Many members of the MICA community showcase their creative and artistic talents through their own small businesses and product lines. Just in time for Small Business Saturday and in preparation for the holiday shopping season, below is a list of businesses with ties to MICA. Check back often, as new enterprises are constantly in the works.

Looking for more gift ideas? Check out the list of books and publications by MICA alumni, faculty, staff and students (including the MICA History Book) for some great reads.

JEWELRY, APPAREL, TOYS & HOUSEWARES

Aisha Voya Dolls
United States
MICA CONNECTION: Catherine Gretschel '10 (Interdisciplinary Sculpture)
Aisha Voya Dolls is a one artist company that produces hand-crafted poly-urethane resin ball-jointed dolls. Each doll is finished to be a one-of-a-kind art doll with painted details custom clothes and accessories.

Andrea Bocchio Jewelry
Brooklyn, New York
MICA CONNECTION: Andrea Bocchio '08 (Fiber, Art History)
Brooklyn-based Peruvian designer Andrea Bocchio makes a bold and fresh look with her jewelry collection. She uses bright colors, lush textures and unexpected details along with traditional knitting and crocheting. The business started as a hobby with her mother and now has expanded to a collection sold in select boutiques and online.

B.Pos Jewelry
Columbia, Maryland
MICA CONNECTION: Brittney Posternock (Certificate in Jewelry)
Brittney Posternock makes handmade jewelry and scarves that she sells online as well in some local boutiques.

Image caption: Brittney Posternock wearing one of her crochet necklaces.

Besh Besh
United States
MICA CONNECTIONS: Sara Beschle '10 (Experimental Animation)
Cute, cuddly and maybe slightly disturbing! is the Besh Besh motto. Besh Besh's shop is full of adorable Gothopi that need loving homes. "What's a Gothopus?" you may ask. A Gothopus a cross between an octopus and a bat. Besh Besh makes all her plush Gothopi lovingly by hand. Don't see exactly what you want? Besh Besh also does custom orders.

Billie Bee
Germantown, Maryland
MICA CONNECTION: Jaclyn Leo '11 (General Fine Arts)
Hand-made and embroidered aprons, dish cloths, table squares and more! Vintage-chic accessories for the modern gal.

Carlybird Weaves
Baltimore, Maryland
MICA CONNECTION: Carly Goss '04 (Fiber)
Handwoven scarves! Handwoven cuffs! Handwoven cloth of all kinds! Carlybird Weaves textiles are designed and created one line at at time in Baltimore by fiber artist, Carly Goss. I am a handweaver, who specializes in bringing a new, modern aesthetic to traditional weaving patterns. In my shop you will find handwoven wrist cuffs, pocket scarves, scarflettes, hand dyed silk scarves and more.

Image caption: Handwoven Scarf by Carlybird Weaves

Etymology
Brooklyn, New York
MICA CONNECTION: Natalie Jacob '11 (Art History Theory & Criticism)
Etymology jewelry is designed by MICA alum Natalie Jacob. The jewelry pieces are all handmade and are made from vintage game pieces and/or re-worked vintage jewelry. Why? Because jewelry should be playful! Etymology has been featured in/on Fredflare.com, VenusZine and Gutter magazine. Etymology is sold in stores around the United States although we are always looking to expand.

Firehouse Tileworks
Vashon Island, Washington
MICA CONNECTION: Clare Dohna '78 (Sculpture/Ceramics)
Clare Dohna, owner of Firehouse Tileworks, creates tile and mosaic work for both interior and exterior applications. Her work is whimsical, colorful and durable, bringing floors, walls, fireplaces, kitchens and gardens to life.

Flat Vernacular
Brooklyn, New York
MICA CONNECTIONS: Payton Cosell Turner '08 (Painting) and Brian Kaspr '06 (General Sculptural Studies)
When Payton Cosell Turner and Brian Kaspr met at MICA, little did they know they'd be forging a personal and business relationship. Today, the newlyweds are enjoying the success of Flat Vernacular, a hand-drawn, hand-printed wallpaper business that has already been feature in the likes of Elle Décor, The New York Times Home section and W.

Image caption: Flat Vernacular, Dandelion Creatures

greenstarstudio & *might
Baltimore, Maryland
MICA CONNECTION: Dana Marie Hosler '00 (Illustration)
greenstarstudio and *might are a collection of decorative and functional art pieces, prints, wearables, dolls and more that are designed with children in mind & using ecologically responsible methods and materials.

Katherine Rohrbacher
Los Angeles, CA
MICA CONNECTION: Katherine Rohnbacker 09' (Hoffberger School of Painting)
I am a full time artist working in Los Angeles. You can view my paintings at www.katherinerohrbacher.com. I sell small handmade items such as garden and dish gloves, buttons and cake plates on Etsy.

