2017 Artists
All artists studios open all four days unless otherwise noted on the artist detail page.
Joy Berghaus
Rick Bisgyer
Don Carlson(retrospective)
Lesley Campana
John Carey
Nora Carey
Melinda Carl
JoLecia Crowe
Fredy Granillo
Jennifer Anne Deskins
Charlotte Guschl
Jack Fancher
Jane Ferguson
Marti Hawkins
Donna Hickman
Robert W Fox
Cynthia Bowers Fulton
Holly Geddes
Breon Gilleran
Rob Glebe
Howard and Mary McCoy
John Guthrie
Judith Miller
Judith Gunter
Linda Hall
Kevin Harris
David & Patti Hegland
Ellen Jacobson
Allen Johnson
Paula Tarbutton
Linda Kleinbart
Sherrie von Sternberg
Joanne Lantzy Plum
Raven Winter
Robert D. Lasus
Bonnie & Joe Masslofsky
Marj Morani
Kathy Myers
Carol Mylander
Robert Ortiz
Mary Pritchard
Marcy Dunn Ramsey
Sabra Richards
Alice Ritchie
Doug Sassi
Jane Scott
Doug Gates
Stephanie Somers
Cindy Stafford
Joan Strand
Ken Warwick
Heidi Wetzel
Sue Wright
joysangal_012@aol.com / 540-533-5355
Birdsong Studio
Wearable Art - Jewelry
Guest Artist @ Birdsong Studio, 5 Sixth Avenue, Betterton, MD 21610
Joy's fun "infinity" bracelets and necklaces are inspired by the colors and textures of combinations of glass, shell, crystal, porcelain and silver plated tube beads and charms. These are strung using a strong .8 mm elastic cord. Joy's wearable art is easy to wear, no clasps to struggle with. Stretch it on and it goes "round and round". Her popular bracelet/necklace can be triple wrapped as a bracelet or simply worn as a necklace. Earrings and kids jewelry are also available.
www.rickbisgyer.com / rickbisgyer@gmail.com / 941-524-2720
Handicap Accessible / Open Year Round
Rick Bisgyer Porcelain
Pottery
321 Ericsson Ave. Betterton, MD 21610
Working in porcelain I create wheel thrown vessels inspired by the graceful curves of sails and hulls, and the ever-changing character of wind over water. Porcelain is the most demanding of all clay bodies and my extreme shapes are a constant challenge, yet a feeling of effortlessness and serenity is conveyed through these pieces. My glaze colors evoke the sea and sky as they change through the day, giving a sense of upward movement that complements the narrow based, broad shouldered forms.
Saturday, October 21, Sunday, October 22 & Saturday, October 28
WoodSong Studio
A Studio In The Woods 109 Lodge Ct, Millington, MD / 410-708-0808
Don Carlson has been gone for 10 years but his sculpture and music live beyond what even he had hoped. Step back in time in his workshop and experience his continued relevance today.
Lcampana99@verizon.net / 302-270-4352
The Celtic Knot Studio
Fiber
Guest Artist @ RiverArts Education Center, 200 High Street, Suite A, Chestertown, MD 21620
I have been a weaver for more than 15 years. I am interested in a variety of weave structures and techniques. Most of my work is one of a kind. There are some pieces that I repeat but I try to tweak them so that none are exactly alike. In addition to exhibiting at RiverArts, I am a member of Delaware by Hand and exhibit at the Biggs a Museum in Dover. This year I will also be participating in a show at the Lear’s Historical Society.
Johncarey@atlanticbb.net / 410-639-7506
Handicap Accessible | Open Year Round
Woodworking
5096 Edwards Lane, Rock Hall, MD 21661
I use local wood and driftwood as my inspiration to create unique pieces of furniture, boxes, trays, stands and whatever the material dictates. No two are alike nor can they be duplicated.
daviscreekstudio@atlanticbb.net / 410-639-7506
Open Year Round
Davis Creek Studio
Pastels, Watercolor
5096 Edwards Lane, Rock Hall, MD 21661
The Eastern Shore provides me with abundant subjects to interpret and share.
