Local Award-Winning Artist and owner of Gizmos Art helps promote, encourage and support artists in any way she can.
As a child, Lyndi Steward McNulty considered herself an artist. As an adult, she has not only upgraded that title to: ‘Award-Winning Artist’ but also donned the roles of entrepreneur, author, professional appraiser, auctioneer, adjunct professor, lecturer, and ‘art-advocate’. As a student at Westminster High School, McNulty found her artistic style by painting abstract designs with bright, bold colors. She then went on to study fine art at the Maryland Institute College of Art, Middle Tennessee State University, Southwest Craft Center in San Antonio, Texas and the Rochester Institute of Technology. She earned an M.S from Johns Hopkins University and an M.L.S. from the University of Oklahoma. McNulty began to weave art into her business …
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Gizmos Art
195 W Main St, Westminster, MD
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Carroll Arts Center
91 W Main St, Westminster, MD
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McDaniel College
2 College Hill Dr., Westminster, MD
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Patricia and Patrick Livelsberger never expected they'd enjoy the handmade soap business so much.
In 2005 Patricia and Patrick Livelsberger commissioned Patrick’s sister, Theresa Eline to make 100 bars of soap in memory of their son, J.J. who had passed away at age 23 of a life-long illness. Eline has a special way of crafting the soaps in scent, shape and color so they reflect a person’s characteristics and personality. To share the vision of the soaps for J.J., Patricia and Patrick helped with the process, and were soon making soaps of their own. After gleaning years of soap-making knowledge from his sister, Patrick designed his own base recipe, including skin-nourishing oils and butters. Different essential oils and natural ingredients are used for each batch making each batch and bar extremely unique. The Livelsberger’s …
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Historical Societie's Shop at Cockey's
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1374 Pleasant Valley Rd, Westminster, MD
Leister’s Store: Pleasant Valley’s Memory Museum
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Carroll County Agriculture Center
706 Agricultural Center Dr, Westminster, MD
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Kerri Gaither
6:37 pm on Wednesday, September 28, 2011
ADDITIONAL INFO: *The Livelsberger's also do fundraisers and have worked with CCYSB (Carroll County Youth Service Bureau), several churches and a few Basket Bingos. *Patrick adjusted the recipe so the soap is a very hard and long lasting bar. Many clients cut the bar in half. They use 1/2 and store the other half in with their sheets or towels. That way you can get a real understanding of just … more ›