LDP Studio
Baltimore, Maryland / Brooklyn, New York / Online
MICA CONNECTION: LaToya Peoples '09 (General Fine Arts)
I create handcrafted mixed media artworks, screen printed clothing, accessories, and jewelry for purchase online and at art fair events across the east coast.

Michelle Lipson Woodworking
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
MICA CONNECTION: Michelle Lipson '96 (Fiber)
Michelle Lipson, since 1999, runs her own company based in Philadelphia and creates custom and commissioned furniture.

Minás Gallery and Boutique
Baltimore, Maryland
MICA CONNECTION: Minas J. Konsolas '85 (Visual Communications)
Minás is two venues in one: a boutique and an art gallery. It has been around Baltimore since 1992, originally in Fells Point, then in Hampden. It is located on 36th Street, known as "the Avenue", an urban village main street featuring cool, quirky, locally owned shops and restaurants.
Visit Minás Gallery at 814 W. 36th St. Baltimore, Maryland

Mother Made
East Baltimore
MICA CONNECTION: Hannah Brancato '07, '11 (Fiber, MA in Community Art) and Julia Di Bussolo '06, '07 (Photography, MA in Community Art)
Mother Made is a cooperatively operated business that designs and constructs textile products in Baltimore City. Our mission is to promote the financial independence and job-training of low-income woman.

Myrtle Dove Vintage
Baltimore, Maryland
MICA CONNECTION: Mary Walsh-Reynolds, manager of MICA's Writing Studio and the Learning Resource Center
All her life, Mary Walsh-Reynolds loved thrift-store shopping. So when an opportunity came for her to open a store of her own, she jumped at the chance. Along with her sister Michelle Walsh, Walsh-Reynolds opened Myrtle Dove Vintage in July 2011. The store offers vintage clothing and accessories for men, women and children as well as retro housewares and kitschy knickknacks.
Visit Myrtle Dove Vintage at 5006 Lawndale Avenue, Baltimore, Maryland

Image caption: Mary Walsh-Reynolds of Myrtle Dove Vintage.

Pbody Design
Baltimore, Maryland
MICA CONNECTION: Faculty member Whitney Sherman
Pbody Dsign is a collection of housewares created in limited editions. New designs are created each year and sold privately and at selected art markets.

Saratoga Trunk
Baltimore, Maryland
MICA CONNECTION: Vivki McComas '78 (Graphic Design)
My shop is composed of antiques, collectibles, unique objects and my clay sculpture and handmade jewelry. We have been in business for over 20 years.
Visit Saratoga Trunk at 1740 Aliceanna Street, Baltimore, Maryland

Sheep's Clothing
MICA CONNECTION: Darcy Norton '72 (Graphic Design)
Since 1981 Sheep's Clothing has offered the finest in Pottery, Crystal, Hand-loomed Throws, Toiletries, Jewelry and Fine Casual Clothes all imported from Ireland, Scotland, England and France and from U.S. Artisans.Gifts & Accessories from $5, $10, $15 and Up.
Visit Sheep's Clothing at 1620 Shakespeare St., Baltimore, Maryland

Skullery
Maryland
MICA CONNECTION: Marisa Rand '06 (Interdisciplinary Sculpture)
Hand cast replica skulls and jewelry created with them.

Image caption: Magpie and sparrow skull necklaces

Small Roar
Baltimore, Maryland
MICA CONNECTIONS: Director of the Center for Design Practice Mike Weikert '05 (MFA in Graphic Design)
In 2005, after the birth of their daughter Maya, Mike and Stephannie Weikert realized that new parents could express a point of view through their baby's clothing, and saw an opportunity to create fresh, innovative products. Mike developed Small Roar as his graduate thesis project at MICA and then took it to the marketplace. The family grew again in 2007 with the birth of their son Eli. Small Roar is the fusion of graphic design, free speech and baby clothes. Using the graphic t-shirt as an inexpensive way to make a visual statement, Small Roar gives babies and their parents a voice.

Sooma Studio
Baltimore, Maryland
MICA CONNECTION: Jessica Schimpf '10 (Interdisciplinary Sculpture)
Hand-blown glass balls with spider plants grown in hydro-cultural methods, created in 2011.

Spaghetti Kiss
Baltimore, Maryland
MICA CONNECTIONS: Michael Bracco '01 '02 (Illustration and Masters of Art in Teaching)
Illustrator, author and teacher Michael Bracco uses his unique science fiction illustrations to adorn men and women's apparel.

