Sherry Janelle, of Martinsburg, points out a watercolor painting to Shepherdstown resident Annie Baronner in Evolve on Tuesday. Tabitha Johnston

SHEPHERDSTOWN — “Nine to five, I work for the Potomac Valley Audubon Society as an environmental educator. This is what I do for fun!” said Shepherdstown resident Liz Janelle, in between chatting with customers at her first pop-up art show in Evolve on Tuesday afternoon.

Janelle’s pop-up art show reflected her varying interests in a variety of artistic mediums, including watercolor paintings of mushrooms, a pyrography-designed wooden table, handprinted clothing, hand-poured candles with colorful wax designs, prints, greeting cards, mushroom earrings and mushroom-shaped pottery. Three main themes — Appalachia, Shepherdstown and mushrooms — could be seen reflected throughout Janelle’s show.

“This is my first pop-up,” she said, mentioning she has sold her artwork on Etsy under LizJanelle for the past two years. “I just do this freelance on the side.

“I definitely plan to come back and do a full weekend this summer. This was my trial run, to see what people like and if people would come!” Janelle said. “For a Tuesday in winter, I feel like this has been going well.”

According to Janelle, business had been consistent throughout the day, ranging from Shepherd University students to family friends. One of those friends, Shepherdstown resident Annie Baronner, left with a mushroom sticker and mushroom, pyrography-designed wooden spoon in hand.

Community members browse through the artwork in Liz Janelle's pop-up shop at Evolve on Tuesday. Tabitha Johnston

“I’ve known Liz since she was born. I feel so invested, since I’ve known her forever,” Baronner said. “I think her art is fantastic. It’s unique and very different, and I like all of the Shepherdstown-themed things that she created. I love all of these designs!”

Many of her mushroom designs, Janelle said, are inspired by photographs from local Facebook forager groups.

“Really, I just like making cool things that reflect our local environment — there’s a lot of hidden gems I really appreciate,” Janelle said, noting she graduated from West Virginia University with a bachelor’s degree in conservation and ecology, an education which has influenced her work, both full-time and on the side. “If my art can draw attention to some of the cool things we have in our own backyards, then I’ve accomplished my goal!”

The items most popular with the college students visiting her art show, were her T-shirts, which featured a block-printed design of the Shepherdstown welcome sign.

“I have been a huge fan of the welcome sign for a really long time. I actually made a couple of them for myself and my boyfriend and our friends, and then other people wanted to buy them. When I decided to do this pop-up, I tried to make a lot more!” Janelle said. “I hand-carved a block of wood with the design, which I then handprinted onto the clothing. All the clothing I’m selling here is upcycled from secondhand resellers.”

Prints, greeting cards, candles and pyrography-designed home decor were some of the items sold, featuring nature, Appalachia and Shepherdstown themes, in Evolve on Tuesday. Tabitha Johnston

One artistic interest Janelle showcased outside of her three main themes, was that of custom building drawing, which was reflected in a series of drawings clustered together.

Viewing all of the items on display, Carrie Ross, of Martinsburg, couldn’t have been more pleased. The art teacher had taught Janelle in high school, and said this was her first student to have pursued art semi-professionally.

“I was one of her art teachers!” Ross said. “It’s neat to see how she’s changed and evolved.”

Mixed media artist Liz Janelle chats with Chris and Carrie Ross, of Martinsburg, at her pop-up art show in Evolve on Tuesday. Tabitha Johnston

Mixed media artist Liz Janelle's pop-up art show was held in Evolve on Tuesday. Tabitha Johnston