I was beginning to think that Urbana was the “hotbed” of pottery in Maryland … but now it’s taken off 35 miles from Urbana in Harpers Ferry. For the past two years, Urbana potter Dennis Stark has joined together with…
When you think of doctors, you rarely picture them with an electric guitar in their hands playing hard rock … and you may not know that one of them lives in your backyard. Urbana resident Frank Becker, an internist for…
If you think you lack time or inspiration, visit Jeff Bohlander’s classroom at Urbana High or the NOMA Gallery in Downtown Frederick. A prolific artist and dynamic educator, Bohlander presides over a high-tech Mac computer graphics and photography lab by…
At first glance, the moody and introspective black-and-white photography in the Delaplaine satellite gallery at the Urbana Regional Library may seem ordinary. But if you look closer and read the information sheet provided by fine art photographer Alison Bur, you’ll…
The great French post-Impressionist painter Paul Cezanne reportedly said, “Art is a harmony parallel with nature.” So it is for Urbana photographer and ceramist Ron Roos, who combines his fondness for the two disciplines with his love of local foliage…
On a fiercely rainy day, I met Jennifer Hamilton at her Dickerson studio, Dusty Road Pottery. The studio is located on a picturesque country road in a converted dairy barn that is only a 10-minute drive from the Villages of…
The latest Delaplaine exhibit at the Urbana Library fondly says farewell to the seascapes of summer and hello to the chilling landscapes of winter with the compelling photography of Middletown resident June Jarkey. I recently met June to view the…
It is always fascinating to see artists perpetually reinventing themselves and building upon their work to create new visions. Such an artist is Ijamsville resident Linda Agar-Hendrix—photographer, sculptor, fiber artist, bead worker and world traveler. I recently met Linda and…
Artistic Seniors at the Urbana Senior Center Visit the Senior Center at the Urbana library on Tuesday afternoons and you’ll meet a group of avid watercolorists and their enthusiastic volunteers from the Community Outreach Club at Urbana High School. Six…
Where You Can Find Anything in Stained Glass Who knew that a glass wonderland was nearby and waiting to delight senses and inspire your inner artist in a unique way? Anything in Stained Glass, a family business owned by Urbana…