mscarl63@gmail.com / 302-242-1705
Handicap Accessible / Open Year Round
Melinda Carl Fine Art
Drawing, Mixed media, Oil Painting, Pastels, Watercolor
312 Cannon St. (Barn Studios), Chestertown, MD 21620
The Eastern Shore provides endless opportunities to paint ever-changing Chesapeake landscapes and waterways with luminous skies as well as inspiration for pursuing non-objective art from imagined images and emotions.
www.joleciacroweart.com / elfladyjo@aol.com
410-699-1025
Handicap Accessible
JoLecia L. Crowe - Art Jewelry & Sculpture
Polymer clay
Guest Artist @ Robert Ortiz Studios, 207 C South Cross St., Chestertown, MD 21620
JoLecia sculpts art jewelry from polymer clay, drawing inspiration from the rich colors, textures, and organic forms found in nature and re-imagining them into unique, wearable art.
Guest Artist @ Bob Ortiz Studios 207 S Cross St. Chestertown, MD 21620 / 443-480-4857
Fredy Granillo is a Chestertown based artist from the tiny and turbulent country of El Salvador, Central America. He has been painting "Talavera" style pottery since he was 11 years old, and he later studied visual arts and ceramics at the Salvadoran National University. His exploration of this traditional decorative style has evolved and flourished since his transition to the United States. His brand "Pajarito" or little bird, is a nod to the resilience of his people who practice grace and ingenuity to survive each day.
This artist is unable to participate in the Studio Tour as expected. We hope they will join us again next year.
www.jenniferannedeskins.com / jd@jenniferannedeskins.com / 443-282-0584
Drawing / Illustration, Oil/Acrylic Painting, Photography
Saturday, October 27, Sunday, October 28
23441 Cacaway Farm Lane, Chestertown, MD 21620
I draw and paint in graphite, Prismacolor pencil, acrylic, and oil. I am inspired by the overt beauty found in the world along with the collateral, or unintended, beauty life reveals to us when we’re bold enough to look. Persistent subjects and themes in my work are birch trees, oysters, Canada geese, and more recently, capturing the strength and beauty of our differences in a climate of deep racial, political, and moral divide.
Saturday, October 21 and Sunday, October 22
Guest Artist @ Hawk Point Studio 10718 Tilden Ln. Chestertown, MD 21620 / 410-724-6832
Never replicated necklaces, earrings, and bracelets using only semiprecious and precious gemstones some very unique.
www.workingartistsforum.com / fancher050317@gmail.com /443-480-1090
Handicap Accessible / Open Year Round
Acrylic Painting, Drawing / Illustration, Oil Painting, Watercolor
Heron Point Art Studio, 501 E. Campus Ave., Chestertown, MD 21620
My favorite scenes are landscapes and marine scapes. I am endlessly fascinated with interaction of water, land and sky.
www.janefergusonart.com / 410-562-2100 / JaneFergusonArt@gmail.com
Handicap Accessible
Chester River Studio
Acrylic Painting, Mixed media, Oil Painting, Watercolor, Pen and ink
Saturday, October 19, Saturday, October 26, Sunday, October 27
7740 Country Club Lane, Chestertown, MD 21620
My goal is to express on canvas the beauty that I see everyday and the joy I feel when painting. It seems that I'm always striving to paint the invisible...those memorable and touching "Moments in Time" that each of us carries in our heart. I love painting flowers, children, pets and landscape. I have recently completed several sets of greeting cards to include All Occasion, themed cards around the Chesapeake Bay, Historic Annapolis and humorous Wine Cards.
Hawkpoint Studio
Saturday, October 21 and Sunday, October 22
10718 Tilden Ln. Chestertown, MD 21620 / 410-778-9758
My painting is inspired by the ancient tradition of brush painting, created by grinding ink stick with ink stone, with the use of bamboo handled brushes and rice paper. my subjects are found in nature, often viewed from my waterfront studio window, a feast of birds, eagles, and ever changing tides. I use watercolor and handmade papers for my paintings, whether traditional images or abstract.
