Category: artists

  • Jules Hinmon’s Key Influence: Tex Avery

    Artist Jules Hinton had a successful experience in a stop-motion animation course this semester, and is looking forward to drawing greater attention to his beloved cartoon culture next spring in a animation mini-festival he’s organizing to coincide with a show in our gallery (stay tuned!). Relatedly, here he shares a key influence on his artwork.…

  • Mutual Admiration Society 2025

    Mutual Admiration Society, now in its 5th year, is above all else an opportunity for artists to talk about art. During the live, virtual program, artists took turns presenting their selected works. Artists from Make Studio, Art Enables (Washington, DC) and Creative Clay (St. Petersburg, FL) chose pieces they admired from two exhibitions, Cordially Invited…

  • Dontae’s Work of Art

    Young artist Dontae spent some time with us in the studio this summer as part of our Work of Art program. Currently specializing in drawing sandworts and sharks, he wanted to spend time in the studio to get to know the space and further explore exactly what and how he can create. We were lucky…

  • Jennifer O’Neill’s NoCal Adventure

    For over a month this summer, Jennifer was way from our studio traveling in Northern California with her sister, Maureen. The primary purpose of her trip was to visit Jennifer’s artwork on display in the juried exhibition “A Progressive Ensemble” at fellow progressive art studio Art Explorers (Fort Bragg, CA). At Mendicino Art Center, local…

  • LET’S GO! Travel adventures with Tony & Louis

    Travel and adventures of all kinds are favorite topics for reflection and sharing amongst Make Studio artists. Tony LaBate and Louis Middleton hope you enjoy learning about their recent spring trips! Tony shared: “I traveled to Yosemite for my brother’s wedding this spring and stayed at a place that was cozy if you were the…

  • Our Road Warriors Take on PA!

    As you might recall from last spring, Make Studio was excited to receive a grant from Civitan Club of Baltimore, allowing us to undertake our “Make Studio Road Warriors” series. Our concluding series trip took us up to PA! Read on to find out what we saw and did that day.

  • Introducing Make Studio Road Warriors!

    Make Studio was excited and humbled to receive a generous grant from Civitan Club of Baltimore, allowing us to undertake our “Make Studio Road Warriors” series. This funding is enabling our artists to get out of the studio, and even out of Baltimore, specifically to have unique art experiences in the company of fellow artists…

  • More Reflections From A Tribute Artist

    by Tyrone Weedon As a 90s kid, I was introduced to the stand-up comedian Louie Anderson when he has a Showtime Comedy Special on cable television that I watched years ago. He was very funny and talks about his childhood, his dysfunctional families including his mom and dad in Cedar Knoll, Wisconsin.

  • Iragi Nkere: My Morphinominal Life in Art

    Now that it’s been a minute and we feel like we’re back in our art center, we’re happy to be resuming our periodic spotlights on 1-2 artists in our showroom gallery. Currently in the gallery: “My Morphinominal Life in Art” featuring Iragi Nkere, on view through the end the September. Stop by to see the…

  • Louis’ Vacation Destination Celebration!

    Make Studio artist Louis Middleton is a big fan of beautiful scenery. He often makes artwork about faraway places, idyllic landscapes and seascapes, as well as capturing the essence of iconic locales that make a destination stand out from the rest! His landscapes cover a variety of scenes from tropical beaches to Baltimore City to…