History

While pondering names for my business,
I wanted to invoke the thoughts nature,
how I want to use nature, and how I am
inspired by nature. WhollyTerra combines
'wholly,' meaning entire or, in this case,
involve all, and the term 'terra,' earth or land.
I try to incorporate this into everything I create.

The majority of my work is about
experimentation. Not only am I creating but,
I am learning. I work with recycled glass in
many different ways; always trying to develop
techniques that will be used in other aspects of
my future and present art.

The stained glass picture frames and recycled
windows served as a foundation for all that I
make now. Birdhouses and bird feeders,
sushi plates and desk lamps, transom
windows and window hangings, sinks,
chandeliers and pendant lights are now
part of my expanding repertoire. I am
proud that all of my pieces are unique
and demonstrate my growth as an artist.

It is important to me that I use as much
recycled materials as possible for each
piece--WhollyTerra. I enjoy and take
pride in knowing that I am using materials
that someone would not traditionally
consider art mediums. This is my small
gesture to show people that there is
always new potential in everything.

WhollyTerra began as a hobby on my
girlfriends' dining room table nine years
ago. I was working full-time as a graphic
designer, but this hobby was another outlet
for my creativity. My girlfriend and I made
picture frames for friends as gifts. After some
convincing from those same friends, I started
a small craft business and prepared stained
glass picture frames, candleholders, and
recycled windows for craft shows. My first
show was so successful that I proposed
to my girlfriend that night!

It was also during this time that I decided to
start my own graphic design business. Little
did I know that my plans would drastically
change as September 2001 came and went.
Suddenly acquiring clients for the graphic
design business didn't seem important or
fulfilling. My hobby and small craft business
became a full-time reality at the age of 29.

From dining room table to the basement of my
house in Hampden to the Clipper Industrial Mill
and finally, in 2004, to my current location at
3406 Chestnut Avenue is where you can
find my ever growing collection of art.

WhollyTerra is regularly open on Saturdays 11-4
or by appointment. In addition, I "open" my
studio for the holiday season with special
hours when the "Miracle on 34th Street" turns
on their lights each Saturday after Thanksgiving.
This years extra hours are
Friday-Sunday 6.30 to 10 pm

Hope to see you soon.

Directions

WhollyTerra
3406 Chestnut Avenue
Baltimore, MD 21211
whollyterra@mac.com
410.446.1093

I 83 to Coldspring Lane East
Right onto Falls Road
Left onto West 36th Street
Right onto Chestnut Avenue
Travel 3 blocks on the right side

Hours

Saturday 11-4 or by appointment.