Over the next few days, Baltimore by Hand will feature information on some of the local artists and crafters participating in MICA's annual Art Market. This festive art sale features prints, posters, sculptures, mosaics, stationery, T-shirts, ceramics, jewelry, textiles, book arts, toys, wrapping paper and more, designed and created by MICA students, faculty and staff. This year's Art Market will take place 10 a.m.-6 p.m. Dec. 10-13 in the Leidy Atrium and Falvey Hall Lobby in the Brown Center. More Info.

Robin Brunelle is a 20-year-old junior graphic design major at MICA. He is originally from Pittsburgh, Pa., where he worked at the Andy Warhol Museum throughout high school.

Almost all of the work he will be selling was made specifically for Art Market (or in a class with Art Market in mind). Robin will be selling zines, buttons, cards and CDs of his own music. This year's event will also see the debut of merchandise based on Robin's beat poet alter-ego Donatello X. There will be T-shirts, poetry books, spoken word albums and more.

Kerry Cesen was born in Cleveland in the late 1980s. He was raised in the countryside of northeastern Ohio, spending most of his time exploring nature. In summer 2005, Kerry moved to Baltimore to study illustration at the Maryland Institute College of Art.

The work that will be for sale in the 2008 Art Market consists of handmade skateboard designs, T-shirts, lithograph prints and custom paintings on aerosol cans. Changing environments, nature, urban living, decay, deconstruction, revitalization and rebirth are some forces that inspire the artwork.

Tim Mason is a graphic design undergraduate at MICA. He designs web sites, packaging and printed materials in addition to T-shirts.

Tim, who is also a Geek Squad technician, says he designed antiSOCIAL as a celebration of the growing geek subculture. antiSOCIAL elevates these technology enthusiasts from outsiders to the "in crowd."

Nisha Ranmath loves knitting and jewelry-making aside from fine art and animation. Nisha tries to use interesting and cuddly yarns to make her stuffed animals special. Nisha has been knitting for three years and loves making animals and gloves.

Biographical info courtesy of MICA