By Mary McCoy. Photography by Geoffrey DeMeritt and Angie Myers Using All Salvaged Wood, This Furniture Maker Sculpts His Masterpieces In the aftermath of Hurricane Irene, my husband and I stood in our yard with the insurance adjuster looking at the tangle of trees blown down by the storm. Leaning precariously on top of [...]

By Malou L. Sayson. Photography by Dave Toth. Delmarva Rug Hookers Look to Keep This Utilitarian Craft Turned Art Form Alive The grapes bulge out of a wooden frame, so real, yet muted. They taunt me to feel their texture, their form. They are soft and subtle, “Ars Poetica” indeed, delivered not in words, [...]

By Mary Lou Baker. Photography courtesy of Sara Greene and the National Music Festival. The ‘Boot Camp for the Beethoven Crowd’ June promises to be a magical month for Maryland music lovers. The second National Music Festival, designed to pair young musicians with seasoned symphonic professionals from all over the world, will take place [...]

Spreading Joy Through Jazz By Cera McGinn. Photography by Tony Geyelin. Erin Dickins, a longtime resident of Easton, Md., recently was awarded the 2012 Individual Artist Award by the Maryland State Arts Council. After getting over the initial shock, Erin eloquently said, “I am extremely honored to have been selected among this year’s winners; [...]

Easton’s Academy Art Museum By Mary McCoy. Photography by William Wilhelm. It begins as a quiet morning at the Museum. Two or three visitors wander through the exhibitions as sunlight pours into the atrium from wide windows overlooking the courtyard. Then a school bus pulls up along the tree-line street, and a jumbled line [...]

Woman of Mystery and Intrigue By Linda McGinn Waterman Strolling the quaint downtown streets of Easton, St. Michaels, or Oxford, you might be surprised by those who pass you by, their lives and their story.  With proximity to Washington, DC, these towns offer reprieve and recluse from otherwise demanding and crowded lives. Government officials, [...]

Jeffrey Auxer Designs Jeffrey Auxer of Jeffrey Auxer Designs, practices and teaches the unique art form, Venetian Glass Blowing, in his Berlin, Maryland studio and gallery. Few realize that this art arrived in America only 40 years ago. Why? Because the secrets of the art were hidden by the Venetians, unwilling to share their [...]

As an everyday consumer of the arts such as paintings, poetry and photography, it is rare that one encounters a true master of any artistic skill. In fact, it is even rarer that one would encounter a true master of sculpting. That’s why meeting David Turner of Turner Sculpture and Foundry in Onley, Virginia, [...]