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Kim Reyes does jewelry and sculpture, both of which are very nice looking.
Laura L. Ledbetter makes some really cool looking art and she also shoots videos, with some of them featuring the Blythe doll.
http://bitsandpieces-lll.blogspot.com
http://lalalaura-ok.tumblr.com/
Lauren Kotkin makes art that’s heavily influenced by mosaics and patterns.
Lemon Tree Tales is a blog that’s full of handmade colorful quilts and one-of-a-kind artist dolls.
Emily Locke does some very visually striking photography.
Mike Gurtz does some really neat paintings with oil, acrylic, and watercolor.
Giant Dwarf makes hats and hairpieces from wool felt as well as selling sheets of wool felt in different colors for others to try their hand at making fabric arts and crafts.
http://www.giantdwarfdesign.com
http://giantdwarfdesign.blogspot.com
M. Reed Designs Presents Creative Renaissance does fine art and unique jewelry using metal, enamels, and other materials.
JenaBee Designs makes innovative notecards especially for women. The line drawings on these cards are quite nice and delicate looking.
Kelly Perl Photography specializes in fine art architectural and industrial photography and the work is visually striking.
Kelley A. Donnelly is a painter and illustrator who does very colorful and visually striking work. She especially specializes in skulls, angels, and dogs which look way different from the way other artists usually portray such subjects.
Kerri Conrad does some very off-beat and cartoony art.
http://www.kerriconrad.com
http://kerriconrad.etsy.com
Yesterday was my last full day in Ocean City, Maryland and I was determined to make the most of it. It was also one of the few days that had no rain in the forecast and it was sunny and hot all day long. That morning I finally was able to do the one thing that I couldn’t do earlier either because of my back problems or the weather or both—go for an early morning stroll along the beach. Aside from a few early-morning swimmers and angler fisherman, the beach was mostly clear, as you can see in this photo below.
After my brief stroll, I returned to the condo for some breakfast. After that my husband, sister-in-law, and I decided to make a last visit to The Bookend Cafe where we had some drinks, browsed the gifts and books sold there, and did some web surfing using the cafe’s free wi-fi. On the way back from the cafe, we stopped off at the same Fenwick Island lighthouse that I took a nighttime photo of just a few days ago. Here is what the lighthouse looks like in daylight.
After lunch we spent some time in the afternoon at the beach where we took a few last dips in the ocean then did some final book reading on the beach. Then we changed out of our swimsuits and headed to the Boardwalk for one final time. Unlike the last time I went to the Boardwalk, the day was much brighter and I was able to do some more walking than I was before since I didn’t have to worry about raindrops. Here’s a photo I took of the landmark Esskay Clock. When I used to go to Ocean City as a child with my extended family (including my cousins), we kids used to be instructed to wait by that clock if we somehow became separated. I remembered when I did just that one crowded night when I got separated by my family and they were all happy that when they found me at the clock.
Next to the Esskay Clock is a newer Boardwalk landmark. This is the Firefighters Memorial and it was erected to honor the firefighters who perished in the terrorist attacks on the World Trade Center and the Pentagon on September 11, 2001.
Here’s a different kind of landmark. For many years a sculptor and minister Randy Hofman has been creating these gigantic sand sculptures based on events in the Bible. They are really a sight to behold.
If you want to see more of Randy Hofman’s work, check out his website right here.
The Boardwalk have long been home to would-be artists and musicians who try to ply their trade among the vacation-goers. Sometimes you’ll see someone who is both an artist and a musician, like the guy in the photo below.
After walking around on the Boardwalk, we headed to the Angler restaurant to take advantage of its dinner and sunset cruise. We ate a wonderful dinner in the restaurant then we went out on the dock in the back of the restaurant where we boarded a boat. I took a whole bunch of sunset photos. Here’s one of the sunset over the Route 50 bridge that leads into Ocean City.
Here’s another sunset photo, this one over Assateague Island.
And here’s sunset over West Ocean City, Maryland.
And here are a few sunset photos of the Boardwalk, where you can see the bright lights from far away.
In this photo, you can see the kites that are located right outside The Kite Loft. The kites are flown day and night during the summer.
Towards the end of the boat trip, things took a really dramatic turn. Our boat got word of another boat that had literally run aground and the boat I was on decided to go over to see if it could offer some help. By the time we arrived, the Coast Guard had already arrived to offer aid to the boat. I managed to take a few photos of that ship that ran aground but it was really dark and my camera had a hard time picking up the image so the next two photos are blurry. Here is the white boat that’s stuck among the rocks.
The blue lights in this photo are the ones from the Coast Guard boat.
Theresa Easton does a variety of art including screen printed ceramics and printed glass.
Channing Houston does some really nice impressionist style paintings.
Gayla Lee specializes in making geometric patterned fused glass (including plates and jewelry) with visually striking results.
Little Blue Studio makes all kinds of different arts and crafts including jewelry and bookmarks.
http://www.MariaLouiseHigh.com
http://littlebluestudio.blogspot.com
http://RiRiFisch.etsy.com
http://theBookWorm.etsy.com
I came across AWB Music when I was working as a vendor at the 2011 Riverdale Park ArtsFest back on May Day. AWB Music makes handcrafted guitars and double basses. I heard a demonstration of the handcrafted guitars and they sound really nice.
Especially for You specializes in photography and custom greeting cards.
Jellybug makes servingware, cookware, and hummingbird feeders from recycled materials, with very unique results.
Innovative Arts features original art by Mino Re.
http://www.innovativeartworks.net
http://innovativestoneart.etsy.com
Juo is a partnership between talented designers Jessamy Kelly & Joanne Mitchell
Karman Lee Photography does some very nice looking portraits.
Kate Foley does some really nice illustrations and photography.
Katie Knoll Weaver does some very nice nature-inspired paintings.
http://www.katieweaverart.com/
http://www.wcadc.org/portfolio/katieweaver
Julia Mazur is a photographer who does interesting work.
I came across JulieBsJewels at the 2011 Sakura Matsuri street festival in Washington, DC and I fell in love with her work. (In fact, I purchased a dichoric glass cherry blossom ring from that booth.) JulieBsJewels specializes in dichoric art glass jewelry and much of it is very visually striking.
Yasha Butler Ceramics makes some interesting ceramics and jewelry.
Rothshank Artworks is a husband and wife artist team. Justin makes interesting pottery while Brooke does miniature art and illustrations.
Sagittarius Dolly 
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