Squidfire
Baltimore, MD
MICA CONNECTION: Kevin Sherry '04 (Illustration)
In 2005, Kevin Sherry and his best friend Jean-Baptiste Regnard teamed up to launch Squidfire, a retail channel that would give Sherry's art a global audience for his original cartoon creations. With hundreds of designs, Squidfire T-shirts have been sold in more than 100 stores across the world, including such faraway places as Germany and South Korea. In 2008, Sherry and Regnard opened their own store in Baltimore.
Visit Squidfire at 1628 Thames Street, Baltimore, Maryland

Image caption: Otter T-shirt by Squidfire

supah.com
United States
MICA CONNECTION: Amy Beth G. Payne '99 (Digital Art)
Paintings of cats in business suits and other pets. A variety of other fun handmade jewelry and tchotchkes all crafted by Amy Beth Geerling Payne.

Talking Walls
Brooklyn, New York
MICA CONNECTION: Micheal Loughlin '00 (Painting)
Talking Walls is a painting company that specializes in custom patterns and designs to be installed in interiors. We would love to Talk with you about how you want to transform your interior into something worth Talking about. Talking Walls was started with the idea of creating unique and one of kind patterns for interiors, custom designed and tailor fitted so it speaks to you and its surrounding!

Zipper Jewelry by Kate Cusack
New York, New York
MICA CONNECTION: Kate Cusack '01 '06 (General Fine Arts, Master of Fine Arts in Costume Design)
Kate Cusack sees ordinary items as potential materials that can be transformed into something new and exciting, creating what she calls sculptural wearables. The body is my canvas: I am fascinated by adornment and excess Cusack said. As a jewelry designer I don't set out to make a necklace with beads or sterling silver; bust instead I manipulate the zipper into shapes that are like beads. I can see the material for what it is what it 'should' be used forand then I can decide how I want to re-imagine it.

Kate Cusack's sculptural necklaces are made from "expendable" zippers.

GRAPHIC DESIGN, PRINTMAKING, PHOTOGRAPHY, STATIONERY & BOOKS

Almanac Industries
Baltimore, Maryland
MICA CONNECTION: Whitney Cecil '06 (Photography, Book Arts Concentration)
Almanac Industries is a bookbinding and letterpress studio based in Baltimore, Maryland. Using screenprinted or sewn leather and a variety of fabrics, they make journals, sketchbooks, and guestbooks. They also offer a selection of letterpress goods for the everyday as well as custom printing for any occasion.

Baltimore Print Studios
Baltimore, Maryland
MICA CONNECTIONS: Printmaking Studio Manager Kyle Van Horn '03 (Painting) and Kim Bentley '08 (Graphic Design)
Kyle Van Horn and Kim Bentley co-own and run Baltimore Print Studios. Holding combined degrees in illustration, painting, and design, both adopted their love for printmaking over many years of occasional classes, personal projects and commercial work. Together they manage studio hours, offer letterpress and screenprinting workshops and tackle commercial work as Baltimore Print Studios. Kyle Van Horn works full time for MICA, overseeing a rapidly growing Printmaking Department. Kim Bentley works full time as a graphic designer whose work can be found in both ink and pixel formats, and whose clients include US News & World Report and Discovery Communications.

Beth Blinebury Design
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
MICA CONNECTION: Beth Blinebury '08 (M.F.A. Digital Imaging)
Based in Philadelphia, Beth Blinebury Design specializes in branding, print design and website development working with local and not-so-local clients who include writers, artists, non-profits and small businesses.

Bowerbox Press
United States
MICA CONNECTION: Val Lucas '05 (General Fine Arts)
Val Lucas runs Bowerbox Press, a one-woman letterpress shop specializing in woodcuts and printed images. Her work is mostly woodcuts, and incorporates birds and patterns with hand-set metal type. Printed work includes a line of greeting cards, hand-painted woodcut prints, reduction woodcuts, larger printed posters, and hand-made journals with woodcut covers.

Cypress Fine Handmade Albums and Boxes
Los Angeles, California
MICA CONNECTION: Dena Robertson '94 (Painting)
After having trouble finding the perfect album to display her wedding images, Dena Robertson poured her heart into researching and creating an elegant, museum-quality book for the photographs. The result was an album made with exquisite Swiss ribbons, luxurious Japanese bookbinding fabrics, and papers repurposed from a mill on the East Coast. That album became a prototype for Cypress Fine Handmade Albums and Boxes, a business that now employs 12 artisans who work round-the-clock to create intimate, personal albums.

