Graphic novelist and painter exploring environmental collapse through the eyes of backyard creatures. Working with scrap wood and acrylic paint, I create anthropomorphic, dark and often cartoonish works. My artistic approach is drawn from my experience in animated commercial work for national TV, DIY home repair, art shows, and ecosystem management.
I’ve lived in Takoma Park since 2001, enjoying the growth of downtown and appreciating the resilience and creativity of my neighbors. I believe that empathy, compassion, and even stubborn persistence are rooted in art and I feel that as I’m working. As a retired archaeologist I love ambiguity as I work with layers and make connections. I also love teamwork
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
I am a long time resident of Takoma/DC. In 2022 I retired from the day to day ownership duties of The Big Bad Woof which allowed me to return to making art. I collect native plant material and discarded wood to create stories about the natural world around us. Much of my work focuses on the importance of native
I am a floral designer and when I’m not decorating weddings and parties, I enjoy creating Dutch Masters-inspired still life photographs of my flowers. I use exclusively local and seasonal flowers and many I have grown here in Takoma Park. I create note cards and prints. I also sell vintage mid century modern art and my daughter’s paintings at my
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
Brenda Chandler was born in Bronx, N.Y. Went to St.Augustine Catholic School where the nuns took us to great field trips such as Lincoln Center and The New York Metropolitan Museum of Art. Studied Commercial Photography in high school. Became fascinated with The Smithsonian Museums and became a intern at the Smithsonian Anacostia Community Museum in my mid 50’s while
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
Drawing is active seeing. Making art is a way to be an active participant in life. Showing these images to you completes the cycle. My imagery combines life events with visual experience in a multitude of medias and dimensions. Making art is my consistent passion and a means for survival. Vision and experience builds up an energy within that needs
I am an Art Doll artist.