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BALTIMORE — She’s a free spirit in the fashion world, an art clothing designer who grew up Down Under — and then turned her trade upside down. Lee Andersen would as soon tout dresses made of wood, metal or paper as those stitched of fabric. Does that garb come off the rack? Try off the wall. “I’ve always challenged the status quo and gone against the grain,” said Andersen, of Columbia, winner ...

Kids can kids can travel through time and space, ride a 30-foot dragon named Hendrik the Drake, and explore a giant pirate ship. But look out for those zombies!

Andersen was arrested in April on unrelated charges.

Andersen was arrested in April on unrelated charges.

Osceola County deputy sheriffs arrested a man barricaded inside his home near Kissimmee accused of threatening to kill a family court judge.

In an abandoned storefront in Long Reach Shopping Center, Lee Andersen has created an interactive art museum where giants can buy beds, unicorns can have their horns polished and aliens can land to visit. A nonprofit, DoodleHATCH is an interactive fantasy world, where youth — and adults — can visit over 30 different fantasy stops.

Over forty-one artists are creating a 1,120 square foot mural of mythical creatures for DoodleHATCH Department Store, for Mystical Creatures, Time Travelers, & Galactic Tourists - an interactive art museum. Characters in the mural were inspired by several displays in the store. The mural consists of 35 panels and is 140 feet long. Lee Andersen, owner and creator of DoodleHatch, is hoping it will become a tourist attraction. The DoodleHATCH Parade Mural was sponsored by the Maryland State Art...