Cypress Fine Handmade Albums and Boxes. (Photo by Yvette Roman Photography)

Damn Good Doormats AND Popkin's Pet Portraits
Baltimore, Maryland
MICA CONNECTIONS: Spoon Popkin '90 (General Fine Arts)

Ditto Paper
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania and New York, New York
MICA CONNECTIONS: Lauren Richel Kelly '06 (Graphic Design) and Gina Dean '06 (Graphic Design)
Ditto Paper is two girls sharing a love for clean typography, bright colors, and all things paper. We believe that finding beautiful, custom-designed wedding invitations shouldn't cause a headache (You've already had enough of those while planning your wedding). We found that there were enough run-of-the-mill, traditional invitations out there - so we set out to design playful, sophisticated invitations that capture the personality of your wedding, that are created just for you. Invitations that your guests will totally gush over, that you will want to frame and keep forever.

Image Caption: Ditto Paper's work for a Texas-style BBQ wedding. (Photo by Johnny Miller)

Gilah Press + Design
Baltimore, Maryland
MICA CONNECTION: Kat Feuerstein '99 (Graphic Design) and Allison Fisher '11 (Graphic Design)
Gilah Press + Design is a boutique letterpress and design studio. We're dedicated to giving our clients the very best marketing and design solutions out there. We like to think our eye for design is rivaled only by our attention to detail.

Image caption: Gilah Press + Design, Jubilee card series

Holler & Whistle
Baltimore, Maryland
MICA CONNECTIONS: Zachary Thornton '01 (General Fine Arts) & Erin Fostel '04 (Drawing)
Holler & Whistle is a little art company that specializes in paper cut greeting cards, wall art and ornaments. Each product that we create begins with a hand cut design that is duplicated using a laser cutter. Our goal is to keep the artists hand visible, but create a more affordable product.

Hope M. Myers
United States
MICA CONNECTION: Home M. Myers '11 (Illustration)
I am a freelance Illustrator who writes my own children's books, Works on set designs for theater companies, and produces paper art for selling.

Longstocking Design
Portland, Maine
MICA CONNECTION: Beth Taylor '11 (Graphic Design)
Longstocking Design works on print and web, textile and motion projects. Based in Portland, Maine, we are deeply embedded in the creative economy and love working and love living.

Kalimat Magazine
Canada
MICA CONNECTION: Danah Abdulla '12 (MA Social Design)
Kalimat Magazine is committed to rejuvenating Arabic culture by providing an outlet for political, cultural and social expression within the Arab region and its diaspora. At the same time, it is a visual communication tool that serves to change Western perception of Arabs. The purpose is to be an open outlet for expression and to increase participation within the cultural/creative scene, therefore, the content is created by Arab people, the writers are Arab, the editor is Arab, the people featured are Arab.

NessART
Tulsa, Oklahoma
MICA CONNECTION: Janessa Bookout '04 (Sculpture)
Janessa Bookout runs her own custom fabrication business, NessART, creating custom interiors, furniture, film sets, themed environments, exhibits, and signage - tapping expertise she honed as an exhibit fabricator at the Tulsa Zoo and Living Museum in Oklahoma.

Post Typography
Baltimore, Maryland
MICA CONNECTIONS: Nolen Strals '01 (General Fine Arts) and Bruce Willen '02 (Graphic Design)
Originally conceived as an avant-garde anti-design movement by Nolen Strals and Bruce Willen, Post Typography specializes in graphic design, conceptual typography, and custom lettering/illustration with additional forays into art, apparel, music, curatorial work, design theory and vandalism. In 2007, Strals and Willen incorporated Post Typography as a full time design studio, where they continue to work for a variety of clients including the New York Times, U.S. Green Building Council, and Random House.

Readyluck
United States
MICA CONNECTION: Lindsay Hite '07 (photography)
Luck is being ready - in life and in love, as we carry ourselves along with open eyes, hearts and minds. Readyluck is a collective of photographers whose passions lie in creative, articulate storytelling told through a diversity of talents. To be in the right place at the right time involves preparation and an acute awareness of light, form and detail. It also requires an agreement of chance, of unknown paths crossing synchronistically, a coming together. Being invited into your life to document the immensity of this miracle is a privilege that's not lost on us.

R|S Design
Eau Claire, Wisconsin
MICA CONNECTION: Rachel Schimelman '04 (Photography/ Graphic Design)
R|S Design is a small design firm specializing in website design, graphic design and photography. With more than seven years of experience offering a variety of design [both web and print] and photographic services with the highest quality, speed of service and attention to detail for a reasonable price.

signsoutloud.com and artsbygary.com
Baltimore, Maryland
MICA CONNECTION: Gary Eddington '70 (Sculpture)
Signs that communicate, gilding of all kinds, hand painting on all levels.

Small Oak Press and Bindery
New York , New York
MICA CONNECTION: Carrie Tuccio '10 (Printmaking and Book Arts)
Small Oak Press exists in basements, bedrooms and occasionally backyards. Each book and album is handcrafted using traditional binding techniques and tools. I use quality art papers for all my books, even the tiniest have a lightweight watercolor paper, so they can handle just about any media you like to work in. Being transient myself at times, I like to keep my journals and sketchbooks at a good size to travel. Some fit in pockets others in a purse or day bag, that way you never miss an idea or a chance to sketch!

