ALLEGANY ARTS COUNCIL MOUNTAIN MARYLAND STUDIO TOUR 2016 · 1 Alan Arnson Woodwork 2 Sue Arnson ... 14 Donna Godlove Pastels ... MOUNTAIN MARYLAND STUDIO TOUR 2016 ALLEGANY ARTS COUNCIL

MOUNTAIN MARYLANDSTUDIO TOUR 2016October 22–23 & October 29–30 • 11am–5pm

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Welcome to the Mountain Maryland 2016 Studio Tour. This year is the 14th year of the annual event and we’re happy to say that each year it

keeps getting better. We know you’ll enjoy driving around our beautiful countryside during prime fall foliage and exploring our charming, friendly towns as you visit the studios of talented local artists.

With this guidebook you will have access to an arts experience you won’t be able to find anywhere else. Every year, artists who have been drawn to our beautiful area literally open their doors to visitors. This is your chance to visit with Mountain Maryland artists where they live and work, learn about their techniques and, of course, purchase some art for your home or as a gift. Whether it is painting, photography, furniture, ceramics or jewelry, you’ll find it on the Studio Tour.

If you are not sure where to start your tour, we recommend visiting the Allegany Arts Council’s art gallery at 9 N. Centre Street in Cumberland. There you will find an exciting exhibit featuring the work of Studio Tour participants. You can browse the exhibition and then map out a plan for visiting the studios of your choice! This exhibition will open at the Allegany Arts Council on October 15, 2016, and run through November 12. The opening reception, to which you are invited, will be held on Saturday, October 15 from 6 to 8 pm. This reception is another great opportunity to meet Studio Tour aritsts. While you are driving around, consider using the Studio Tour website (www.artsaleandtour.com), which has artist information and a map so you’ll be able to find your way around easily.

On behalf of the arts community of Mountain Maryland, I welcome you to our region and hope you enjoy your visit.

See you soon in Mountain Maryland!

Chris SloanExecutive DirectorAllegany Arts Council301-777-2787



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1 Alan Arnson Woodwork2 Sue Arnson Watercolors, Monotypes, Collage, Jewelry, Scarves 3 Terry Bachman Woodworking & Photography4 Kenny Braitman Blacksmithing5 Elizabeth Levine Braun Glasswork6 Josh Brown Porcelain & Stoneware7 Mary Bode Byrd Acrylic Mixed-Media Painting

ARTIST LOCATIONSAllegany & Garrett Counties

8 Christina Collins-Smith Digital Photography, Collage, Painting9 Tony Cornwell Mixed Media10 Deep Creek Pottery Pottery11 Arnold D’Epagnier Furnitrue12 Gerry DeWitt Landscapes, Figures, Zentangle13 Frank Fotia Photography14 Donna Godlove Pastels

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Alan Arnson 1Woodwork

Alan Arnson specializes in making small boxes, natural

edged bowls and other practical items, harvesting wood from the forest of cherry, hickory and maple that surrounds his Garrett County workshop and studio. Visit The Loft Shop and the Arnsons’ studio, housed in a barn that dates back to the 1880s, and watch Alan demonstrate his woodworking skills as he creates his lovely pieces.

The Loft Shop9415 Rock Lodge RoadAccident, Maryland 21520301-245-4528www.theloftshop.comalarns@aol.comDirectionsTraveling West: Take I-68W to Exit 19. Turn left onto Route 495/Bittinger Road. * After 9 miles pass the Bittinger Mennonite Church on the right; 0.5 miles after the church there is a yellow Loft Shop sign on the right. Turn right and continue down the lane.

Traveling East: Take I-68E to Exit 19. Turn right onto Rt. 495/Bittinger Road. Follow above directions from asterisk*.

Sue Arnson 2Watercolors, Monotypes, Collage, Jewelry, Scarves

Sue works in a variety of media in her studio on a Garrett

County farm that dates back to the late 1880s. Visit The Loft Shop and the Arnsons’ studio and watch Sue demonstrate monotype and watercolor painting while explaining her techniques. The working studio has one room for “dirty” work, and another that serves as a small gallery with soft chairs, snacks and good music.

