Mark Belknap grew up on the rivers of the Chesapeake Bay and has been an outdoorsman since boyhood. His early interests led him to degrees in Wildlife Management and Forestry, which influence his artwork today. His functional birds have won awards and been on display in the Ward Museum and the Ward World Championship competitions. His birds are equally at home on the mantle or in the marsh and on the water, doing what they were created to do.

As an adult, Mark studied blacksmithing and his studio shop carries functional hand-forged items as well. His Chesapeake oyster knives are not to be missed. Mark has been awarded the designation of Professional Juried Virginia Artisan.

Studio 113, 116

Hours: Tuesday - Friday 10:00 - 4:00
Saturdays 10:00 - 1:00 from May - Mid September. Other times by appointment. The annual Artisans Guild Studio Tour on the Friday and Saturday after Thanksgiving is a highlight for gift shopping.

757-710-0496
mark@ForestryandWildlife.com

Sculptor, painter, and figurative artist, Janis King works with a variety of mediums in both 2- and 3-dimensional forms. Janis moved home to her native Eastern Shore in 2017 and opened Bay Leigh Studios along the Onancock Creek.

The Creekside studio location will remain devoted to creating sculptures, while Studio106 displays the artist’s paintings and sculptures, and serves as her painting studio.

Studio 106

Hours: Thursday - Saturday - all year
Mondays, May 1 - Sept 10, 12-4 pm

484-999-4897
jdhking52@gmail.com
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John Antoine Labadie studied sculpture and painting at the Dayton Art Institute, received a bachelor’s degree in painting at University of Dayton; a Master’s in psychology from Wright State University; and an interdisciplinary Doctorate from the College of Design, Architecture Art & Planning at the University of Cincinnati.

Dr. Labadie is a multimedia artist and works in digital, photography, and traditional 2D artists materials. He was a Fulbright Senior Scholar at National Chengchi University in Taipei, Taiwan and regularly serves an artist-in-residence and/or visiting scholar nationally and internationally.

Studio 105

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Margie Labadie uses a seamless flow of digital and traditional techniques to create her fine artwork and photography. She fills her art with found objects and family heirlooms, pulling them into immersive dreamlike images that range from pure abstraction to finely detailed collage.

For the last 30 years, Margie Labadie’s art has reflected her commitment to cultural preservation, social justice, and environmental conservation.

Margie received her Master of Fine Arts from East Carolina University in 2003, and graduated from Temple University, Philadelphia, and Tyler School of Art in Rome, Italy in 1982. Prior to moving to Virginia, Margie Labadie was a professor in the Art Department at the University of North Carolina at Pembroke.

Studio 105

910-734-3351
SteppingstoneArtsLLC@gmail.com
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Guy Shover has been a resident of the Eastern Shore of Virginia since 1989. He currently resides on the Bayside's quiet hamlet of Clam, VA. Bronze and Salvaged Wood are the medium Guy uses for his art and sculptures. His artwork varies from whimsical characteristic mice to realistic portrayals of the magnificent wildlife found on the Shore and beyond. He currently works at Turner Sculpture as a Patineur (Patina Artist). Guy Shover contributes some of his work to support the efforts of organizations such as the Nature Conservancy, the Ward Foundation, Ducks Unlimited, Barrier Island Center and the Angler's Club.

Studio 109

Hours: by appointment

757-894-1924
guyshover3@gmail.com
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