Joan Marie Giampa, Art.D.
Joan Marie Giampa was born in Arlington, Virginia. She has a BFA in graphic design from James Madison University, an MFA in painting from the University of Maryland, and a Doctor of Arts from George Mason University. Joan has been exhibiting her work professionally since 1993 and has exhibited extensively throughout the mid-Atlantic region. Her work is in private collections throughout the United States and Europe.
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Deb Mackie’s interest in leather began with a Tandy Leather “half-pint” saddle kit given to her by her grandmother for her 12th birthday. Her grandmother, an accomplished leather crafter, lent Deb her some of her tools to finish the kit, and the journey began. Deb eventually began creating her own patterns and designs.
All her pieces begin with top-quality leather, carefully selected for each project. There are several stages, including prep, tooling, skiving, dyeing, and selective finishes and sealers. Although she may repeat a design, no two are exactly alike and may be considered unique.
Self-taught artist who experiments with various mediums. Mainly influenced by Hip Hop, Pop Culture, Kung fu flicks, Anime, and Anything made in the 80's.
Yuh Okano
Yuh works with several quality textiles and processes
including silk and Shibori ( Traditional tie dye technique ). Yuh creates stunning surfaces that project three-dimensional illusions.
Her scarves are fun and fanciful, soft with flow and energy, bringing to mind features of coral and sea animals immersed under water.
Yuh learned her basic design skills in Tokyo, and then came to the US and completed her education at the Rhode Island School of Design in 1991. She has shared her ideas and taught all over the world.
Praised for “astounding technical vocal ability, solid song interpretation and stage presence,” soprano Annie Gill continues to gain recognition as a distinctive and versatile artist. Particularly excelling in the repertoire of Mozart and Puccini, Ms. Gill has been commended for "a glorious voice - opulent from top to bottom,” and possesses an extensive variety of vocal colors in her expressive full lyric soprano.
DAEN ROSE is a contemporary artist from Kaneohe, Hawai'i on the island of O'ahu. He currently works and exhibits in Maryland, Washington, D.C. and other parts of the mainland East Coast. He creates oil paintings, drawings and other objets d'art that are hand-crafted and timeless.
Staci and Bill McLauchlan’s work is a collaborative process that involves the digital transformation of their original fabric compositions into 2D wall art. Every piece they create begins with their original design of cut, pieced and sewn cotton batik fabrics. The assembled fabric composition is scanned and the image is transformed and enhanced using digital technology. The finished work is printed on aluminum using archival pigments.