ALLEGANY ARTS COUNCIL
MOUNTAIN MARYLAND
STUDIO TOUR 2016
October 22–23 & October 29–30 • 11am–5pm
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ALLEGANY ARTS COUNCIL
MOUNTAIN MARYLAND
STUDIO TOUR 2016
October 22–23 & October 29–30 • 11am–5pm
W
elcome 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 Sloan
Executive Director
Allegany Arts Council
301-777-2787
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Supporting the Arts Communities
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MOUNTAIN MARYLAND
STUDIO TOUR 2016
ARTIST LOCATIONS
Allegany & Garrett Counties
Mountain City
Traditional Arts
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See page C
6 & 20
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Mountain City
Center for the Arts
16 Maple Street
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12, 14, 25
1&2
Garrett Lakes Arts Festival
See page F
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Cultural Events
Series (CES)
at FSU
See inside front cover
Garrett County
Arts Council
Gallery Shop
See page K
1 Alan Arnson
8 Christina Collins-Smith
2 Sue Arnson
9 Tony Cornwell
Woodwork
Watercolors, Monotypes, Collage, Jewelry, Scarves 3 Terry Bachman
Woodworking & Photography
4 Kenny Braitman
Blacksmithing
5 Elizabeth Levine Braun
Glasswork
6 Josh Brown
Porcelain & Stoneware
7 Mary Bode Byrd
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Acrylic Mixed-Media Painting
Digital Photography, Collage, Painting
Mixed Media
10 Deep Creek Pottery
Pottery
11 Arnold D’Epagnier
Furnitrue
12 Gerry DeWitt
Landscapes, Figures, Zentangle
13 Frank Fotia
Photography
14 Donna Godlove
Pastels
October 22–23 & October 29–30
28–29 • 11am–5pm
C. William Gilchrist
Museum of the Arts
See page K
CHS Contracting Co.
Arts Place at Puccini
See page C
See page E
Mixx, The Studio
See page D, F
15 & 19
Mountainshine Creative
See page K
5, 11, 16
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Allegany
Arts Council
See page O
Western Maryland
Health System
See page D
9 North Centre for the Arts
8
See page C
13,18,21
22,24
Maryland Tourism
See Back Cover
3 & 17
Community Trust Foundation
See page E
Urology Associates
See page Q
15 Hilmar Gottesthal
22 Dave Romero
16 Angela Hedderick
23 Steve Sullivan
Painting, Sculpting & Stained Glass
Painting
Photography
17 Pat Hilton
Mid-range, Stoneware, Raku &
Pit-fired Ceramics
18 Darrin Isom
Photography
Painting
Photography
19 Penny Knobel-Besa
24 Michael Hunter Thompson
25 Patricia Wilt
Painting
Photography
20 Lois McManus
Metalsmith/Jewelry
21 Meg Romero
Mixed Media
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STUDIO TOUR 2016
ARTIST LOCATIONS
Frostburg (Detail)
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Mountain City
Traditional Arts
See page C
Mountain City
Center for the Arts
16 Maple Street
CES Live Music,
Dance, Comedy
and Theatre
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Frostburg Artists
6 Josh Brown
Porcelain & Stoneware
20 Lois McManus
Metalsmith/Jewelry
23 Steve Sullivan
Mid-range, Stoneware, Raku
& Pit-fired Ceramics
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CHS Contracting Co.
See pages C
Mixx,
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See pages D & F
5, 11, 16
Allegany Arts Council’s
Saville and Schwab
Galleries
See page O
9 North Centre
for the Arts
See page C
Comm. Trust
Foundation
Mountainshine
Creative
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See page E
Pedestrian Mall
See page K
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Museum of the Arts
See page K
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Cumberland Artists
11 Arnold D’Epagnier
21 Meg Romero
Woodworking & Photography
13 Frank Fotia
22 Dave Romero
Glasswork
16 Angela Hedderick
Digital Photography, Collage,
Painting
17 Pat Hilton
Mixed Media
Photography
3 Terry Bachman
5 Elizabeth Levine Braun
8 Christina Collins-Smith
9 Tony Cornwell
Furniture
Photography
Painting
Mixed Media
Photography
24 Michael Hunter Thompson
Photography
Painting
18 Darrin Isom
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Alan Arnson
Woodwork
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lan 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 Shop
9415 Rock Lodge Road
Accident, Maryland 21520
301-245-4528
www.theloftshop.com
[email protected]
Directions
Traveling 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
Watercolors, Monotypes, Collage, Jewelry, Scarves
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ue 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 Shop
9415 Rock Lodge Road
Accident, Maryland 21520
301-245-4528
www.theloftshop.com
[email protected]
Directions
Traveling 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
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Woodworking & 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.
Tangram Woodworks
424 Virginia Avenue
Cumberland, Maryland 21502
301-633-2389
[email protected]
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*.
Kenny Braitman
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Blacksmithing
B
lacksmithing 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 93 Carey Run Road
and discovery.
Frostburg, Maryland 21532
301-689-9355
[email protected]
Directions
Traveling 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*.
Elizabeth Levine Braun
Glass Art
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E
lizabeth 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 Street
Cumberland, Maryland 21502
304-492-5647
www.elizglass.com
Elizabeth’s Glassworks LLC on Facebook
[email protected]
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*.
Josh Brown
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Porcelain & Stoneware
J
osh 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 fulltime job and life’s passion.
18126 Mt Savage Road
Frostburg, Maryland 21532
301-689-6891
[email protected]
Directions
Traveling 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 *.
Mary Bode Byrd
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Acrylic Mixed-Media Painting
T
he beauty surrounding Mary’s
vacation home on Deep Creek
Lake has inspired creative countryscapes 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 Road
Grantsville, Maryland 21536
301-520-7724
facebook.com/marybyrdartstudio
[email protected]
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*.