The Loft Shop9415 Rock Lodge RoadAccident, Maryland [email protected]

DirectionsTraveling West: Take I-68W to Exit 19. Turn left onto Route 495/Bittinger Road. * After 9 miles pass the Bittinger Mennonite Church on the right; 0.5 miles after the church there is a yellow Loft Shop sign on the right. Turn right and continue down the lane.

Traveling East: Take I-68E to Exit 19. Turn right onto Rt. 495/Bittinger Road. Follow above directions from asterisk*.

Terry Bachman 3Woodworking & Photography

T his year Terry is pleased to display an entirely new body

of work, highlighted by a series of hand-worked hardwood boxes. These pieces are carved, dyed and/or painted in striking patterns. Smaller than works featured in past Tours, they make excellent gifts or accents for your home. Terry’s distinctive photographs in handmade frames are also available and furniture and sculpture will be on hand, too. Terry is delighted to welcome back Patricia Hilton to join him at the gallery, showing her masterful pastels and paintings.

DirectionsTraveling West: Take I-68W to Exit 43B. Go straight onto Industrial Boulevard/Maryland 51 for 1.2 miles. *At the traffic light, turn left onto Virginia Avenue. Tangram Woodworks is on the right, across from the Sheetz store (look for the “Celebrate Virginia Avenue” mural). To enter the parking lot, go one block, turn right onto 4th Street, then immediately right again. The lot is right at the end of the block.

Traveling East: Take I-68E to Exit 43B. Turn right onto Industrial Boulevard/Maryland 51. Continue for 1.2 miles. Follow above directions from asterisk*.

Tangram Woodworks424 Virginia AvenueCumberland, Maryland [email protected]

Blacksmithing has a very long history. Kenny applies traditional

and more contemporary techniques of forging to his design, furthering his goals of creating art and preserving ancient craftsmanship. Using a coal forge, hammer and anvil, he makes tools that enable him to hone his craft and create art and functional objects. Blacksmithing also provides the opportunity to “think out of the box,” allowing him to design to suit his needs. Because working sculpturally in metal often results in a less predictable flow, and perspective shifts depending on the angle from which a piece is viewed, Kenny’s metalwork is a tangible result of exploration and discovery.

93 Carey Run RoadFrostburg, Maryland [email protected]

DirectionsTraveling West: Take I-68W to Exit 29 (Finzel/ Route 546). Turn left onto Route 546/Beall School Road. *Proceed approximately 1 mile to “T” and turn right onto Old Frostburg Road. Go about 100 yards to “Y,” take right fork (Old Frostburg Road) and proceed downhill to base of hill. Where road dog legs sharply to left, bear right onto Carey Run Road. The house is about 0.2 miles up the hill on the right. Keep going right at every choice point, crossing Savage River (wooden bridge), then Carey Run (another wooden bridge). Drive up past the horse barn to the house.

Traveling East: Take I-68E to Exit 29 (Finzel/Route 546). Turn right onto Route 546/Beall School Road. Follow above directions from asterisk*.

Kenny Braitman 4Blacksmithing

Directions Traveling West: Take I-68W to Exit 43-C (Downtown). Turn right onto Harrison Street, then go three blocks to the traffic light and turn left onto Queen City Drive. * Go 0.5 miles and turn right at the traffic light onto N. Centre Street. Immediately after passing under the bridge, just before the first building on the left, with yellow trim— 302 N. Centre Street—turn left into a gravel parking area.

Traveling East: Take I-68E to Exit 43-C (Downtown). Turn left onto Queen City Drive. Follow above directions from asterisk*.

Elizabeth Levine Braun 5Glass Art

Elizabeth has been a commission artist since 1986, when she

opened Elizabeth’s Glassworks LLC, a custom art glass studio. Working in architectural glass, using traditional leaded glass, copper foil, sandblasting, as well as non-traditional techniques, has been her privilege and her passion. She was a creative writing major in college and considers much of her sculptural work to be a form of visual poetry. In 2010 she moved to West Virginia, and her studio is her big barn on the Little Cacapon River. A lot of her work now reflects the peace and beauty of the natural world that surrounds her.

