Iris Grundler is a Maryland Artist whose works is displayed in homes and business throughout the metropolitan area. As a young girl she tried every medium of art, and as an adult she experimented with most media and she chose both photography and pottery to express herself. Iris was born in Peru South America, moved to United States as a teenager. Ultimately earning a BSAT-Bachelor of Science in Architecture Technology degree in 1984 at Catholic University of America in Washington D.C., and immediately began her career as an Architect.
O. Kenneth Hankins was born in Bluefield, WV in 1944. He moved to Baltimore, MD with his mother in 1950 when she came to work at Martins Airport. Ken attended Baltimore County Public Schools and Frostburg State College. He graduated from the Maryland Institute, College of Art in 1966. He taught art in Baltimore and Carroll Counties; in 1970 he met his future wife at Hereford High School. After they married in 1971, they moved to Almond, NY where Ken attend Alfred University and his wife taught English at Alfred-Almond Central School.
Clay attracts me as a medium because of the myriad possibilities for expression. Type of clay, method of forming and surface design all come together to project from the heart. I particularly enjoy the flexibility and purity of porcelain and enjoy sharing my love of flower gardening. Flowers are a most amazing combination of diversity of color and shape as well as perfection of form. I have been working in clay for more than 15 years .
Ray Bogle is a local ceramic artist working primarily out of his home studio in southern Maryland. He is a member of the CalvART Gallery in Prince Frederick, Maryland, and teaches classes at Annmarie Garden in Solomons, Maryland, as well as conducting workshops for other local organizations.