RC artworks - Ricky Chenoweth

My name is Ricky, I go by the stage name of RC online and on social media, I work in a variety of mediums ranging from, water colors, pencil, ink, and my personal favorite graphic design and editing. I’ve been an artist for around 10 years now and actually got my start at the Chesapeake Arts Center. There I was able to showcase dozens of works which helped boost my name and talent in my hometown allowing me to win awards and be published my multiple newspaper and online companies. I balance between the pop culture side of my brain and surrealistic intellect to give myself a variety of artworks and develop a diverse library of content anyone can enjoy Over the years I have earn the titles of Pop, Surrealist and Abstract artist which summarizes the vast variety of art works I am able to create.

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Ricky is participating in both the Holiday Maker Mart event on December 9 and the corresponding exhibition.

Cami Ascher

Cami Ascher is a ceramic artist from Natick Massachusetts who currently resides in Baltimore Maryland. She graduated in 2012 with a BFA in Art Education and in 2013 with a Certificate in Ceramics, both from the University of Massachusetts Dartmouth. Camilla has completed artist residencies in Taiwan at Tainan University of the Arts and in Truro Massachusetts at Truro Center for the Arts Castlehill. Camilla is currently the Resident Ceramic Chair at Chesapeake Arts Center.

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Cami is participating in both the Holiday Maker Mart event on December 9 and the corresponding exhibition.

Artbygos - Christian Burgos

Christian Burgos is a self taught digital artist that creates with surrealist fundamentals, dreams and life experiences.

“I remember when I was growing up, my curiosity that evolved into passion for drawing my pieces and just the arts in general, started from the moment I first truly began to watch animation. I noticed how beautiful and vividly a story could be told with just illustrations and no real people at all whatsoever. How just through the use of images, color and the capability to trick the human eye you can invoke raw thoughts, ideas, emotions and memories to anyone in the world. That’s what brought me to express my ideas and bring them to life today”

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Christian is participating in both the Holiday Maker Mart event on December 9 and the corresponding exhibition.

Nicole Caracia

Nicole Caracia is an Annapolis-based crafter and photographer. Originally a live concert photographer, Nicole has since branched out into crafting and has quickly become a master of soap and candle making. Other works in her collection consist of drawings, paint-pouring, jewelry, and more. Nicole loves to capture moments in her photos and enjoys experimenting with different materials in her crafting projects. She loves to learn new crafting techniques and being creative with her handiwork.

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Nicole is participating in both the Holiday Maker Mart event on December 9 and the corresponding exhibition.

Erin Treadaway

Erin Treadaway creates diamond art paintings. Diamond Art referred to as diamond painting involves methodically applying hundreds of multi color rhinestones to a canvas to create sparkling and vibrant piece of mosaic-style art.

Erin is participating in both the Holiday Maker Mart event on December 9 and the corresponding exhibition.

Gena O’Brien

As a mixed media artist, Gena has always loved experimenting with different materials on wood. In recent years, she has focused on wood burning, rust dyeing, and encaustic techniques. Nature's organic forms and malleable properties have continuously been a drive for inspiration, and she constantly references them in her practice.

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Gena is participating in the Holiday Maker Mart exhibition on display in CAC’s Hal Gomer Gallery December 9, 2023 - December 19, 2023.

Maks Prykhodko

Maks Prykhodko is a Ukrainian-born interdisciplinary artist, composer, fabricator, and maker. He began his professional career in music composition, pursuing a BFA at the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee. Expanding his practice to electronics and interactive art, he became a part of the Milwaukee Makerspace, where he showed off his work at Maker Faire 2017. In 2018, Maks moved to Baltimore to pursue an MFA in Intermedia and Digital Arts at the University of Maryland, Baltimore County. His thesis, an interactive installation, was titled American Boy, and revolved around themes of immigration, childhood, and play. Maks is now a part of Chesapeake Arts Center, where he manages the Michael Stanley MakerSpace, while pursuing his musical and artistic career in his free time.

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Maks is participating in the Holiday Maker Mart exhibition on display in CAC’s Hal Gomer Gallery December 9, 2023 - December 19, 2023.

Alla and Milana Borovskaia

Alla and Milana, an interdisciplinary visual artist duo, are Resident Artists at the Sandy Spring Museum in Maryland. Their creative muse is deeply rooted in the intricate patterns and breathtaking gradients of the natural world, seamlessly blending artistry with nature. With unwavering passion, they shatter the confines of possibility, breathing life into the ordinary and elevating it to extraordinary heights. Alla and Milana create their works using an exquisite blend of unique signature techniques, intricate processes, and harmonious combinations. Each artwork unveils a world of unparalleled beauty, unfurling the magnificent symphony of color, shape, and energy.

At the Maker Mart, Alla and Milana will have beautiful artistic scarves using several very complex techniques for transferring the image of natural leaves onto natural silk.

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Alla and Milana are participating in the Holiday Maker Mart event on December 9.

Pamala Williams

My Love For Brooches is for the person who wants to accent their look! I sell unique brooches that can be worn on a casual denim jacket or on a dressy after 5 outfit. The best part is all the brooches are $20! There is one for every personality and my stock constantly changes. Sometimes, there may be 2 but most times each one is unique! Come shop with me!

Pamala is participating in the Holiday Maker Mart event on December 9.

Dead Hand Craft Company - Benjamin Dysart

Benjamin Dysart (They/Them) is a nonbinary sculptor based in Baltimore, Maryland. They hold a BFA in Sculpture from Miami University and an MFA from the Rinehart School of Sculpture at the Maryland Institute College of Art.

Born in Youngstown, Ohio, and later moving with their family to Oxford, Ohio, Benjamin began to explore woodworking and metalworking as a means of stress relief and a creative outlet. Their interest in craft grew as they entered college, leading them to enroll in printmaking, drawing, and sculpture courses. Eventually Benjamin settled on sculpture, seeing it as a way to capitalize on their interest in making while also learning how to use the objects they create to communicate and commune with the world around them.

Benjamin currently splits their time between pursuing their personal sculptural practice, working at the Michael Stanley Makerspace, and running Dead Hand Craft Company. Dead Hand Craft Company makes and sells handcrafted wooden items that are practical as well as decorative.

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Benjamin is participating in both the Holiday Maker Mart event on December 9 and the corresponding exhibition.

Nicole Alfon

Nicole Alfon, daughter of Filipino folk artist Jun Alfon, is a lifelong artist. Her abstract paintings draw inspiration from nature and her own spiritual and healing journey. She currently resides in Baltimore, MD.

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Nicole is participating in the Holiday Maker Mart exhibition on display in CAC’s Hal Gomer Gallery December 9, 2023 - December 19, 2023.

Charnie's Snauperstore - Charlie Herrick

We are a couple of crafters & artists making things by hand from our home, as well as displaying our photography and sculptural works.

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Charlie is participating in both the Holiday Maker Mart event on December 9 and the corresponding exhibition.