Katie Cassidy

In her colorful pastels and fresh oil paintings, Katie Cassidy captures the world

around her with an enthusiasm that began in childhood classes at Washington

D.C.'s Corcoran Gallery. That early education taught her to look at the world

through an artistic lens, a skill she now uses to help aspiring artists do the same.

Katie graduated from the University of Maryland with a BFA and has continued

her art education with many art classes and workshops. An award-winning artist,

she is well known for her comprehensive knowledge of the basics and techniques

of many mediums, especially charcoal, oil and pastel. She was a noted instructor

of multiple art disciplines at the Academy Art Museum in Easton and currently at

the Art League of Ocean City.

Katie’s beloved husband and partner in art, Wallace McGarry, passed away in

2020 which led her to a bold decision to uproot to Colorado Springs,

Colorado, where she painted the Rockies and opened an art gallery with three

other local artists.

In the spring of 2025, Katie’s love of the bay, rivers and ocean brought  her happily back

to the Eastern Shore. She has been teaching adult art classes at several local art

center on the Eastern Shore.

Lillian Pennypacker

Lillian is an interdisciplinary artist, educator and curator, and her artwork spans across painting, sculpture and photography. Her most recent sculptural artworks are inspired by Scagliola, an plaster based technique known as imitation marble. Her sculptures take the form of natural formations and archeological relics.

In 2024, she received an MFA in Interdisciplinary Studio Art from the School of the Museum of Fine Art at Tufts University. She is two-time recipient of the Tufts University Montague International Travel Grant and was awarded as an Exhibitions Fellow at the Tufts University Art Galleries. She holds a BA in Fine Arts from the American University of Rome, and her studies in Italy garnered her classical approach to oil painting and sculpture.

John Iampieri

JOHN R IAMPIERI
John is a visual artist interested in sharing the magical, very functional art form of screen
painting. Growing up in Baltimore, he experienced seeing, hand painted screens everywhere in many
Baltimore row house neighborhoods. Learning from the same techniques as the founder Czechoslovakian born William Oktavec.
John is a member of the Baltimore Painted Screen Society. John has traveled throughout
Maryland teaching this 112 year old folk art. He is a roster member with MSAC & roster member of Arts for Learning MD, enabling him to
teach in schools throughout Maryland, using 21st Century – TAI 1 & TAI 2 classroom education

John  is also a member of many Art leagues throughout DE & MD and works with many
charitable organizations donating screens for fundraisers. In addition, John has screen painting
workshops available for all ages in libraries, museums, private homes, as well as exhibitions
around the east coast. In windows, screen doors, wall hangings and as porch enclosures. John’s paintings are
commissioned worldwide, frequently exhibiting in numerous venues including; museums,
libraries, businesses, books, magazines, newspapers, movies, and TV, such as NBC Today
Show Anne Curry & the CBS Sunday Morning Show with Connie Chung.
John’s commissions have reached as far as Japan.

John can be reached;
via email yamps4@mediacombb.net
www.paintedscreensonline.com
Facebook; Bella Designs
443-235-4068

The magic of this functional art is sure to bring smiles to all who see & share these gems!
John hand paints all of his screens, using tear resistant Super Screen material unless
other wise requested. He can paint on any type of screen any size from one square foot
to 50 foot screened in porches! From Hawaii to Canada, to Key West, to Japan, he’ll ship
it to you. CIAO FOR NOW!!!

Cryssi Jefferies

Cryssi Jeffries is a passionate crochet artist, teacher, and content creator with years of experience in the fiber arts community. She has collaborated with top industry designers including Marly Bird, Briana K Designs, Salena Baca, A Crocheted Simplicity, Meghan Makes Do, and many others. Her work spans everything from testing and tech editing to content development and design support.

Cryssi also served as a content editor and published designer with Happily Hooked Magazine, where she helped bring fresh, inspiring patterns and articles to fellow crochet lovers. Whether teaching beginners or working behind the scenes with well-known names in the industry, Cryssi brings enthusiasm, skill, and a genuine love for crochet.

Paige Davis

Paige Davis is a life long farm girl using her creative talents to design felted animals & teach needle felting via workshops

Loralie Caciolo

Loralie Johnson (Caciolo) is the owner and creator of Fairy Awesome Scents, a handcrafted candle and home fragrance business she began in 2020. Her work combines artistry, quality ingredients, and a touch of fairy-tale whimsy. Loralie enjoys sharing her passion for creativity and candle making with others through her workshops at the Dorchester Center for the Arts.

