{"id":982,"date":"2026-05-07T16:43:51","date_gmt":"2026-05-07T16:43:51","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/alaymanstudios.com\/studio\/?page_id=982"},"modified":"2026-09-08T18:11:55","modified_gmt":"2026-09-08T18:11:55","slug":"about-the-artist-new","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/alaymanstudios.com\/studio\/about-the-artist-new\/","title":{"rendered":"About the Artist"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"982\" class=\"elementor elementor-982\" data-elementor-post-type=\"page\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6da13a5d e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"6da13a5d\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3f0e51c8 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"3f0e51c8\" data-element_type=\"container\" 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Open links with Enter or Space, close with Escape, and navigate with Arrow Keys\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<details id=\"e-n-accordion-item-1700\" class=\"e-n-accordion-item\" open>\n\t\t\t\t<summary class=\"e-n-accordion-item-title\" data-accordion-index=\"1\" tabindex=\"0\" aria-expanded=\"true\" aria-controls=\"e-n-accordion-item-1700\" >\n\t\t\t\t\t<span class='e-n-accordion-item-title-header'><div class=\"e-n-accordion-item-title-text\"> Art Squared Outdoor Art Market <\/div><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class='e-n-accordion-item-title-icon'>\n\t\t\t<span class='e-opened' ><i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"fas fa-minus\"><\/i><\/span>\n\t\t\t<span class='e-closed'><i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"fas fa-plus\"><\/i><\/span>\n\t\t<\/span>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/summary>\n\t\t\t\t<div role=\"region\" aria-labelledby=\"e-n-accordion-item-1700\" class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1ce3794b e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"1ce3794b\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6a040e5a elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"6a040e5a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Sept 12th 2026 &#8211; The Art Squared Arts Market is a juried arts and fine crafts market, bringing the best local artists together in one place. The Market always takes place at the San Marcos, Texas Downtown Square on the Second Saturday of each month, March &#8211; December. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.artsquaredmarket.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Learn more about Art Squared.<\/a><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/details>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<details id=\"e-n-accordion-item-1701\" class=\"e-n-accordion-item\" >\n\t\t\t\t<summary class=\"e-n-accordion-item-title\" data-accordion-index=\"2\" tabindex=\"-1\" aria-expanded=\"false\" aria-controls=\"e-n-accordion-item-1701\" >\n\t\t\t\t\t<span class='e-n-accordion-item-title-header'><div class=\"e-n-accordion-item-title-text\"> The Big SMAL Show for 2026 <\/div><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class='e-n-accordion-item-title-icon'>\n\t\t\t<span class='e-opened' ><i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"fas fa-minus\"><\/i><\/span>\n\t\t\t<span class='e-closed'><i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"fas fa-plus\"><\/i><\/span>\n\t\t<\/span>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/summary>\n\t\t\t\t<div role=\"region\" aria-labelledby=\"e-n-accordion-item-1701\" class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3a9958cb e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"3a9958cb\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4aa68973 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"4aa68973\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>\u201cThe Drink\u201d is currently on exhibit during the The Big SMAL Show.\u00a0 The exhibit runs from August 29 through October 24 at the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.price-center.org\/\">Price Center &amp; Garden<\/a> in San Marcos, Texas.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/details>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<details id=\"e-n-accordion-item-1702\" class=\"e-n-accordion-item\" >\n\t\t\t\t<summary class=\"e-n-accordion-item-title\" data-accordion-index=\"3\" tabindex=\"-1\" aria-expanded=\"false\" aria-controls=\"e-n-accordion-item-1702\" >\n\t\t\t\t\t<span class='e-n-accordion-item-title-header'><div class=\"e-n-accordion-item-title-text\"> Find me On Social Medias <\/div><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class='e-n-accordion-item-title-icon'>\n\t\t\t<span class='e-opened' ><i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"fas fa-minus\"><\/i><\/span>\n\t\t\t<span class='e-closed'><i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"fas fa-plus\"><\/i><\/span>\n\t\t<\/span>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/summary>\n\t\t\t\t<div role=\"region\" aria-labelledby=\"e-n-accordion-item-1702\" class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-631207fb e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"631207fb\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-12449bcb elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"12449bcb\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>If you are looking for me on social medias look for <strong>aLaymanStudios<\/strong> or <strong>aGrimmDesign<\/strong> on the platform.\u00a0 Chances are you&#8217;ll find me.\u00a0 Or you can scroll to the bottom of the page for the links. Cheers!