Image caption: Mini journals made by Small Oak Press and Bindery

Small Talk Studio
Online
MICA CONNECTION: Alyssa Nassner '10 (Illustration) p
Small Talk is the online shop of illustrator Alyssa Nassner. Products includes hand sewn items, stationery, screen prints, and digital prints all featuring Alyssa's original, and recognizable style. All items are made with love, and Alyssa strives to keep her products colorful, fun, and affordable. It is Alyssa's ultimate goal to brighten someone's day, and add a bit of fun to the home or work space.

Sugar Paperie
Baltimore, Maryland
MICA CONNECTION: Monica Stroter '01,'02 (Fiber, Master of Arts in Teaching)
As a child, Monica always had her hand in the cookie jar. These days she has turned her affection of sweet things into Sugar Paperie, a collection of decadent stationery, handcrafted in small batches from an array of vintage and modern materials. A devoted collector, Monica scours thrift shops and estate sales, rescuing vintage trims, discarded books and maps, and all things pretty. With these lovely castaways, she playfully juxtaposes her collected findings with boldly colored papers and patterned ribbons. Her delicious combinations exude vintage charm and a modern sensibility.

To Boldly Fold
Massachusetts
MICA CONNECTION: Melissa Chao '09 (Photography, Book Arts & Art History)
Melissa Chao's work is a constant homage to the art of paper. In her work as a bookbinder and artist she infuses a deep respect for the boundless potential of paper. She constructs beautiful creations of not just paper, but canvas, leather and many other quality materials into hand bound books, cards and a constantly shifting variety of small paper goods. Her belief is that every person deserves to create their own hand-made history and is honored to be a part of their biographical journey.

Image caption: To Boldly Fold - Handmade Books & Paper Goods

Typecast Press
Baltimore, Maryland
MICA CONNECTION: Mary Mashburn (Printmaking faculty)
Typecast Press has a reputation for creativity and wit, for crafting printed materials that stand apart for their beauty, whimsy and affordability. We have years of experience in graphic design and copywriting as well, of taking projects of all sorts from idea to completion, with an emphasis on personal service and attention to detail. By combining modern graphic design and platemaking methods with the old tricks of the tradesman, we're working to make these antiques - and the lovely work they can create - relevant again.

Will Work for Good
Brooklyn, New York
MICA CONNECTION: Karisa Senavitis '02 (General Fine Arts)
Will Work for Good is an art and graphic design studio working on projects that support creative endeavors of inspiring groups/individuals: independent record labels, musicians, artists, galleries, comedians, non-profit organizations, friends and neighbors.

Fine Arts

Art by Anna Guiles
Waldorf, Maryland
MICA CONNECTION: Anna Guiles '06, '07 (Painting, Master of Arts in Teaching)
Art by Anna Guiles is an online store selling original drawings, paintings, prints, greeting cards and custom artwork. Paintings and drawings in the store explore traditional subject matter such as still life, landscape and cityscapes of Baltimore and other areas. As a high school art teacher in the Washington DC suburbs, Anna is able to use her online store as a way to continue to be a working artist and show her students how to enter the art business.

aRts Abound Publishing
New York, New York
MICA CONNECTION: Sam Smith '70 (Graphic Design/Photography/Drawing)
Through the aRts Abound Publishing moniker: Anything having to do with fine-art, design of broshures, posters, exhibition announcements with specialty in book design and printing. At my web site at artbreak.com, under the moniker of 'samfot0', are personal fine-art photo-visuals, signed photo prints are sold as either signed prints, or mounted matted, framed, signed works. Also on this site are personal graphic designs, usually related to current events, or timely issues.

Bronwen Sexton Photography & Associates
Chester, Maryland
MICA CONNECTION: Bronwen Sexton '93 (Photography)
Bronwen Sexton has an Etsy shop where she sells accessories and Photographic Canvas Collage pieces. In addition to this, she also has a full-time occupation as a freelance photographer and graphic designer.

Caricatures by Jim Rehak
Seaford, Deleware
MICA CONNECTION: Jim Rehak '78 (General Fine Arts)
Caricature entertainment for parties, events, openings, bar mitzvahs, weddings.....!

createdbybarbara
Baltimore, Maryland
MICA CONNECTION: Barabra Joann Combs '11 (MA & MFA in Community Arts)
Invest in Fine Art | Original images, quality materials and craftsmanship | Charcoal drawings| Watercolor & acrylic paintings | Mixed Media | Linocuts, Monoprints & Monotypes with Chine Colle | Photography | Sculpture

Deborah Kommalan
Pasadena, Maryland
MICA CONNECTIONS: Deborah Kommalan '70 (Graphic Design)
I am an artist, my medium is oil. Generally, my paintings are realism, even photo-realism, although I have tried other styles.My other job is as a kilt maker. I have been making, altering and repairing kilts throughout Maryland, Pennsylvania and Washington, DC for 36 years.

