Lisa Barry Art

Takomaartery/ November 13, 2024/

Lisa Barry is a live events graphic designer and project manager by trade, and a lifelong painter. Her passion for the natural world led her to complete an M.A. in Expressive Ecopsychology in 2012, studying the human-nature relationship and creative expression as a means for connecting to place. In 2022, Lisa created Lisa Barry Art and launched her first collection

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DrJewels-The Artist

Takomaartery/ October 18, 2024/

Dr.Jewels-TheArtist : As a practicing veterinarian, her journey from the medical field to creative arts manifested into her desire to share & shape her deep connection, recognition and passion; to integrate art, animals and the human spirit.  After many years as a veterinarian she arrived upon a natural evolution of her desire to turn discarded pieces into treasures with Mosaic

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Jordana_Curious by Nature

Takomaartery/ October 18, 2024/

I’ve always been driven to create and to express myself through art, craft, and style. Each of my items are the product of my own vision and reflect the dual sides of my personality–imagination and precision. With a foundation in the theater, I honed my creative eye backstage, mastering the art of stage painting, lighting, and set design. This early

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Artz Planet Studio

Takomaartery/ September 6, 2024/

Without the ability to actualize an idea or concept, art would not exist.   My work is a constant search for the best way to interpret the ideas that I have. I do not limit myself to one medium, style, or concept. Inspiration and ideas change. Each piece I create is an extension from the past, observation and what I’ve

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Rima Shaffer

Takomaartery/ September 6, 2024/

My earliest memory, as a toddler, is of dust mites dancing in a beam of light then illuminating the subtle colors on a braided rug, The media I employ:photography, fiber art, and mixed media are saturated with color. I enjoy stretching boundaries: Weavings may hide the grid structure, My photographs challenge one’s perception. Pages in books may go beyond their

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renee lachman

Takomaartery/ July 19, 2024/

To know a person, know her roots. My roots start in New York, with a childhood mixing the urban landscape in Queens and the wilderness of summers spent at my grandmother’s farmhouse upstate. The sense of being an independent explorer and collector never left me and contributes greatly to my work now. I observe, collect, and piece together fragments that

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Kim Reyes Art

Takomaartery/ July 19, 2024/

I dabble in quite a few different mediums but clay is my favorite! I learned the basics of ceramics in my late twenties from my mother and father, both accomplished potters. Later I expanded my techniques by studying at Penland and Arrowmont Craft Schools. My ceramic techniques include hand building, slab construction, carving, and pit firing using combinations of stoneware,

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TheCraftyArtLady

Takomaartery/ June 13, 2024/

I am a lawyer, momma, and artist living in Takoma Park, MD. I developed my love of drawing, illustrating, and painting from a young age, and though I wanted to go to art school, with dreams of becoming a fashion designer or museum curator, I ended up taking a liberal arts path and found myself in a career far away

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Marilyn Banner

Takomaartery/ June 13, 2024/

Marilyn Banner was born in St. Louis, Missouri. She received a BFA in Painting from Washington University and pursued further work in the fine arts at Queens College (CUNY), University of Maryland, and Massachusetts College of Art (MSEd 1982). Mentors David Lund, Lowry Burgess, Marvin Bileck, and Betsy Damon were significant influences in her approach to painting, media, concept, and

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Roberta Hammond

Takomaartery/ June 13, 2024/

Sometimes I start with a plan, but more often than not, I end up with something completely different from my initial vision. I take great pleasure in the Zen of letting my art flow through my hands without trying to control how it will turn out. It’s a meditation of a kind in color and texture. Sometimes it works, sometimes

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