Functional Pottery
5370 Crosby Rd. Rock Hall, MD 21661 / 410-639-2520
I do hand thrown porcelain and stoneware pottery suitable for eating, drinking, cooking, serving and also some decorative pieces.
rfox5@verizon.net / 410-810-0340
Open Year Round
Woodworking
112 Rivershore Road, Chestertown, 21620
My furniture style is shaker inspired with a small amount of Spanish-based austerity thrown into the mix. Woods used include cherry, walnut and mahogany. The studio is open to the public most of the year, however it is prudent to call ahead to see Bob and his work.
www.cbowersfulton.com / cbowersfulton@gmail.com / 443-786-2664
Handicap Accessible
Hollycroft Studio
Acrylic Painting, Drawing / Illustration, Metal, Mixed media, Pastels, Photography, Printmaking, Watercolor
24284 Macs Lane, Worton, MD 21678
New work in a variety of media, subject matter, and sizes. My work features Eastern Shore, seascapes, figurative, flowers, skyscapes, and more!!! Reduced prices as I will be moving soon. Come tour the house and enjoy the 30 acres of nature.
geddesfineart.com / h_geddes@hotmail.com / 301-219-0106
Open Year Round
Geddes Fine Art
Drawing / Illustration, Oil Painting, Pastels, Watercolor
122 N. Queen Street, Chestertown, MD, 21620
Art should touch the viewer as much or even more than the artist. I love color, form and line. I want to use those elements to capture a mood and lighting. I prefer to mix architectural and natural elements into my images. There is a Navajo prayer that affirms a desire to "walk in beauty" that I hold dear. I have produced murals, decorative and faux images, impressionistic and abstract images. My preference for oils and pastels stems from a love of the rich color each has.
feelforsteel.com / feelforsteel@gmail.com / 410-458-0948
Handicap Accessible / Open Year Round
Fairlee Forge
Glass, Metal, Mixed media, commissions, installation, functional objects
Saturday, October 19, Sunday, October 20
22540 Goose Hollow Drive, Chestertown, 21620
Breon is a proficient practitioner of the metal arts, in tune with the physical capabilities and limits of her materials; welding, forging, and hammering steel and found objects into novel forms and relationships; she makes sculptural forms and functional objects. Her inner world of invention invites viewers to explore the various surfaces; through visual quotation, discovery and delight-in-making, comes a sense of awe, of “being” in the world.
robglebedesign .com / robglebe@yahoo.com / 410-778-0756
Open Year Round
Rob Glebe Design
Metal
22409 Goose Hollow Dr, Chestertown, MD 21620
I have been creating metal art for the last 13 years as a fulltime endeavor. I jumped off not knowing if I would have enough ideas. Little did I know that I will run out of time before I run out of ideas! Nature is a huge inspiration coupled with the continued question of asking myself, What If? My current focus has been smaller sculpture work in stainless steel.
Guest Artist @ Kent County Arts Council Building, 101 Spring Ave, Chestertown, MD 21620 / 410-778-1149
Our art is about how we see nature and how we understand our place within it. We draw inspiration from our immediate environment and from folklore and archetypal motifs that reflect how people have traditionally approached their relationship with the earth. Working in a kind of collaboration with nature, we allow each artwork to arise from curiosity about a certain natural phenomenon, perhaps a lost feather, bleached bone, gesture of a sprouting plant, pattern in the river’s waves, or slowly decaying tree. Making gentle alterations that focus the eye and the mind, we work to honor its patterns and processes and its role in the larger environment. We work in various mediums, including painting, drawing and photography, but focus primarily on natural materials such as branches, vines, oyster shells, stones, bones, and feathers. Most of our works are large, site-specific outdoor sculptures, however our studio work includes smaller sculptures, drawings, paintings, poems, and artist’s books usually incorporating natural materials.
jguthrie@umd.edu / 301-503-2847
Handicap Accessible
Photography
Heron Point Art Studio, 501 E. Campus Ave., Chestertown, MD 21620
Saturday, October 26, Sunday, October 27
Haven Point Gallery
20748 Rock Hall Ave. Rock Hall, MD 21661 / 410-639-4184
Judith enjoys working in a broad range of media. As an award winning pastel and graphite artist she loves painting the Eastern Shore and Chesapeake bay scenery. This year has been extremely prolific with an exciting new collection of paintings and jewelry.