Hatcher Design Office
Towson, Maryland
MICA CONNECTION: Laura LeBrun Hatcher '98 (Visual Communications)
Hatcher Design Office is a comprehensive design firm dedicated to creating elegant, intelligent, and evocative design. Whatever media, brand tools, or social networks you employ, a thoughtful creative strategy is critical to success.

Jacqueline Maloney Illustration
Hampton Bays, New York
MICA CONNECTION: Jacqueline Maloney '10 (Illustration)
Jacqueline Maloney (or just Jackie if your tongue is prone to twisting like hers), is a watercolor painter living and working out of Hampton Bays, NY. Jackie graduated cum laude from MICA with a BFA in Illustration. She is the owner of Jacqueline Maloney Illustration, a business committed to bringing bright, yummy, happy art & art pieces into your hands!

Image caption: Purple starfish pillow

James Singewald Photography
Baltimore, Maryland
MICA CONNECTION: James Singewald '10 (MFA Photographic and Electronic media)
I'm a local photographer currently living and working in Baltimore. I photograph old architecture and urban landscapes in cities like Baltimore and Philadelphia. My photography is meant to leave you not only with a sense of the condition of our cities, but also a feeling of urgency to see that they are improved and preserved and that the rich history behind the architecture and the community is not lost, but rather embraced. These images represent pieces of our history and the changes that continue to shape our future.

Image caption: Old Town Mall in East Baltimore

Jeanean Songco Martin Fine Art
Boyds, Maryland
MICA CONNECTION: Jeanean Martin '80 (Painting)

Joanna Barnum Portraits & Illustration
Parkville, Maryland
MICA CONNECTION: Joanna Barnum '06 (Illustration)
Providing commissioned watercolor portraits of people, pets, and homes as well as a selection of affordable artwork.

Image caption: Pet Portrait of Autumn

Karly Fae Hansen Fine Art and Limited Editions
Baltimore, Maryland
MICA CONNECTION: Karly Fae Hansen '08 (General Fine Arts & Print concentration)
Karly Fae Hansen Fine Art and Limited Editions specializes domestic and international sales of drawings, prints, and art objects made by the artist Karly Fae Hansen. Karly Fae Hansen works in a Baltimore City school by day and is an artist living at home with her dog by night. Though native to and residing in Maryland, whenever there is a chance they like to hit the road and explore nature especially long the Hudson River. She graduated magna cum laude from the Maryland Institute College of Art in 2008, and is currently interested in the art of living well and good stories.

Laurence Chandler Fine Art
Lanham, Maryland
MICA CONNECTION: Laurence Chandler '68 (Graphic Design/Illustration)
Through Laurence Chandler Fine Art, a Lanham, MD, company just minutes from the nation's capitol, you have access to originals and limited editions by Laurence Chandler. Finding myself in admiration of those who give free rein to impulse and chance. They are the pioneering Abstract Expressionists. The jazz greats. And insightful poets. So I focus on the active process of artistic creation rather than the end product."

Marie's Impressions
Annandale, New Jersey
MICA CONNECTION: Maria Cyburt Taluba '72 (Designer Craftsman/Education)
Earthenware Pottery & Clay Jewelry. Unique, and nature centered work. Facebook under Marie's Impressions & www.myspace.com/122861515. Sell work at art & craft shows and annual home show, and will take special e-mail orders.

Image caption: Photo of the North Branch Show

Michael Gilbert Studio
MICA CONNECTION: Micheal Gilbert (Fine Art faculty)
White Hall, Maryland
I restore gilded wooden objects and make hand-carved water-gilded picture frames and other objects.

Mission Media
Baltimore, Maryland
MICA CONNECTION: Todd Harvey '98 (General Fine Arts)
Todd Harvey is the principal and creative director for Mission Media, the company he founded just two years after graduation. Named by the Baltimore Business Journal as one of Baltimore's most active design firms, it's a multi-media creative hive" with services ranging from branding an advertising to web interactive design to film, video and audio production.

Morning Burst
San Francisco, California
MICA CONNECTION: Allan P. Friedlander '10 (Printmaking and Book Arts)
I am a independent painter of landscapes, floral, and abstract.