Jan Boettger

Jan started by taking a glass class at DCA under the instruction of Bill Wise, a teacher at the center in the 80’s. When Bill retired, Jan continued to produce her sparkling images as well as teach the art of stained glass. Jan’s love for working in glass and teaching the craft shows in both her students’ work and her own. When asked Jan says, “My greatest joy over the years has been the variety of students I have taught and the pride these students have for the beautiful pieces they created.” Much of Jan’s work can be seen in various buildings around the shore.

Diana Evans

Diana has been teaching watercolor techniques for over 9 years. She enjoys painting landscapes, seascapes, flowers, and the wildlife of the Eastern Shore. Diana enjoys teaching beginning students and encourages her students to request subjects that are of interest to them.

Griselda Jiménez

Griselda, originally from the State of Veracruz Mexico, has had a passion for art and nature since she was a child. She started three years ago sponsoring activities in Mexico, Cambridge and Colombia. In August 2020 she founded WorldWide Hope starting with 7 students teaching upcycling Art. Now it has 35 active members and 6 coordinators in Latin America, Goldsboro and Cambridge MD. “Art develops skills in children, works as therapy and at the same time we take care of the environment. “I want to leave a legacy, a legacy of love to the planet”.

Barbara Zuehlke

Barbara is an award winning Eastern Shore artist. She works in various mediums from serigraph to oil, focusing primarily on watercolor. Using wet pigment on wet paper (wet on wet), Barbara creates a softness and flow that is exciting when combined with the sharp, clean edges of working on dry paper. Barb creates beauty for your enjoyment; believing that good drawing is the basis
for good painting and that the observer needs to feel the medium… “ the flow and transparency of watercolor or the rich gooeyness of oil.”

Find Barb at BarbaraZuehlke.com.

Robert Gladney

Robert’s profession is art and design. He is multi talented and has studied the fine arts of drawing, painting, printmaking, sculpture, ceramics, and graphic design at various art schools across the country. Always keen to help others experience the joy that he has found in art, he particularly enjoys the beginning students and is always there to answer questions and help the student figure out the answers.

Terri Griffin

Re-cycled furniture is Terri’s passion. Being able to save an old worn piece and turn it into a beautiful whimsical piece of furniture is her mission. She creates useful unique furniture made from various papers, dried leaves, foil and fabric and loves to share her knowledge and inspire whimsy within her students.

Find Terri’s work on Facebook @ Pollie and Paper- Recycled furniture by Terri Griffin Home

Windy Karpavage

Windy is a fiber artist and owner of Kaire’je Studios, a fiber arts retail business on Taylor’s Island that carries high quality and unusual fibers and materials. Windy is passionate about knitting and felting and is familiar with many fiber art forms. She has worked as a test knitter for a knitwear designer where she perfected fine finishing details. She currently teaches knitting at DCA and helps knitters new and experienced bring their own unique flare to their work.

Find Windy at KairejeStudio.com.

Marianne Kost

I’ve studied art over the years with Maryland and Virginia master painters including Phil Metzger, Edwin Ahlstrom, Walt Bartman, Robert Liberace, and Nancy Tankersley. The influence I gained from these artists range from expressive color and composition to drawing draftsmanship and classical technique. Earlier in my career, I attended the University of Michigan, the Corcoran School, Montgomery College, and the Alexandria Art League. I’ve been juried into the National Gallery of Art Copyist Program. This is a time-honored tradition of painting from masterworks. I’ve participated in many exhibitions and several galleries, winning first place and honorable mention awards. I’m an active member of the Working Artist Forum and the St. Michaels Art League. I’m looking forward to participating in the 2022 Easton Plein Air Festival as a juried Local Color participant as well as the 50^th Anniversary of the Waterfowl Festival in November 2022. I’m interested in creating expressive portraits and landscape paintings that move beyond capturing a likeness to telling a story that has universal appeal.

Find Marianne at mariannekost.com

Warren Saunders

Warren is a master decoy carver born and raised on a farm in Dorchester County. Warren spent his early life studying waterfowl in their natural surroundings. Warren studied with noted carvers over the years and has become one of the noted experts in his craft. He participates in exhibitions and shows throughout the eastern United States. He became an Open Class Carver over 22 years ago and was notified by the international Wood Carver’s Association congratulating him on being amongst the top 120 top carvers in the country.