www.judigunterfiberart.com / judigunter@yahoo.com / 410-733-9329
handicap accessible
Orchard Hill Fiber Arts and Quilts
Fiber
Guest Artist @ Brady Hart Gallery, 200 B High St, Chestertown, MD 21620
Judi is and minimalist and abstract fiber and quilt artist who uses a blend of textiles, fibers, and interfacings to create sculptural like dimension and texture to her work. The, not to be overlooked, negative space within the composition creates additional secondary designs.
www.theartistgalleryctown.com / lindahall@atlanticbb.net / 410-348-2343
Open Year Round
Drawing / Illustration, Oil Painting, Watercolor
Saturday, October 19, Sunday, October 20
116 First Ave, Betterton, MD 21610
Linda earned a BFA from Ohio University. She taught art K-12 .After teaching She worked in ad agencies and design studios for 15 years. She has won over 50 awards and is a signature member of Four National watercolor societies. Baltimore, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania and New England. She is also a member of the Working Artist Forum, Easton. The Artists' gallery, Chestertown, and River Arts.
www.kevinharrisglassart.com / kevin56harris@gmail.com / 410-699-1639
Handicap Accessible
Glass, Oil/Acrylic Painting
Guest Artist @ Robert Ortiz Studios, 207 S. Cross Street, Chestertown, MD 21620
Kevin's highly original work is painted on glass, from behind with acrylics and other mediums.
“This is what God led me to, and me saying thank you to God. I use acrylic latex with other mediums on glass, painting blind from the back of the glass. I started pencil drawing in the seventh grade. Painting came later. God and recovery is why I got back into painting on glass after 30 years."
www.heglandglass.com / hegland@heglandglass.com / 410-870-5432
Handicap Accessible / Open Year Round
Hegland Glass
Glass
315 High Street, Suite 103, Chestertown, MD 21620
We are a husband and wife team known for our innovative designs, complex construction, and precise finishing of our art glass. Earlier careers in engineering and finance ingrained in us an acute attention to detail which we apply to all phases of our craft. Our award-winning glass is featured in galleries across the United States.
www.ellenjacobsonpottery.com / creativewallworks@gmail.com / 301-908-1029
Handicap Accessible / Open Year Round
Terracotta and Textiles
Pottery, hand printed textiles and collage
Saturday, October 19, Sunday, October 20, Saturday, October 26, Sunday, October 27
22519 Crouchs Lane, Rock Hall, MD 21661
I have been an artist my whole life. Most of my studio time has been spent making pottery out of terra cotta and porcelain clay. Decoration and mark making has been an integral part of my work. During the past year I have started exploring linoleum block printing on fabric. It has sparked a new way to explore function and surface decoration. I am inspired by and draw from the patterns that are found in nature and use them in my designs.
monifa41@yahoo.com / 410-778-4092
Handicap Accessible / Open Year Round
MONIFA
Drawing / Illustration, Oil/Acrylic Painting, Woodworking
Guest Artist @ The Historical Society of Kent County, 301 High St., Chestertown, MD 21620
Allen has been painting and wood carving for over 50 years. He carves masks,birds, and human figures. His paintings include water scenes and musicians.
Polly's Patches
25704 Collins Ave, Chestertown, MD 21620 / 410-778-4175
Hand-knit and hand-crocheted adult and children hats. Hand-knit dog sweaters, hand-knit scarves, copyrighted suitcase ID's, Christmas stockings, hand-knit sweaters and framed sea shell pictures.
watercolors-by-linda.blogspot.com lkboater@gmail.com / 410-639-2308
Silly Manor
Watercolor
5980 Lawton Ave., Rock Hall, 21661
I'm in love with nature and the world around us! That's what I love to paint!