302 N. Centre StreetCumberland, Maryland 21502304-492-5647www.elizglass.com Elizabeth’s Glassworks LLC on [email protected]

DirectionsTraveling West: Take I-68W to Exit 34 onto Route 36 towards Frostburg. Follow 36 to Route 40, turning left onto Main Street in Frostburg. Follow Main Street through downtown Frostburg, turn right at the Post Office on Water Street. * Head downhill one mile, through the tunnel around the curve. After passing Frost Mine Road on the right, turn onto the next driveway on the right and look for a cluster of red buildings on the right. If you get to Annette’s, you have gone 0.3 miles too far.

Traveling East: Take I-68E to Exit 29 onto Route 546 towards Finzel (doubling back west a bit to head east on Route 40.) Go 0.4 miles, then turn left onto Beall School Road toward MD-546 Finzel. After 0.2 miles, turn left onto Piney Mt Road. After 0.4 miles, turn right onto National Pike (Route 40). Go 3.8 miles east into Frostburg, then turn left at the Post Office onto Water Street. Follow above directions from asterisk *.

Josh Brown creates functional, lead-free and microwave/

dishwasher-safe pottery in his studio near Frostburg, a former miner’s cabin cozily situated in an old railroad switchback. The garden and outbuildings are adorned with colorful sculptures and pots, while the studio is filled with pottery in many shapes and colors: salad bowls and platters, crystalline-glazed jewelry jars and bottles, and Josh’s signature mugs. Josh will gladly show you his kilns, including the large outdoor gas kiln he built himself, and explain the process involved in his full-time job and life’s passion.

18126 Mt Savage RoadFrostburg, Maryland 21532 301-689-6891 [email protected]

Josh Brown 6Porcelain & Stoneware

Mary Bode Byrd 7Acrylic Mixed-Media Painting

Directions Traveling West: Take I-68W to Exit 22.* Go north 0.3 mile to Route 40 and turn left; go 0.5 mile and turn into Penn Alps. The red building is on the left from the parking lot.

Traveling East: Take I-68E to Exit 22. Follow above directions from asterisk*.

The beauty surrounding Mary’s vacation home on Deep Creek

Lake has inspired creative country-scapes and farm-to-table imagery from Garrett and Allegany counties. Mary Byrd Art Studio is in the red building at the Penn Alps Artisan Village for the entire month of October 2016. Contact Mary to attend her abstract painting workshop. Previously a Hallmark Card artist in Kansas City, Mary also paints at her other studio in Bethany Beach, Delaware. Her work graces many homes coast to coast.

Mary Byrd Art Studio Penn Alps Artisan Village 177 Casselman RoadGrantsville, Maryland 21536301-520-7724facebook.com/[email protected]

Christina Collins-Smith 8Digital Photography, Collage, Painting

Christina Collins-Smith is an artist, educator and community

arts and wellness advocate whose work is exhibited and collected nationally and internationally. She says: “Exploring new ways to see, my compositions are intuitively processed to reflect a playful energy of light-filled layers gently revealing the delicate, complex beauty of each subject with fresh vision.”

DirectionsTraveling West: Take I-68W to Exit 43A (Beall Street). From ramp, turn right onto S. Lee Street, then left on Greene Street. *Turn right onto Allegany Street and left onto Washington Street; #618 is approximately 0.3 miles on the left.

Traveling East: Take I-68E to Exit 43A (Johnson Street). From ramp, turn left and proceed to Greene Street. Turn left on Greene Street. Follow above directions from asterisk*.

618 Washington Street Cumberland, Maryland [email protected]

Tony Cornwell 9Mixed Media

DirectionsTraveling West: Take I-68W to Exit 43C (Downtown).Turn right onto Harrison Street and then make an immediate left onto Centre Street.* Drive 0.8 miles, then turn left onto Pear Street and left onto Mechanic Street. The studio is on the right.

Traveling East: Take I-68E to Exit 43C (Downtown). Turn left onto Queen City Boulevard, left onto Harrison and right onto Centre Street. Follow above directions from asterisk*.

Tony collects “treasures” he finds at flea markets while searching

for old barn wood, windows, doors, etc. for his historic remodeling jobs. He uses these found objects to create sculptures. Visualization of the finished product is key to everything he does. From old pulleys, antique hardware, farm tools, etc. he creates quirky creatures. Some are whimsical, some have a sci-fi influence, some are functional and some are—well—kind of weird. Tony has shown his work and won awards at several galleries. He is currently on the Board of Directors of the Maryland State Arts Council and of the Gilchrist Gallery and Museum of the Arts.

