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she said. “Instantly, I was hooked.”
Now, she runs Rhythmic Walls, a decorative painting and design studio that in
her words, “transforms boring, mundane
surfaces and brings them to life.”
The studios are open for a half-day on
Wednesdays and on one weekend a month,
when the Annapolis Artisans Market is held.
Customers can listen to Nesbitt explain how
she changes “color cowards into color commandos” and watch the artists work.
On a recent weekday, Cook, who was clad
in dungarees and with her face partially
covered with a bandana, dabbed paint on a
table-in-progress that would eventually get
sold in her store, Simpli New. Artist Marilyn
DiMarco attached vintage navigational
charts to salvaged door panels and made
them into wall art for her store, ReSouled.
Frequent customer Sunny DeVese of
Annapolis stopped by the warehouse to
browse, accompanied by her daughter-inlaw. Renata Martoni is an interior designer
in Miami, and DeVese knew the younger
woman would appreciate the creativity on
display.
“Take a look at these chairs,” DeVese said,
as the two women paused to admire Jane
E. Dutcher’s witty upholstered furniture. A
chair with a harp back was matched with a
print of songbirds, while an antique Italian
This chair is a collaborative effort between Jane
Dutcher, owner of Busy Bee Treasures, who did
the upholstery and painting, and Katherine Carney, who did the bird design on the chair back.
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