as well as producing and directing films.