Author: makestudiobaltimore

  • Tony Tells the Tale…

    Tony LaBate, seasoned make Studio artist, has done it again. Translating his love of movie star fact and trivia into unique artistic projects, Tony often creates portraits and narratives based on the eventful and often ridiculous antics of the rich and famous. One of his favorites is the notorious Randy Quaid. Some fun facts that…

  • Alternative Histories: Louis Middleton’s First Solo Show at make Studio

    Louis Middleton has wanted to have a “photography show” ever since joining Make Studio in 2010. Louis has long enjoyed taking photos of family, friends, and places. He also made a business venture of doing restorations of old photographs, having picked up Photoshop skills along the way. However, early on at Make Studio Louis began…

  • We Love the Drawing Zoo!

    Once again The Drawing Zoo returned to Make Studio, and we had a blast! They brought in live animals for our artists to observe and draw. The animals challenged and inspired the members of Make to think about drawing in new ways. What a unique learning experience! Garrett had a great time drawing Pierce the…

  • Partyman’s Wrestlemania

    Make Studio artist Jerry Williams is a HUGE wrestling fan. And at the in-studio kick-off to 2013’s Inventory Sale, guests had the once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to get ringside with Jerry, aka PARTYMAN!!! Here are a few examples from Partyman’s WRESTLEMANIA:   Event guests posed for a photo with the WWE-style Partyman while browsing a huge selection…

  • 2013 Inventory Sale

    Our 2013 Inventory Sale- with reduced prices on all of our items– is going strong through Labor Day. Please visit our website to view artwork (email info@make-studio.org for sale prices up to 50% off) and like us on Facebook for a special “friends only” offer.  All of our gift items are 25% off and can be easily purchased via our gift…

  • RESIDENCY WRAP-UP

    by Danna Rooth Last week was a busy one around here! We participated in Artscape where we showed work from Make Studio artists for sale and I installed Royal Forms, a site-specific sculptural experiment, to culminate my experience working as a visiting artist at Make Studio in the pilot residency program. After spending awhile deciding on…

  • by Danna Rooth In conjunction with the pilot residency, a proposal was developed for an exhibition that since has been pitched around town and, although a venue for this show has yet to be found, here’s a preview. HONORABLE MENTION is a group show featuring participants of Make Studio (Baltimore, MD) as both artists and co-curators…

  • BESS on ANIME FANDOM

    PROs + most fans of ANIME are more creative than your average cartoon fan, especially when it comes to art or anything nerdy + they are also really devoted to their FAVES + most of them are really nice, the ones I’ve met, they ARE competitive, but not too, too competitive. They aren’t snobs. +…

  • by Danna Rooth (Make Studio artists’ participation in The Sketchbook Project was facilitated and curated as part of my pilot residency.) Opening at University of Maryland’s Art Gallery on 6/28, as a new addition to the Brooklyn Art Library.

  • Summertime artist Bradley has just returned from a trip to Japan with his dad, Charlie. He, naturally, had an amazing time and wanted to share some of the inspirations he gained there with you.       Konichiwa!       I’m coming back from Japan, seeing diverse culture is amazing. Seeing a new country,…