About Atomic Fly Studios

We are a small company that focuses on personal attention to detail. Although our primary focus is the creation and promotion of Mitchell Davidson Bentley's fine astronomical art, our abilities, activities and interests range far wider.

The projects we work on range from fine art prints to newsletters, brochures, business cards, books, music, acting and pottery. We offer a variety of services and produce work for surprising range of diverse clients. We have served as publicists, grant writers, stage managers, set designers, editors and layout artists. If it is personal attention and creative ideas you seek, then Atomic Fly Studios may be able to help.

We are selective about our projects and would prefer to turn one down rather than be unable to deliver a quality product in a timely fashion. Your time and money is as important as ours, and we are dedicated to the project at hand. We will let you know right away if we have a full schedule or lack the necessary expertise.

A Note from Catherine A. McCormick, M.A.

Our business represents the creative combination of skills that span decades. I spent ten years as a self-employed potter and arts-entrepreneur. During those years, I co-founded two pottery studios: Third Street Pottery in Harrisburg, Pa., and Penn Avenue Pottery in Pittsburgh. While in Pittsburgh, I had the good fortune to study at Manchester Craftsmen’s Guild with Joshua Green. While I was there, MCG teamed with Slippery Rock University on a regular basis to sponsor workshops with such notable ceramic artists as Warren MacKensie, Paul Soldner, Ron Myers and Val Cushing. It is impossible to calculate the impact those workshops had on my artistic vision. 

I picked up a camera many years later while at Penn State Harrisburg and discovered a second love. My background in clay, combined with my formal education in art history at Penn State Harrisburg, influences every aspect of my photography. If I can find the texture, whether it’s worn stone or weathered faces, that’s what I’ll shoot. Someday, I’ll return to clay, but for now, please enjoy the photographs. 

In addition to our separate artistic endeavors, Mitch and I have been doing graphic design work together since 2000. I tend to be the business voice . . . while he pushes the absolute limits in artistic creativity. It is critical to good graphic design to have both. Artistic is great . . . as long as it serves your organizational needs. When I think it’s good . . . he finds a way to make it even stronger. We are a good team.

Let us show you what our combined visions can do for your graphic design needs.
Cathie

A Note from Mitchell Davidson Bentley, M.A.

Some of you who come here will already be familiar with my work, many will not. I have shown from coast to coast and border to border, though mainly throughout the Midwest or plains states. I have mostly shown at General or Literary Science Fiction Conventions and have been honored with several guest positions and won many awards. I work mostly on speculative pieces, although I also do both commissioned work and publications.

My work has gone through many changes throughout the years and now I am working almost exclusively on the computer. This may be a surprise to those of you who have heard me speak or watched me do demonstrations at conferences and conventions. Most of you who are familiar with my work are used to the airbrush and texture pieces I have done, but as you will see, I have maintained my own style along the way. On this site, you will find links to information about our studio work, services and artistic philosophy as well as our music, acting and art galleries. You will also find links to slideshows, CGI and other interesting projects.

I am the web-master for this site, so please direct any questions or comments to the email found on our contact page... be sure to include your contact information.

Please contact me for permission to use any of my work. In most cases personal use is no problem and educational use is allowable by copyright law. However, public use and publication in any medium, including the internet, is prohibited by law unless permission is granted in writing. Most of our work is available at reasonable rates for publication, and high quality prints and originals are also available. Please visit our policies page for more information on rates, purchases and quotes.

Thank you for visiting, I hope you enjoy your stay.
Mitch