536 Mechanic Street Cumberland, Maryland [email protected]

Deep Creek Pottery 10Pottery

Deep Creek Pottery produces finely hand-crafted functional

and decorative ceramic art. Located near beautiful Deep Creek Lake in Garrett County, and owned and operated by Lorie Skidmore and her husband Ron, who have more than 20 years of experience in ceramic art, Deep Creek Pottery creates items in stoneware clay through techniques like wheel throwing, hand building and extruding. Objects are fired in a variety of kilns, including high-fire reduction in a gas kiln and wood kiln, electric and Raku. Their new studio offers private and group instruction, as well as a paint- your-own-pottery section and tile mosaics.

DirectionsTraveling West: Take I-68W to Exit 14A onto US-219 towards Oakland. After 6.6 miles turn left onto Accident Bittinger Road. Turn right onto Foy Road. Turn right onto Mosser Road.* Go past Garrett College to top of hill. Turn right onto North Ridge Road. After 0.1 mile turn right (still North Ridge Road). After 0.2 miles, turn right onto Laurel Ridge Road. Deep Creek Pottery is 0.6 miles on the right.

Traveling East: Take I-68E to Exit 4 for MD-42S/Friendsville Road. Turn right onto US-219S. After 1.4 miles turn left onto Mosser Road. Follow above directions from asterisk*.

662 Laurel Ridge RoadMcHenry, Maryland [email protected]

Arnold d’Epagnier 11Furniture

DirectionsTraveling West: Take I-68W to Exit 43-C (Downtown). Turn right onto Harrison Street, then go three blocks to the traffic light and turn left onto Queen City Drive. * Go 0.5 miles and turn right at the traffic light onto N. Centre Street. Immediately after passing under the bridge, just before the first building on the left, with yellow trim—302 N. Centre Street—turn left into a gravel parking area.


Arnold d’Epagnier’s Mission Evolution furniture line is on

display in the newly completed showroom of his Cumberland fine furniture studio. Renovating this old building is an ongoing process that Arnold is pursuing as he continues to produce work out of his Colesville, Maryland, shop. Arnold is also happy to talk about taking commissions to produce a custom piece of furniture for any function, situation or location.

302 N. Centre Street Cumberland, Maryland 21502301-384-3201www.MissionEvolution.cominfo@missionevolution.com

DirectionsTraveling West: Take I-68W to Exit 41 (Seton Drive).* Turn right onto Bishop Walsh Road. Turn right on Cobey, go to bottom of hill. Turn right on Eastgate Court. Signs will point to the Studio.

Traveling East: Take I-68E to Exit 39 (Vocke/Campground Road). Turn left at light from right lane, make immediate right onto Route 49/Braddock Road. Turn left onto Seton Drive. Follow above directions from asterisk*.

Gerry creates landscapes, figures and nonrepresentational art

in watercolor, pastel, colored pencil and ink. Her studio is a smorgasbord of varying forms of expression. Her recent focus on works in colored pencil and ink will be showcased; originals, prints and 3-D art gifts will be available. A Certified Zentangle teacher, Gerry will be demonstrating the Zentangle Method, which results in beautiful and unique artwork. Each visitor to Gerry’s studio will have an opportunity to try their hand at creating a Zentangle, and will take away a Zentangle gift. Haystack Mountain Studio, perched above Cumberland, is a destination not to be missed.

Haystack Mountain Studio910 Eastgate CourtCumberland, Maryland [email protected]

Gerry DeWitt 12Landscapes, Figures, Zentangle

Frank Fotia 13Photography

DirectionsTraveling West: Take I-68W to Exit 43-C (Downtown). Turn left onto Harrison Street,* then right onto Mechanic Street, right onto Pershing Street and left into parking lot. The Studio is located in the former Lazarus department store; enter from the parking lot or through the front door via the Baltimore Street Mall. An elevator is available.

Traveling East: Take I-68E to Exit 43-C (Downtown). Turn left onto Queen City Drive. At the traffic light, turn left onto Harrison Street. Follow above directions from asterisk*.