Christina Collins-Smith
Digital Photography, Collage, Painting
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C
hristina 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.”
618 Washington Street
Cumberland, Maryland 21502
www.cdcsmith.net
[email protected]
Directions
Traveling 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*.
Tony Cornwell
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Mixed Media
T
ony 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 21502
301-478-3223
[email protected]
Directions
Traveling 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*.
Deep Creek Pottery
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Pottery
D
eep 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.
662 Laurel Ridge Road
McHenry, Maryland 21541
301-501-1619
[email protected]
Directions
Traveling 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*.
Arnold d’Epagnier
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Furniture
A
rnold 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 21502
301-384-3201
www.MissionEvolution.com
[email protected]
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*.
Gerry DeWitt
Landscapes, Figures, Zentangle
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G
erry 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 Studio
910 Eastgate Court
Cumberland, Maryland 21502
240-522-3976
www.gerrydewitt.com
[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.
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*.
Frank Fotia
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Photography
F
rank’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 Gallery
55 Baltimore Street
Cumberland, Maryland 21502
240-654-2796
[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.
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*.
Donna Godlove
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Pastels
D
onna 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 Studio
910 Eastgate Court
Cumberland, Maryland 21502
240-522-3100
[email protected]
www.donnagodlove.com
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.
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*.
Hilmar Gottesthal
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Painting, Sculpting & Stained Glass
B
orn 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 Studios
13910 Scofield Road N.E.
Flintstone, Maryland 21530
(301) 478-2735
[email protected]
Directions
Traveling 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*. Angela Hedderick
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Painting
A
ngela 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 Street
Cumberland, Maryland 21502
http://www.artsicle.com/Angela-Hedderick
[email protected]
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*.
Pat Hilton
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Painting
P
at’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.
Tangram Woodworks
424 Virginia Avenue
Cumberland, Maryland 21502
(301) 461-2379
http://www.patriciahilton.com/
[email protected]
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*.
Darrin Isom
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Photography
W
hen 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 Gallery
55 Baltimore Street
Cumberland, Maryland 21502
240-446-8340
isomphotography.smugmug.com
[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
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*.
Penny Knobel-Besa
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Photography
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enny 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.
Sanctuary Studios
13910 Scofield Road N.E.
Flintstone, Maryland 21530
(301) 478-2735
[email protected]
Directions
Traveling 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*.
Lois McManus
Metalsmith/Jewelry
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L
ois 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.
Evitts Creek Arts
18126 Mt. Savage Road
Frostburg, Maryland 21502
301-697-0491
www.evittscreekarts.etsy.com
[email protected]
Directions
Traveling 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 *.
Meg Romero
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Mixed Media
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howing 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 Street
Cumberland, Maryland 21502
240-478-5989
[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 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*.
Dave Romero
Photography
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B
old 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 Gallery
55 Baltimore Street
Cumberland, Maryland 21502
301-693-5493 (cell)
www.DaveRomeroPhotography.com
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 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*.
Steve Sullivan
Mid-range, Stoneware, Raku & Pit-fired Ceramics
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A
fter 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 Street
Frostburg, Maryland 21532
301-689-3738
[email protected]
Directions
Traveling West: Take I-68W to Exit 34 onto Route 36N/New Georges Creek Road towards Frostburg.* Go 2 miles
and 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*.
Michael Hunter Thompson
Photography
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M
ichael’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
Council. Michael will be offering
digitally manipulated portraits
during this year’s tour.
Vibrant Image Gallery
55 Baltimore Street
Cumberland, Maryland 21502
www.michaelhunterthompson.com
[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.
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*.
Patricia Wilt
Painting
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atricia’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.
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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.
Haystack Mountain Studio
910 Eastgate Court
Cumberland, Maryland 21502
814-324-0116
www.facebook.com/patriciawilt.art/
[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. 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*.
The Hidden Arts
of Mountain Maryland
Photo © 2015 Dave Romero/Vibrant Image
A bicyclist on the Great Allegany Passage Trail cruises by a Mountain Maryland Plein Air
event competitor in Cumberland.
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estern Maryland’s best-kept
secret is there’s lots of art in
“them thar hills.” Sure, there’s
hiking and biking, camping and
kayaking, riding scenic railroads
and lots of getting close to nature,
but there is also a vibrant, thriving
arts community in the mountains.
The Mountain Maryland Plein
Air event is the premier painting
event in Allegany and Garrett
counties. Artists from all over the
country come to the mountains to
compete 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 Photography
Competition and Exhibition
is another crowd pleaser. This
event occurs during April, which
is Photography Month in Allegany
County. The month is filled with
workshops, lectures and children’s
programs. The highlight of the
month is the must-see
photography show.
The Will’s Creek Exhibition is another well-established
Mountain Maryland tradition. For the past 17 years, tourists
We support all the arts
in 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
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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 the
Frostburg Center for Literary Arts
hosts a one-act play competition
and an Indie Lit festival. Mountain
City Traditional Arts, which has a
store in Frostburg, organizes
an annual Appalachian festival at
Frostburg 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
Photo © 2015 Dave Romero/Vibrant Image
The pedestrian mall in Cumberland is the
focus of numerous arts and music events
throughout the year.
Mountainside Baroque or the
Cumberland 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 Tour
The Mountain Maryland Art
Sale & Tour is organized by
the Allegany Arts Council in
collaboration with artists living
in 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 Council
9 N. Centre St.
Cumberland, MD 21502
301-777-2787
www.alleganyartscouncil.org
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ALLEGANY ARTS COUNCIL
MOUNTAIN MARYLAND
STUDIO TOUR 2016
October 22–23 & October 29–30 • 11am–5pm
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