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‘Steady Ground’ Two Artist Exhibit – At Gifts Inn Boonsboro

🎨 You’re Invited to a Creative Adventure at the ‘Steady Ground’ Art Exhibit! 🌿🎉

Join us for a splash of color and a sprinkle of magic as we showcase the imaginative works of two extraordinary artists: the vibrant Acrylic Painter Jannon Baer and the whimsical Cyanotype Cultivator Emma Williams.

🗓 Save the Date: September 13th, 2026

⏰ Time: 1 PM – 3 PM

📍 Location: Gifts Inn Boonsboro

Get ready for a journey through mesmerizing art landscapes, where every corner is a new adventure and every brushstroke blossoms into a story. Don’t miss this chance to mingle with the artists and immerse yourself in a flourishing world of creativity. Bring your curiosity and a friend or two—it’s going to be a nature-infused, art-tastic time! 🌱🖌️✨

We can’t wait to see you there!

ABOUT EMMA WILLIAMS: “Throughout 2024, I printed a set of cyanotypes using plants growing in the orchards and forest near my home. I also learned to make inks from the foraged materials, such as black walnuts and peach tree bark, and from household materials like avocado pits and turmeric. I wanted to notice, name, and celebrate the plants that appear and recede as the seasons shift. I also sought a new approach to art-making. I am concerned about the public health impacts of routine plastic use, including the materials in standard acrylic paints. Therefore, I am developing an art-making approach that is rooted in its place of origin and releases less pollution.”

ABOUT JANNON BAER: “Jannon, a painter, dancer, and drummer from Washington County, MD, focuses on helping others connect with the present and find joy through art and movement. She has exhibited her work in various galleries and participated in community projects, including a mural in Hagerstown. Jannon holds a BFA in Painting and a minor in Printmaking from Shepherd University. In addition to painting, she teaches various dance styles, blending meditative practices for healing. She values her teachers and enjoys nature, drumming with a band, and spending time with her son, Kiran.”

‘New Works’ Stephen Wright – At Gifts Inn Boonsboro

GIB is THE place to be on May 2nd from 5-8pm, where you can meet local legend ceramic artist (and musician) Stephen Wright of Wright Hand Pottery. Stephen’s arrestingly different and fascinating pottery pieces are huge favorites in the shop, from functional conversation starters like his weird, wonderful ‘Fish Plates’ to his gleaming glazed fruit creations. And he’s promised us new work we’ve never seen before for this show!

Title: ‘Hand-Sculpted Pottery the Wright Way’

About Stephen: “Stephen Wright owns and operates THE WRIGHT HAND DRUM COMPANY. Steve is the designer of his instruments, and makes each one by hand with his specially formulated and fired clay. The drums he makes are inspired by traditional clay instruments, as well as those of his own design. Some of the clay percussion instruments he makes include bongos, bongo sets, doumbeks, ubangs, ghatams, claypans, and shakers, as well as the gunta drum which he designed himself. Besides being a clay drum maker, teacher, and ceramic artist with twenty years experience, Steve also performs regularly on drum set and hand percussion . . . .

WRIGHT HAND STUDIO is a fully equipped clay studio located in Hagerstown, Maryland. Steve Wright teaches five classes weekly, teaching both Wheel and Hand-building Techniques. The studio is Steve Wright’s personal studio where he produces his own work. There he provides a clean, fun, community environment where students can learn and explore the endless possibilities of working with clay.”

 

Meet The Maker – At Gifts Inn Boonsboro

Craig Fowler has been making his unique and wonderful silverware wind chimes since the mid-80s. Using only silver-plated spreaders, forks and spoons, and adding his ball peen ‘nubbles’ to enhance the tones, his chimes are as pretty to listen to as they are to see. But he’s got more tricks up his sleeve! Craig also makes bud vases, ornaments and jewelry, but most exciting are his little Pocket Angels. Each of the five major branches of the Armed Services are represented in these little pewter angel medallions, on key chains to make them easy to carry or hang, letting you carry a little extra protection right in your pocket.
His most famous creation is a magnificent wind chime which appeared in the movie ‘When A Stranger Calls.’ We have an exact replica in the shop! Drop by during Greenfest and see it, and meet Craig!

Meet the Maker – At Gifts Inn Boonsboro

Some of us just can’t resist stuff that sparkles. Jennifer Strickland, the featured artist on May 4th, gets girls like us because she’s one too. That’s why she got into her craft of creating fused art glass. She takes dichroic glass, which has infused metals, and uses it to make unique colors, textures and forms for her shimmering glimmering magical pieces such as jewelry, nail files with their own sheaths, pillboxes, purse holders and bookmarks, as well as plates so luscious in color and form that you’ll need to display them prominently when not in use.
A music teacher by trade, Jennifer relaxes by firing up her kiln and bringing beauty into the world. She makes glass dance!