Frederick County Art Association (FCAA), the single largest group of active artists in the Frederick area, was out in force on the First Saturday of the new year to open their member show at the Delaplaine. The non-profit is committed…
Capturing images is telling a story, but the essence of the story is heightened when the story is personal. Urbana High School art teacher Tracey Ellis-Guss’ journey with her mentor and friend, Brunswick High School digital photography teacher Teressa Blickenstaff-Kitts,…
Sometimes one passion spawns another. Artist Robert Cantor has parlayed his playful trove of close to 900 figurative pencil sharpeners into a collection of nostalgic and personal oil paintings. On view through February at the Delaplaine Satellite Gallery at the…
Building on the riches of the Montgomery County Agricultural Reserve, Countryside Artisans is a group of like-minded painters, farmers, potters, stonemasons, woodworkers, textile artists, glass blowers, jewelers, yarn dyers, ceramicists, photographers and wine and beer crafters—all following their creative passions…
The Urban Dictionary writes that a Renaissance woman can mix the knowledge of what are considered disparate spheres into a new whole. Treading lightly with that term, it nevertheless personifies the Adamstown artist, horse woman and farm owner Liz Holm.…
Fresh energy is everywhere you look at Pumpernickel + Rye, the creation of sister-owners Amy Nesbit, executive chef, and Megan Hook, general manager. Urbana is in for a real treat with this first-of-its-kind scratch kitchen, new school deli and neighborhood…
Dr. Gary Carver’s trio of passions—woodcarving, the American chestnut tree and birds—fit together like a puzzle. A retired physicist, he incorporates his extensive knowledge of trees and woods into a bird carving art and shares a 60-acre property with his…
With enthusiasm and style, Jordan Knicley recently brought her Urban Violet Boutique to Urbana. Originally from Hagerstown where she started out in marketing, beauty and fashion as co-owner of the Sagittarius Salon & Spa, Knicley described the boutique as “my…
Dedicated is what springs to mind when I think about my conversation with Urbana High School’s Spanish teacher, guitar teacher and orchestra director Hector Ayerdiz. “My job as a teacher—students come in at different levels—is to help them improve their…
The world of color and how it speaks is what painter Bernadette Miller is all about. Her latest exhibit of vibrant landscapes in eye-catching hues of aqua and green and mauve is at the Urbana Library hall gallery. New Market…