Paul Alan Bennett
Sisters, Oregon
MICA CONNECTION: Paul Bennett '72 (General Fine Arts)
I sell original paintings, prints and greeting cards of my art work.

Studio of Gian Andrea
Santa Fe, New Mexico
MICA CONNECTION: Andrea Bacigalupa '50 (General Fine Arts)
Online gift shop is independent of our Santa Fe gallery. Online shop features inexpensive gifts -- greeting cards, mugs, pendants with reproductions from my original works in oils, bronze and ceramics.

StudioSwan
Chattahoochee Hills, Georgia
MICA CONNECTION: Gail Foster '78 (Painting)
I am a working artist - 100% of my income comes from the creation then sale of my art work - drawings, paintings, mixed media and photography.

Image caption: Netter, plexiglass front mounted photograph, 2011

Thuss+Farrell
Brooklyn, New York
MICA CONNECTIONS: Patrick Farrell '95 (General Fine Arts), Rebecca Thuss '95 (General Fine Arts)
Rebecca Thuss and Patrick Farrell launched a successful design and photography firm, THUSSFARRELL, with clients that include the New York Times and Proctor & Gamble.

Galleries and Art Centers

Artifacts Gallery
Trenton, New Jersey
MICA CONNECTION: Marge Miccio '78 (Painting)
Visit Artifacts Gallery at )1025 South Broad Street, Trenton, New Jersey

BENNU Studios
Roxbury, Massachusetts
MICA CONNECTION: Napoleon Jones-Henderson '05 (Mount Royal)
Active studio where Fine Art prints, enamel on copper, hand made books, enamel jewelry and textile arts are created. Workshops and residencies are services we offer for all levels of participation. In addition to the above we are available to conduct lectures and demonstrations in the media and disciplines offered at BENNU Studio.
Visit BENNU Studios at 12 Morley Street, Roxbury, Massachusetts

Image caption: Word Warrior-ess; June Jordan, mixed media

International Center For Artistic Development, Inc.
Columbia, Maryland
MICA CONNECTION: Cameilla Blackwell, Ph.D '77 (Art Education & Fine Arts)
ICAD is a non-profit, fine arts, educational and cultural arts organization devoted to promoting the arts through public programs for diverse audiences of the world. To encourage personal and professional growth of artists, and art enthusiasts, projects such as art exhibitions, lectures, workshops, and cultural exchanges have been produced by ICAD, in conjunction with other art centers, museums, galleries, and artists, locally, nationally and internationally. Activities, events and programs are planned for adult and student audiences. All of the programs are open to the public and many of them are free.
Visit International Center for Artistic Development at 6001 Jamina Downs, Columbia, Maryland

Loaded Objects
Los Angeles, California
MICA CONNECTION: Ryan Weigner '03 (Ceramics)
Loaded Objects Ceramics creates sculptural and functional art. The use of plaster mold-making and slip casting leads to visually seductive and thought provoking pieces for your home.

Studio 18
Pembroke Pines, Florida
MICA CONNECTION: Virgnia Erdieb '89 (Printmaking)
Studio 18 in the Pines is an 11,000 square foot facility dedicated to showcasing contemporary art and serving the community. The studio offers affordable space for emerging and mid career juried artists. Studio 18 hosts exhibitions, workshops, lectures and classes. The main gallery and classrooms are available to rent for private functions. Art openings are held on the first Friday of every month from 7:00 - 9:00pm. Artist's studios are open during First Friday events and receptions. First Friday events are free. For more information call 954.961.6067.
Visit Studio 18 at 1101 Poinciana Drive, Pembroke Pines, Florida

Image caption: Virginia Erdie in her Florida studio

Subbasement Artist Studios
Baltimore, Maryland
MICA CONNECTION: Jennifer Tam '12 (Art History, Theory, & Criticism, and Painting)
Subbasement Artist Studios (SBAS) is an alternative art space located in downtown Baltimore. Founded in 2003 by Director Emeritus Jeffrey Kent, SBAS has been dedicated to supporting regional and international artists as well as emerging talent. By bringing these artists to downtown Baltimore, we also help enrich the culture of the community.
Visit Subbasement Artist Studios at 118 North Howard St., Baltimore, Maryland

Volksboutique
Berlin, Germany
MICA CONNECTION: Christine Hill '91 (General Fine Arts)
The Small Business features a 4-meter long oak apothecary counter filled with an inventory of talismans for visitors to consider. Christine, the proprietor and service provider, provides a file box of »attributes« on flash cards, and together with the visitor assembles them a care package that consists of the objects they've selected with the character traits they've assigned them.
The conversation between Christine and the Small Business client hinges on the consideration, evaluation and admiration of quotidian objects. These invested selections are packaged together in a Volksboutique version of a Whitman's Sampler box that is then embellished and personalized for them. The result is a unique ephemeral package that represents the exchange between Christine and the visitor and provides a formidable keepsake.

