April Layman is artisan that resides in San Marcos, Texas and is part of the San Marcos Art League.  In 2017 aLayman was one of ten artist that was selected by the City of San Marcos to paint a seven foot tall Mermaid Statue.  The statue has been on display in the Downtown Square in San Marcos since 2019.   She works with a wide array of material and is always working to improve her skills in her fields of talent. Working in the Graphic Design field for over two decades, she is available for commercial designers.   As a mother she hopes to inspire her child with an entrepreneur spirit and to provide a creative environment to nurture inspiration. As a wife, the money she earns from selling her creations help provide for their family.

‘A Layman Studios’ didn’t always have this name.  When it was started in April of 2011, the name ‘A Grimm Design’ was choosen with the desire to share a piece of imagination with the world. Having an awkward start, unsure where to fit into the steampunk universe aLayman began to venture out into odd sculptures and then into leather work. From there her skills grew until she was experimenting with new things that many around the world love the craftsmanship of her work. Fast Forward to the pandemic of 2020 and ‘A Grimm Design’ was changed to ‘aLayman Studios’ with the intent of changing ‘A Grimm Design’ into a collection line for various parts of her artwork.

A Layman Studios specializes in custom leather flasks, pocket watch cases, other leather goods such as bags, masquerade masks, steampunk and fantasy renaissance attire. Not limited to leather medium; aLayman also makes fantasy sculptures, one of a kind dolls, original fine art pieces and prints.

Within the ‘A Grimm Design’ collection you will find one-of-a-kind sculptures, exotic mystical creatures art dolls, fantasy home decor, unique wearable art in the forms of leather masks, headdresses, jewelry and more. Traveling far beyond the reaches of the imagination, collecting and creating mysterious relics, oddities, & creatures at the bottom of the universe. These pieces have personality and each is unique and will never have a duplicate.