Frank’s photographs express the natural world in an

unconventional manner. He stresses strong light and dark values, preferring black-and-white compositions, emphasizes patterns that emerge from natural disorder and creates abstracts that render the mundane into fresh viewpoints. His approach to photography is very deliberate. He engages in the act of creating and finds inspiration along the way. He has lived in the mountains of western Maryland since 2008, having relocated from the Washington, D.C. area.

Vibrant Image Gallery55 Baltimore Street Cumberland, Maryland [email protected]

Directions Traveling West: Take I-68W to Exit 41 (Seton Drive).* Turn right onto Bishop Walsh Road. Turn right on Cobey, go to bottom of hill. Turn right on Eastgate Court. Signs will point to the Studio.


Donna has a lot of fun with her soft pastels. As the first president

of the Appalachian Pastel League, she finds ways to both create and demonstrate, ever striving to influence and bring pastels to the forefront of our growing arts community. She will be offering a free demonstration, “Impasto and Pastels,” on October 22, starting at 1 PM. Throughout the event there will be ongoing demonstrations of various techniques. One or more of the pieces completed will be raffled off to one lucky visitor. Come watch her create and join in the fun.

Haystack Mountain Studio910 Eastgate CourtCumberland, Maryland [email protected]

Donna Godlove 14Pastels

Hilmar Gottesthal 15Painting, Sculpting & Stained Glass

Born in Austria, award-winning artist Hilmar graduated from the

University of Vienna and Vienna Academy of Fine Arts. His interest in Byzantine art took him to Greece and Turkey, where he spent 30 years painting and sculpting. His work is in several museums and has been exhibited in London, Paris, Istanbul and Rockefeller Center in New York City. He was Artist in Residence at the Berkeley School for the Arts, painting archaeological sites around Oaxaca, Mexico, culminating in a show at the Governor’s Palace. He works in stained glass, oil, watercolor, marble and wood. He and his photographer-wife share a studio open to visitors all year.

Sanctuary Studios13910 Scofield Road N.E. Flintstone, Maryland 21530(301) [email protected]

DirectionsTraveling West (from Baltimore or Frederick): Take I-70W to Exit 1A for I-68W toward Cumberland. Take I-68W to Exit 62. Turn right at the end of ramp. Go 1.8 miles, then turn left onto Green Ridge Road. Go 2 miles, then turn right onto Scofield. Travel downhill through patch of woods; then Scofield Road turns left. Studio is in the woods on left across from mailbox 13910.Traveling East: Take I-68E to Exit 62. Turn left at the end of ramp. Follow above directions from asterisk*.

DirectionsTraveling West: Take I-68W to Exit 43-C (Downtown). Turn right onto Harrison Street, then go three blocks to the traffic light and turn left onto Queen City Drive.* Go 0.5 miles and turn right at the traffic light onto N. Centre Street. Immediately after passing under the bridge, just before the first building on the left, with yellow trim—302 N. Centre Street—turn left into a gravel parking area.


Angela Hedderick has worn many hats in her life, including church

organist, actuary, martial artist and photographer’s model. Currently she is working as a mother, farmer and artist. She primarily uses oils, but has also done black-and-white ink drawings, including illustrations for two books and custom cartoons for special customers. Whenever she doesn’t have a paintbrush in her hand she can usually be found playing outside with her children. She has done quite a few home portraits of both contemporary and historic homes, and also loves painting landscapes, her neighbor’s cows, garden produce and her children and friends.

302 N. Centre StreetCumberland, Maryland 21502http://www.artsicle.com/[email protected]

Angela Hedderick 16Painting

Tangram Woodworks424 Virginia AvenueCumberland, Maryland 21502(301) 461-2379http://www.patriciahilton.com/[email protected]

Pat’s paintings are loosely realistic, with interpretive color. She creates

or uses the color of the painting surface as one element, building on it through a combination of color fields and marks, working toward a painting that has both abstract and realistic elements. Each painting contains a spark: the “why’”of the painting—such as a particular quality of light or a dynamic pattern of shadows, settling fog, sparkling water. Pat enjoys working “en plein air” and is inspired by quality of light and pattern. She has lived in the mountains of western Maryland since 2008, having relocated from the Washington D.C. area.Directions: Traveling West: Take I-68W to Exit 43B. Go straight onto Industrial Boulevard /Maryland 51 for 1.2 miles. At the traffic light, turn left onto Virginia Avenue. Tangram Woodworks is on the right, across from the Sheetz store (look for the “Celebrate Virginia Avenue” mural). To enter the parking lot, go one block, turn right onto 4th Street, then immediately right again. The lot is right at the end of the block.