Miscellaneous

Baltimoron Productions
Massanutten Village, Virginia
MICA CONNECTION: David Rood '70 (General Fine Arts)
Stories, songs and poems to entertain and provoke thought.

Bolton Deli
Baltimore, Maryland
MICA CONNECTION: Nick Brooks '10 (graphic design)
Bolton Deli is located right next to the MICA Commons on McMechen Street! We are completely owned and run by MICA students and alumni. Come on in for an amazing sandwich, milkshake, bagel, or other treat, because we would rather see artists with full stomachs than starving artists! We're open 7 days a week, breakfast through dinner.
Visit Bolton Deli at 130 McMechen St., Baltimore, Maryland

Casa Amanecer Bed and Breakfast
San Ramon, Alajuela, Costa Rica
MICA CONNECTION: Christopher Panzer '86 (Graphic Design)
Located in the coffee-planted hills of San Ramon, just forty-five minutes from the San Jose International airport, our modern teak and concrete abode awaits you. The house, which took way too long to build by its owner, was published in the March 2009 issue of architecture magazine Su Casa. We offer banana plants, passion flowers, fresh ground organic coffee and vegetarian fare. Day trips include, waterfalls, horseback rides, Quetzals, coffee tours, zip lines, hot springs and a very active volcano named Arenal.

Image caption: Casa Amanecer's Verandah

Diliberto Inc
Baltimore, Maryland
MICA CONNECTION: Micheal Diliberto '75 (Graphic Design)
Founded in 1996, Diliberto Inc is a Baltimore advertising/ design creative service specializing in print, TV/video, collateral, web design, direct response, branding and corporate identity. Diliberto Inc serves the online and offline marketing needs of a diverse national, regional and local client list that includes: Royal Caribbean Cruise Lines, Johns Hopkins University Alumni Association, Nassau/Paradise Island and Chesapeake Urology Associates. Today, we're in a unique position to offer clients the depth of experience of a big agency, combined with the energy and enthusiasm of a boutique.

Earth Paints
Ashland, Oregon
MICA CONNECTION: Leah Mebane (formerly Rachel Fanning) '02 (illustration)
Earth Paints is an eco-friendly natural paint company using pure, natural earth pigments, millions of years in the making. The naturally colored clay was collected from the ground, dried, crushed and sifted into pure pigment. We sell a professional quality Earth Oil Paint Kit and a water soluble Children's Earth Paint Kit. This pure , non-toxic paint has greater UV resistance, longevity, purity, and luminosity than synthetic paints, and it yields a rich, unique luster on the canvas.

Eephus League
Auburn, Alabama
MICA CONNECTION: Bethany Heck '13 (Graphic Design)
The Eephus League is a site filled with baseball minutiae and sells baseball scorebooks, posters and other merchendise.

Image caption: Scorebooks made by Eephus League

Kramer Installation
Baltimore, MD
MICA CONNECTION: John Kramer '95 (General Fine Arts)
Fine art installation.

Illustrating Medicine
Baltimore, Maryland
MICA CONNECTION: Emily Shaw '00 (Painting)

Ltd Comp
Baltimore, Maryland
MICA CONNECTION: Melody Often '05 (Illustration)
Ltd Comp is a creative studio and hypermedia outlet founded by musician/producer Nick Often and comic book creator Melody Often.

Mixtum
Baltimore, Maryland
MICA CONNECTION: Yutaka Houlette '05 (General Sculptural Studies)
Mixtum is a tool for randomly selecting a trio of symbols to help generate unexpected ideas. It is meant for use by all ages and for a wide variety of environments, from classrooms to art studios. The tool is intended to emphasize and strengthen our ability for flexible synthesis. Mixtum was created by futures-studies researcher Heidi Gustafson and illustrator Yutaka Houlette.

Image caption: Mixtum - Play Real in Chance Times

ROOT Dog Training
Highwood, Illinois (Chicago Northshore)
MICA CONNECTION: Sara Berry McLoudrey '98 (photography)
ROOT Dog Training specializes on quick, accessible, easy to implement positive dog training so that even the busiest of people can have a wonderfully trained dog. No matter the issue, we can help.

Sea Grape Bath + Body
Baltimore, Maryland
MICA CONNECTION: Maria Vashakidze '09 (Painting)
Sea Grape bath + body is a company (a one woman show, really) dedicated to promoting education, wellness and happiness with the use of natural botanicals. Using the highest quality healing oils, butters, herbs and essential oils, these products are as pure as they get.

To submit your small business, please fill out our Small Business Form. Already listed and need to update? Write to communications@mica.edu.