A Studio In The Woods
Saturday, October 21; Sunday, October 22; Saturday, October 28
109 Lodge Court, Millington, MD 21651 / 410-490-6785
I am a photographer producing photographic art using a NikonD750, a Polaroid600 and an iPhone7Plus. I create with as many tools as I have at my disposal. My subjects range from a simple stalk of corn to a complex human being. I am passionate about creating. It is my window into an ever changing and amazing world.
artjlp@dejazzd.com / 610-570-8570
Acrylic Painting, Drawing / Illustration, Oil Painting, Pastels, Color Pencils
Guest Artist @ RiverArts Education Center, 200 High Street, Suite A, Chestertown, MD 21620
Guest Artist @ Kent County Arts Council Building, 101 Spring Ave, Chestertown, MD 21620 / 843-830-7493
rdlasus@earthlink.net / 215-586-1376
Handicap Accessible / Open Year Round
photography, metal and mixed media, wood sculpture
6281 Tolchester Road, Rock Hall, MD 21661
Form is the essence. Knowledge of materials and methods is the path.
flahertyhouse.com / fhsdesigns@gmail.com / 410-200-8362
Flaherty House Specialties
Woodworking, Gemstone & sea glass jewelry
Guest Artist @ RiverArts Education Center, 200 High Street, Suite A, Chestertown, MD 21620
One of a kind gemstone designs and sea glass jewelry designs. Handmade wood clocks, jewelry boxes and game boxes.
www.marjmorani.com / marj@marjmorani.com / 443-745-5498
Handicap Accessible / Open Year Round
The Barn Cannon Street Studios
Oil Painting, Pastels
312 Cannon Street, Chestertown, MD 21620
I work abstractly and my subject matter is color.
Dogwoodlane96@gmail.com / 410-708-8317
Drawing / Illustration, Pastels
Guest Artist @ RiverArts Education Center, 200 High Street, Suite A, Chestertown, MD 21620
cmylander@verizon.net / 410-778-5567
Carol Mylander Studio
Oil Painting
Saturday, October 27, Sunday, October 28
208 Washington Avenue, Chestertown, MD 21620
Ms. Mylander, a native, paints the Chesapeake region.
www.ortizstudios.com / ortizstudios@verizon.net / 410-810-1400
Handicap Accessible / Open Year Round
Robert Ortiz Studios
Woodworking
207 S. Cross Street, Chestertown, MD 21620
I have been making furniture for 30 years, the last 20 here in my studio in Chestertown. The newest addition to the "Ortizstudios" line is my one on one, week long workshops where we work together to create a piece of furniture that is sure to become a family heirloom.
www.marypritchardart.com / info@marypritchardart.com / 410-708-5829
Open Year Round
Mary Pritchard Art
Pastels
119 High St., Chestertown, MD 21620
For many years I have used pastel's beautiful pigments to depict the farms and rivers of Maryland's Eastern Shore. The architecture of a working farmyard provides an endless source of inspiration while my paintings of creeks and rivers near Chestertown deal with the complexity of nature in the interplay of light, water, and tangled grasses. Most recently, painting trips to Maine have provided a new challenge--portraying the dynamic interaction of waves and rocks on its rugged coastline.
marcydunnramsey.com / marcyramsey43@gmail.com / 410-708-4367
Saturday, October 26, Sunday, October 27
Drawing / Illustration, Oil Painting, Printmaking
140 Bright Meadow Lane, Chestertown MD 21620
The River is a central motif of my work, and my primary muse. I find the environment of the marshes to be especially intriguing, providing endless combinations of geometric patterns that assume abstract qualities and give me opportunities to explore color, pattern, and texture. My relationship with the River has grown and matured as I have over the years and consequently I have become an advocate for its restoration and health.
SabraRichardsGlass.com / sabrarichards@mac.com / 585-857-3505
Handicap Accessible
Glass, Metal, Mixed media
Guest Artist @ Doug Ashley Realtors, 227 1/2 High Street, Chestertown, MD 21620
I work in Kiln formed glass and welded steel in free standing functional tables and outdoor sculpture. The work has inserts of glass that has furnace made components - pulled cane from the furnace and raked sections in the kiln. I love dimension and raise different sections of the work to create depth.
asritch11@gmail.com / 410-708-5520
Pastels
Saturday, October 20, Sunday, October 21
Guest Artist@ Roberta Ingram - La Dolce Vita Studio, 22930 Fairgale Farm Lane, Chestertown, 21620
Coming back to drawing and painting after sixty years, I am enjoying experimenting with subjects and mediums. From taking photos, to deciding on what to capture from them, and to discovering how to convey what is there; the entire process never stops widening and having its own fascination for me.