Traveling East: Take I-68E to Exit 43B. Turn right onto Industrial Boulevard /Maryland 51. Continue for 1.2 miles. Follow above directions from asterisk*.

Pat Hilton 17Painting

When Darrin moved back to Allegany County more

than 10 years ago, his ideas about photography changed. “An obsession with capturing images in the urban environment always existed,” he says, “until I reacquainted myself with the beauty of this area.” He now documents the people, mountainscapes and river systems of the Appalachian Mountains. He has embraced the “non-traditional” digital world of photography, pushing the limits of what was once not possible in the darkroom. He was recently awarded “Best of Show” as well as viewer’s choice in the first annual Allegany National Photographic Competition and Exhibition.

Vibrant Image Gallery55 Baltimore StreetCumberland, Maryland [email protected]

Directions Traveling West: Take I-68W to Exit 43-C (Downtown).Turn left onto Harrison Street,* then right onto Mechanic Street, right onto Pershing Street and left into parking lot. The Studio is located in the former Lazarus department store; enter from the parking lot or through the front door via the Baltimore Street Mall. An elevator is available


Darrin Isom 18Photography

Penny Knobel-Besa 19Photography

DirectionsTraveling West (from Baltimore or Frederick): Take I-70W to Exit 1A for I-68W toward Cumberland. Take I-68W to Exit 62. Turn right at the end of ramp. Go 1.8 miles, then turn left onto Green Ridge Road. Go 2 miles, then turn right onto Scofield. Travel downhill through patch of woods; then Scofield Road turns left. Studio is in the woods on left across from mailbox 13910.

Traveling East: Take I-68E to Exit 62. Turn left at the end of ramp. Follow above directions from asterisk*.

Sanctuary Studios13910 Scofield Road N.E. Flintstone, Maryland 21530(301) [email protected]

Penny Knobel-Besa is a fine-art photographer, playwright and

director. She has received many awards, both regional and national, and was once named Maryland Photographer of the Year. She has also been published in various literary journals. In 2016 she received the juror’s award at the Maryland Federation of the Arts in Annapolis. As playwright, she directed her play Off-Broadway in New York. She has exhibited in Austria twice and recently at Cumberland’s Gilchrist Gallery and Museum. She enjoys traveling and once camped alone at the Arctic Circle; she also likes teaching the “Art of Photography” at her Sanctuary Studios.

Lois McManus 20Metalsmith/Jewelry

Lois is a metalsmith creating wearable artisan jewelry using

sterling silver, copper, brass and bronze. The nature-inspired textures and earthy feel give her pieces a slightly bohemian style. Using techniques such as soldering, fusion, etching and forging, Lois incorporates gemstones, semiprecious stones, handmade lamp work glass, porcelain and even pebbles into her creations.

DirectionsTraveling West: Take I-68W to Exit 34 onto Route 36 towards Frostburg. Follow 36 to Route 40, turning left onto Main Street in Frostburg. Follow Main Street through downtown Frostburg, turn right at the Post Office on Water Street.* Head downhill one mile, through the tunnel around the curve. After passing Frost Mine Road on the right, turn onto the next driveway on the right and look for a cluster of red buildings on the right. If you get to Annette’s, you have gone 0.3miles too far.

Traveling East: Take I-68E to Exit 29 onto Route. 546 towards Finzel (doubling back west a bit to head east on Route 40). Go 0.4 miles, then turn left onto Beall School Road toward MD-546 Finzel. After 0.2 miles, turn left onto Piney Mt Road. After 0.4 Miles, turn right onto National Pike (Route 40). Go 3.8 miles east into Frostburg, then turn left at the Post Office onto Water Street. Follow above directions from asterisk *.

