Posts by Ashley Lines
In the Studio with Jordyn Roemer
In the Studio with Jordyn Roemer

“I grew up in an artistic household. My mother is a stained glass artist, and my parents ran a stained glass business throughout my growing up. As a result, I've always has a special appreciation for the interaction of line and shape and the intersection of geometric and organic forms. Color and light and how they are manipulated have also always keenly interested me. I don't know that there has very been a time when others didn't refer to me as an artist, so I suppose the answer is always. I try to instill that same mindset into my students. If you are creating, you are an artist!”

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In the StudioAshley Lines
In the Studio with Rachel Horner
In the Studio with Rachel Horner

Rachel Horner is a Baltimore-based artist who examines the complex entanglement between humans, the environment, and the world’s biodiversity. She was born in California, and currently lives in Baltimore, MD where she earned her M.F.A. from Towson University. She holds a B. S. in Art Education, and has taught Art since 2013, currently as a photography teacher at Glen Burnie High School. Her work is on view now in the Hal Gomer Gallery as part of the Evolution exhibit.

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In the Studio with Angela Wilson
In the Studio with Angela Wilson

Angela Wilson is a playwright and director and the founder The Angel Wing Project (AWP), a non-profit theatre company with a mission to “positively impact our community by providing uplifting, entertaining shows and events to inspire appreciation for and participation in the arts.” Since 2017, AWP has been a resident theatre company at CAC, bringing important shows such as ‘Tears of the Soul,’ Angela’s original play voted “Festival Favorite” at the DC Black Theatre and Arts Festival in 2019, and August Wilson’s ‘Fences.’ to the stage.

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CAC Re-Opening Information
CAC Re-Opening Information

The CAC staff are excited to be back in our building -- on a limited basis -- to finalize plans for our summer classes and programs.

CAC will start a few classes the week of July 6 with additional classes added each week. Even though CAC staff are in the building, it remains closed to the public -- only staff and registered students after (July 6) will be allowed in the facility. While we would like to see everyone, for the health and safety of all, we must adhere to this “NO WALK-IN” policy for the near future.

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CAC News, EducationAshley Lines
In the Studio with Kripa Kelly
In the Studio with Kripa Kelly

I painted my first watercolor piece of a family of elephants to display in my son's room when he was an infant. That's when I knew I wanted to create more art. I dabbled in watercolor a few times a year, usually in the spring, taking a year off every now and then. Last fall, interest really took off when I took a break as a classroom teacher.

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Nature Sun Print Tutorial
Nature Sun Print Tutorial

Sun Printing, or cyanotype photography, is an addicting process that utilizes special sun sensitive paper. This paper is coated in sun-sensitive chemicals that change color when exposed to light. Anything you place on the paper blocks that light. Once fully-exposed, the paper is rinsed and your images are magically fixed on the sheet.

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Art Tutorial, EducationAshley Lines
In the Studio with Cami Ascher
In the Studio with Cami Ascher

Cami Ascher is CAC’s resident ceramics artist. Normally, you’d find her in our ceramics studio, teaching classes or working in her own resident studio onsite. Cami works primarily in functional pottery, striving to “create aesthetically satisfying and well-designed utilitarian wares.”

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In the Studio, EducationAshley Lines
C.A.R.E.S. Safety Protocol: A Working Plan for Re-Opening CAC
C.A.R.E.S. Safety Protocol: A Working Plan for Re-Opening CAC

Chesapeake Arts Center (CAC) has been closed for over 10 weeks and, we, like you, are itching to get back to normalcy. We greatly miss working with our students, our colleagues and our artists. Of course, the health and safety of everyone is very important to us. While we are not yet cleared to open our doors, rest assured that we have been diligently working on a plan that allows us to safely offer arts programming once we get the “okay.” Our C.A.R.E.S. (Connecting the Arts Responsibly Everyday Safely) Plan shares new ways of operating that prioritize the health and safety of employees, patrons, our community, and all those we serve.

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Education, CAC NewsAshley Lines
In the Studio with Austin Bell
In the Studio with Austin Bell

Austin Bell is a Glen Burnie resident, sales rep, Dad and what I like to call an accidental artist. One day, his fiancé shared her love for live edge river tables, so Austin decided to purchase one for her. Then he saw the enormous price tag and decided to learn how to do it himself! Since then, Austin has dedicated his weekends to his side-gig, Bell Woodworking Products. His IG description reads “Building dream furniture, one piece at a time.” Here’s his story:

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In the Studio with Nick Wilson
In the Studio with Nick Wilson

Nick Wilson is the MakerSpace Manager at CAC which means he spends his time designing our shop training programs, writing class curriculum, and setting up partnerships with schools and other nonprofits. Most days you’ll find him hosting open studio or teaching MakerSpace classes and workshops. When he’s not at CAC, however, Nick spends his time working on his boutique electric guitar company, Prophecy Instruments, which features incredible hand-crafted guitars. He’s also a freelance graphic designer, specializing in band logos for heavy and alternative music genres.

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In the Studio with Dan Goodrich
In the Studio with Dan Goodrich

Today we are going In the Studio with Dan Goodrich, CAC’s new Venue Director. By day, he oversees the entire production side of the Chesapeake Arts Center including scheduling, maintenance, and operations in our performance spaces plus management of our crew. Dan’s also what I like to call a Multitalented Creative. He’s a phenomenal professional wedding and portrait photographer and aspiring woodworker who “occasionally likes to dabble in acrylic painting, wood-burning, stained glass, watercolor, and mixed media.” Here’s Dan talking about his work, artistic process and making art his career:

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Photography, In the StudioAshley Lines
In the Studio with Pam Williams
In the Studio with Pam Williams

Pam Williams is the Finance Administrator at CAC, which means she spends her days in the office handling anything finance or HR-related. She’s also a published writer, radio host, speaker and consultant and currently pursuing her Ph.D as well as a wife, mother and grandmother to the cutest grandbabies around. We asked her about finding her voice and inspiration to do it all:

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