Cloud 9 will be Iragi’s first anniversary celebration with Make Studio, as he began working as an artist here in summer of 2018. “It will be fun to celebrate. . . to celebrate about making masterpieces.” When not at the studio, Iragi works four days a week at Shoppers as a courtesy clerk, and he…

Cartoons, fashion, and cats put Julian “Jules” Hinmon on cloud nine.   “Cats are great emotional support animals.” Recent favorite animated features of Jules include Spider-man: Into the Spider-verse and the upcoming How to Train Your Dragon: The Hidden World.   Jules features both cartoon characters and cats frequently in his artwork, including the cardboard…

Attending studio events, and other festivities, tends to put Kareem on cloud nine. As a sneak peek of his contributions to Make Studio’s upcoming 9th anniversary exhibition, here Kareem shares the recently completed tribute piece to A Star is Born, his newest favorite movie. He shared some thoughts about his cinematic experience: He liked it so…

Margie has a lot of favorites that keep her up on cloud nine. Like for Jimmy, it made sense for her to share them in list form. But, she opted to break down her favorite things to “the third degree” except in the case of favorite art subject matter (perhaps Margie’s favorite amongst her favorites)!…

Long-time Tuesday studio artist Zach explained what he’s working on for the Cloud 9 anniversary: “This piece is two panels of a character I invented named Diana Enola. She is a reporter for Channel 6 News, has a deep love for her fellow man, and goes out of her way to make her stories as…

Malcolm likes “bad” driving games – the cheesier the better: “Like when the graphics are obviously not realistic, or they glitch, but it’s a good glitch.” He’s considered including a vehicle from a favorite “bad” game in his artwork: a dragster pizza car with police lights on top.  Often dressed all in tie dye, which…

Katelynn shares her favorite activities that keep her on cloud nine: I sometimes end up spending hours at the library. I can waste 2 hours searching for a good book. I also waste time reading books because I have a really nice window with nice light in my bedroom. There are just all these beams…

Seth recalls that he has been working on his art since was seven years old. “Cloud nine means, like, Jesus; that God gave me the talent, the gift of art.”  He expresses his talent in making comic-inspired art, digital art, sculptures, and particularly enjoys making portraits of celebrities.   He loves getting feedback from others,…

Video games, Star Wars, listening to music, and working at the B.C. Brewery Taproom in Hunt Valley put Tuesday studio artist Mike, a personable and very creative dude, on cloud nine.  “Dude.”   “What?” “I have a Star Wars App.” “My favorite video game is Star Wars Puzzle.” “A lot of things make me happy.”…

Dasha’s most frequently recurring characters — the coffee bears — remind her of floating on cloud nine: “The bears are carefree, life is good, coffee is hot, and good camaraderie!”   For the upcoming anniversary exhibition, Dasha is creating an elaborate apartment complex to house the coffee bears. Features of the apartment building to watch…