Evitts Creek Arts18126 Mt. Savage RoadFrostburg, Maryland 21502301-697-0491www.evittscreekarts.etsy.comloismcmanus1@gmail.com

Meg Romero 21Mixed Media

Showing in Meg’s light-filled studio this year will be a

collection of “small works”—small in size, but big in spirit! Her Little Portraits of Sky are just the ticket for adding an artful spark to the unexpected places in your home. Selling for just $50, they can pop right into the mailbox for an extra special “Thinking of You” surprise! Sky Boxes, decorated, literally, from top to bottom, inside and outside, exhibit interesting juxtapositions of colors and bold, geometric patterns; each one is slightly different—artistically designed, delightfully functional…and perfect for gift-giving!

55 Baltimore StreetCumberland, Maryland [email protected]

DirectionsTraveling West: Take I-68W to Exit 43-C (Downtown). Turn left onto Harrison Street,* then right onto Mechanic Street, right onto Pershing Street and left into parking lot. The Studio is located in the former Lazarus department store; enter from the parking lot or through the front via the Baltimore Street Mall. An elevator is available.


Dave Romero 22Photography

DirectionsTraveling West: Take I-68W to Exit 43-C (Downtown). Turn left onto Harrison Street,* then right onto Mechanic Street, right onto Pershing Street and left into parking lot. The Studio is located in the former Lazarus department store; enter from the parking lot or through the front via the Baltimore Street Mall. An elevator is available.


Bold strokes and colorful geometry are just two key

attributes of Dave’s photographic works. His unique vision, disciplined attention to detail and openness to new technologies and techniques serve as his creative tonic. Visit Dave’s working photography and printing studio and see his latest works in the newly expanded Vibrant Image Gallery.

Vibrant Image Gallery55 Baltimore Street Cumberland, Maryland 21502301-693-5493 (cell)www.DaveRomeroPhotography.com

Steve Sullivan 23Mid-range, Stoneware, Raku & Pit-fired Ceramics

DirectionsTraveling West: Take I-68W to Exit 34 onto Route 36N/New Georges Creek Road towards Frostburg.* Go 2 milesand turn left onto East Main Street. Follow Main Street about 1.5 miles to 88 West Main Street, located next to Frostburg Area Ambulance. Park out front and follow the sidewalk around the back to the studio.

Traveling East: Take I-68E to Exit 34 onto Route 36N towards Frostburg. Follow above directions from asterisk*.

After graduating with a design degree from Frostburg State

University, Steve spent two years in Japan, which had a profound effect on his perspective as an artist. His goal when throwing, glazing, altering, decorating or firing is to create surfaces that reflect the process and forces that go into turning a piece of clay into a functional piece of pottery. He especially loves making mugs: “I make every mug with the hope that it will become part of somebody’s daily morning ritual,” he says. During this year’s tour, weather permitting, Steve will include demonstrations of the Raku firing process.

88 W. Main StreetFrostburg, Maryland 21532301-689-3738 [email protected]

Michael Hunter Thompson 24Photography

Michael’s passion for art and technology led to his love

for digital photography and manipulation. Embracing the tools that evolve daily from the technological world in which we live, he draws upon his background in drawing and painting to continuously discover new possibilities for his work to grow and flourish, such as the digital fragmenting, reflecting, and texturing in his recent photography. He was a recipient of an Individual Artist Award in Visual Arts: Photography in 2015 from the Maryland State Arts

DirectionsTraveling West: Take I-68W to Exit 43-C (Downtown). Turn left onto Harrison Street,* then right onto Mechanic Street, right onto Pershing Street and left into parking lot. The Studio is located in the former Lazarus department store; enter from the parking lot or through the front door via the Baltimore Street Mall. An elevator is available.


Council. Michael will be offering digitally manipulated portraits during this year’s tour.

Vibrant Image Gallery55 Baltimore StreetCumberland, Maryland 21502www.michaelhunterthompson.commichaelhunterthompsonart@gmail.com

Patricia Wilt 25Painting

Patricia’s love of nature, animals and her native Western Maryland

shows up in her artwork. She works primarily in acrylic and soft pastel, but has created in most forms of two-dimensional media as well as jewelry and sculpture. She is becoming well known locally and nationally as an accomplished pet portraitist and for her portraits on lamps, furniture and other functional objects. Her “Crick Pets” collection features ordinary stones from local creek beds transformed into realistic, highly detailed animals and birds.