<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/details>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<details id=\"e-n-accordion-item-1703\" class=\"e-n-accordion-item\" >\n\t\t\t\t<summary class=\"e-n-accordion-item-title\" data-accordion-index=\"4\" tabindex=\"-1\" aria-expanded=\"false\" aria-controls=\"e-n-accordion-item-1703\" >\n\t\t\t\t\t<span class='e-n-accordion-item-title-header'><div class=\"e-n-accordion-item-title-text\"> 2026 Commissions Open <\/div><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class='e-n-accordion-item-title-icon'>\n\t\t\t<span class='e-opened' ><i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"fas fa-minus\"><\/i><\/span>\n\t\t\t<span class='e-closed'><i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"fas fa-plus\"><\/i><\/span>\n\t\t<\/span>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/summary>\n\t\t\t\t<div role=\"region\" aria-labelledby=\"e-n-accordion-item-1703\" class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-67562667 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-child\" data-id=\"67562667\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4335d5e2 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"4335d5e2\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>2026 Custom Commissions are back open. If you are interested in what I do and would like to hire me for creations, consultations, or help in the prop shops \u2013 please let me know by emailing hire_me@alaymanstudios.com<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/details>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7736025b e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"7736025b\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;gradient&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-191de6b elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"191de6b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">About the Artist<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-395f0f9 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"395f0f9\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>April Layman is artisan that resides in San Marcos, Texas and is part of the San Marcos Art League.\u00a0 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.\u00a0 The statue has been on display in the Downtown Square in San Marcos since 2019.\u00a0 \u00a0She 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.\u00a0 \u00a0As 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.<\/p><p>&#8216;A Layman Studios&#8217; didn&#8217;t always have this name.\u00a0 When it was started in April of 2011, the name \u2018A Grimm Design\u2019 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 \u2018A Grimm Design\u2019 was changed to \u2018aLayman Studios\u2019 with the intent of changing \u2018A Grimm Design\u2019 into a collection line for various parts of her artwork.<\/p><p>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.<\/p><p>Within the \u2018A Grimm Design\u2019 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, &amp; creatures at the bottom of the universe. These pieces have personality and each is unique and will never have a duplicate.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-75d6f36 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"75d6f36\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-88357a7 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-child\" data-id=\"88357a7\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7ecc856 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"7ecc856\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;gradient&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-45d5e71 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"45d5e71\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Seeking a Commission?<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-706ccf5 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"706ccf5\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>If you are looking to purchase a piece of art or made to order item, please visit the shop and select the desired item.\u00a0 If you desire something else that is not on the shop list and would like to commision a piece or hire aLayman for a project please reach out through email at hireme@alaymanstudios.com. Below is a list of possessed skills and knowledge.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5b55c55 elementor-widget__width-inherit elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"5b55c55\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Skills and Knowledge<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-45cac77 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"45cac77\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0d7c1bf e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"0d7c1bf\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-09e185c elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"09e185c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<ul><li>720 Hours of Leadership Education<\/li><li>Windows OS (25 yrs)<\/li><li>Mac OS (24 yrs)<\/li><li>Graphic Design &amp; Layout (25 yrs)<\/li><li>Web Programing (25 yrs)<\/li><li>Print Design (15 yrs)<\/li><li>Sculpting (30 yrs)<\/li><li>Leathercraft (15 yrs)<\/li><li>Adobe Photoshop (24 yrs)<\/li><li>Adobe Illustrator (14 yrs)<\/li><li>Adobe InDesign (14 yrs)<\/li><li>Adobe Acrobat (24 yrs)<\/li><li>Adobe Premiere Pro (8 yrs)<\/li><li>CorelDraw (6 yrs)<\/li><li>Wide Format Printing (6 yrs)<\/li><\/ul>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0934693 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"0934693\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1e2e8f0 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"1e2e8f0\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<ul><li>Excel (24 yrs)<\/li><li>Word (24 yrs)<\/li><li>Pages (24 yrs)<\/li><li>Numbers (24 yrs)<\/li><li>Numbering Star (3 yrs)<\/li><li>Onyx Poster Maker RIP\u2019s (3 yrs)<\/li><li>Fiery Print Servers (3 yrs)<\/li><li>Konica Minolta Printers (3 yrs)<\/li><li>Pantone Values (20 yrs)<\/li><li>CMKY (20 yrs)<\/li><li>WebRSA (5 yrs)<\/li><li>Versaworks Dual RIP\u2019s (2yrs)<\/li><li>Vehicle Wraps (3 yrs)<\/li><li>Graphics Installation (6 yrs)<\/li><li>Murals (3 yrs)<\/li><\/ul>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2da1fad elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"2da1fad\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-067c14d elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"067c14d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Art Mediums<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-41a615c e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"41a615c\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4e3e95a e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"4e3e95a\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-391f97d elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"391f97d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<ul><li>Acrylic Paints<\/li><li>Polymer Clays<\/li><li>Leather &amp; Suede<\/li><li>Canvas<\/li><li>Wood<\/li><li>Sewing<\/li><li>and a variety of other art mediums<\/li><\/ul>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-09ddb9b e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"09ddb9b\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-76c990a elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"76c990a\" 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