SoBo Arts and Crafts Show Draws a Variety of Local Talent

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(This article originally appeared in the June 2025 issue of the South Baltimore Peninsula Post.)

The first-ever “SoBo Arts and Crafts Show and Contest” displayed the work of 15 SoBohemians during the annual “I Love SoBo Day” celebration at the Baltimore Museum of Industry on May 4. Nearly 300 attendees voted for their favorite pieces.

First place People’s Choice award went to Dreama Stafford for her illustration featuring Koba Café. Deanna Clark won second place for her cross-stitch of Baltimore’s Mr. Trash Wheel. Third place honors went to Julie Dennis for her painting “A Sweet Day in SoBo” of the interior of a Baltimore rowhome.

Nadine Bowen: hand-blown glass
Gabrielle Brager: pencil on canvas
Deanna Clark: framed cross-stitch
Julie Dennis: acrylic paint, oil pastels, Posca paint pens
Amy Quinn Digges: hand-inked with micron pens
Ellie Flock: prints and polymer clay
Ruth Foy: knitted with wool (merino) and glass beads
Megan Gerst: acrylic paints on canvas
Caroline Hayden: oil paint on canvas board
Ann M. Hensel: collage on canvas
Kourtney Herold: crochet, acrylic
Kierran Petersen: counted cross-stitch, Janlynn brand pattern, and floss
Carlie Sleeman: hand-knit cardigan
Linda Speaker: dried leaves, flowers, needles
Dreama Stafford: digital illustration

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