info@sassipottery.com / 443-480-6156
Open Year Round
Doug Sassi Pottery
Pottery
12740 Still Pond Road, Still Pond, MD 21667
Stoneware functional pottery made with my own special blend of six different American clays. Glazes are also compounded and mixed in the studio. The recipes for the clay body and the glazes have been in use by me since 1962. The pottery is microwave and dishwasher safe. The pottery can be used in conventional ovens if care is taken to heat the pieces evenly. We've been in our Still Pond location since 1978 and have participated in every studio tour since the beginning in 2000.
jatos1@atlanticbb.net / 410-778-4617
Handicap Accessible
Watercolor
Heron Point Art Studio, 501 E. Campus Ave., Chestertown, MD 21620
30 Year Watercolor Artist
mdgates@verizon.net
6049 Quaker Neck Landing Road, Chestertown MD 21620 / 410-778-8196
Decoy carver, collector, restorer
www.stephaniesomers.com / mail@stephaniesomers.com / 410-635-4320
Handicap Accessible
Photography, Printmaking, Alcohol Ink Painting, Bookmaking
Guest Artist @ Robert Ortiz Studios, 207 S. Cross Street, Chestertown, MD 21620
I received a BA in Studio Fine Arts from Marist College in 2005, and an MFA in Printmaking from Kansas State University in 2008. I utilize various art techniques including printmaking (etching, mezzotint, woodcut, monotype), bookmaking, painting and photography. My subject matter mainly stems from my love of nature. My style comes from my love of black and white photography, high-contrast images, and the energy from lively, vibrant colors. I currently live and work in Chestertown, Maryland.
ydnic60@gmail.com / 267-222-2205
Birdsong Studio
Watercolor
5 Sixth Avenue, Betterton, MD 21610
Every painting is a discovery process.
jspres@yahoo.com / 202-329-4454
Studio Strand
Metal, Pottery, Silver Jewelry
312 Cannon St. - 2d Floor, Chestertown, MD 21620
I enjoy doing detailed work, so I am drawn to making small works of art from silver - earrings, pendants, chains, and bracelets. From designing the piece, cutting the silver, forming, and soldering to finishing and polishing, the process requires patient handwork. I also make handbuilt pottery, often small boxes which complement the jewelry.
kswarwick@comcast.net / 443-534-4494
Drawing / Illustration
Saturday, October 19, Sunday, October 20
20 First Avenue, Betterton, MD 21610
My charcoal and ink drawings owe much to the process of how they are made. Far from that of the action painters of the 1950’s, mine is a very slow process of mark making, one in which I often rotate the drawing, as I add layer upon layer of freely drawn lines. No drawing starts with a specific idea, but is developed intuitively as I watch, look and respond to what I see. Drawings often sit for months waiting for the next layer of lines. As a result, they might best be called “non-action or slow-action drawings”. Whatever the case, I hope they provide an invitation to yet another way of looking at our place in the world.
www.heidiwetzel.com / wovensculptures@gmail.com / 410-310-1432
Woven Sculptures & Baskets
Fiber, Mixed media, Photography
Guest Artist @ RiverArts Education Center, 200 High Street, Suite A, Chestertown, MD
I am often inspired by nature and my sculptures and baskets can serve as colorful and decorative highlights for a wall, or a table. Some are utilitarian, while others are unique works of Art.
I incorporate natural outdoor treasures I have found in my weaving. My sculptured work is adorned with acorns, shells, pine cones, seed pods and many natural treasures.
My work reflects the beauty I see in the world around me and the natural surroundings here on the Eastern Shore of Maryland.
coastalknitter@gmail.com / 410-708-4373
Open Year Round
Cottage on Pearce
Fiber
Saturday, October 26, Sunday, October 27
25729 Pearce Way, Chestertown, MD 21620
When I retired, I wanted to open a yarn shop to share my love of knitting. What I really wanted to do was knit and teach the love of knitting. With the help of world class knitting instructors, I learned not only how to make my garments handmade rather than homemade, but also how to teach others to do the same. I have taught in Maryland and Maine for 20 years. In my NEW studio you will see beautiful designer garments made with the best yarns in beautiful colors and color combinations.
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