Haystack Mountain Studio910 Eastgate Court Cumberland, Maryland 21502814-324-0116www.facebook.com/patriciawilt.art/[email protected]

DirectionsTraveling West: Take I-68W to Exit 41 (Seton Drive).* Turn right onto Bishop Walsh Road. Turn right on Cobey, go to bottom of hill. Turn right on Eastgate. Signs will point to the Studio.


During the tour Patricia will offer hands-on workshops, seminars and demonstrations as well as original paintings, “Crick Pets,” hand-painted lamps and prints for purchase, and will happily discuss painting a portrait of your pet or other commissions.

The Hidden Artsof Mountain Maryland

Photo © 2015 Dave Romero/Vibrant Image

Western Maryland’s best-keptsecret is there’s lots of art in

“them thar hills.” Sure, there’shiking and biking, camping andkayaking, riding scenic railroadsand lots of getting close to nature,but there is also a vibrant, thrivingarts community in the mountains.The Mountain Maryland PleinAir event is the premier paintingevent in Allegany and Garrettcounties. Artists from all over thecountry come to the mountains tocompete for more than $11,000 in prizes. For visitors, this week-long event in early June is packed with activities. Art lectures,

demonstrations and fun “quickdraw” events are just some of the attractions. The Allegany National PhotographyCompetition and Exhibitionis another crowd pleaser. Thisevent occurs during April, whichis Photography Month in AlleganyCounty. The month is filled withworkshops, lectures and children’sprograms. The highlight of themonth is the must-see photography show. The Will’s Creek Exhibition is another well-established Mountain Maryland tradition. For the past 17 years, tourists

A bicyclist on the Great Allegany Passage Trail cruises by a Mountain Maryland Plein Air event competitor in Cumberland.

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We support all the artsin Allegany County,

Allegany Area Art Alliance

Allegany College of Maryland

Allegany County Historical Society

Allegany Museum

Appalachian Pastel League

Canal Place Preservation and Development Authority/Canal Place Heritage Area

Center for Literary Arts

CPSA Dist. Chapter 121

Evergreen Heritage Center Foundation

Front and Centre Stage

Maryland Theatre Arts Company

Oldtown Summer Fest

Theatre and Dance at FSU

World Artists Experiences

Photo © 2015 Dave Romero/Vibrant ImageThe pedestrian mall in Cumberland is the focus of numerous arts and music events throughout the year.

and residents have enjoyed this unique exhibition of contemporary art, which takes place each September. This cutting-edge exhibition taps into the pulse of American art as well as the pulse of art in Western Maryland. Year after year, local artists are invited to exhibit at the Arts Council’s two galleries, demonstrating the vitality of the Mountain Maryland art scene. It doesn’t stop there. Each year the area hosts literary arts events, traditional arts festivals, theater performances and a multitude of musical events. For example, each year theFrostburg Center for Literary Artshosts a one-act play competitionand an Indie Lit festival. MountainCity Traditional Arts, which has a store in Frostburg, organizesan annual Appalachian festival atFrostburg State University. And if there’s not enough bluegrass there for you, check out Delfest. This popular annual music festival held at the Allegany County Fairgrounds draws thousands of music lovers to non-stop bluegrass and country music every Memorial Day weekend. Cumberland comes alive every summer weekend with evening outdoor music on the pedestrian mall or at the Canal Place festival grounds. If your musical taste runs more classical or toward jazz, check out the numerous performances of

Mountainside Baroque or theCumberland Jazz Society. If you are interested in catching a theater performance, a number of talented local drama groups perform regularly at numerous local venues, including the Cumberland Theatre, the Embassy Theatre, the Lyric Theatre and in the open-air arena at Constitution Park. We hope you come to Mountain Maryland to enjoy the natural beauty of the rolling Appalachian hills, but now that you know our secret, we hope you’ll sample some of our fantastic arts experiences as well. See you in the hills!

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About the Studio TourThe Mountain Maryland Art Sale & Tour is organized by the Allegany Arts Council in collaboration with artists livingin Allegany and Garrett County. The Allegany Arts Council is supported by grants from the Maryland State Arts Council, Allegany County, and the cities of Cumberland and Frostburg.

Allegany Arts Council9 N. Centre St.Cumberland, MD 21502301-777-2787www.alleganyartscouncil.org



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