Craft Swap at Give Rise Studio

That’s So Hillary and Give Rise Studio will host another Craft Swap in April. Because response was so extreme during the first Craft Swap, organizers ask that people drop off items prior to the event. Items can be donated by emailing hello@sewhillary.com to set up a time prior to April 1. They are accepting crafting and sewing items, including fabric.

The Craft Swap will be held from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. April 2 at Give Rise Studio, 125 S. Carroll St., Suite 101, in Frederick. The event is free and open to the public. Anything that isn’t taken during the event will be donated to local organizations. During the inaugural Craft Swap, remaining items were donated to the senior center, Girl Scouts, Free Range Kids, local businesses and quilt groups.

The inaugural Craft Swap in Frederickwas a hit. Get ready for another one on April 2. Courtesy photo opportunity to audition for a character like that, because those roles are kind of like Supreme Court nominations; you’re in it for life,” Ross said, adding that it’s crazy to think about where he is now, considering that voice acting wasn’t initially what he wanted to do. He was originally a musical theater student at Montgomery College, then dropped out to pursue film and TV.

And he never liked his voice, he admitted, since it always hindered him from getting the roles he wanted. He was always the quirky best friend, or the bad buy, never the leading man.

But he always had a knack for impersonations and voices. He would sit in front of the TV with a big bowl of cereal on Saturday morning and do impersonations of Disney characters, G.I. Joe characters and other cartoons. He would often get in trouble for prank calls, where he would imitate his parents or teachers.

“It was a power that I used for the purposes of evil,” Ross said in a maniacal voice. “Until I, you know, grew up and realized that it was something that I could actually capitalize on.”

Next thing he knew, he was standing on a stage, accepting an Emmy award and giving a speech in honor of his mother.

Ross said Sadur was an artist and his creative inspiration. She mainly drew and sculpted, but when she got breast cancer, she stopped doing all of those things.

When Ross got the Donald Duck gig, he started taking her to Disney Studios, and she found joy in seeing what he was doing and started working creatively with her mediums again, he said.

“Just true Disney magic, being able to give that back to her, something that she gave me. And who knew all these years later, I would use that skill to make other people happy and bring joy to other people’s lives? It’s just an incredible journey.”