Hello, I'm Maia.
I am a multidisciplinary artist based in the Scottish Highlands. 
I graduated from University of Brighton in 3D Art and Design, where I discovered a passion for the creative process and making things, which continues to this day. From papier-mâché chickens to gold-plated rings, I have made a huge range of objects and find inspiration in exploring the properties and possibilities of all kinds of materials, as well as human behaviour and flora and fauna.​
Graduation led to the world of community arts, teaching and prop making where, combining multiple skills, I worked for clients including Glyndebourne Opera House and the Channel 4 programme 'George Clarke's Amazing Spaces'.​
More recently, I have been renovating, reviving and reimagining second hand furniture and furnishings and get such a thrill from breathing new life into a piece of preloved furniture and furnishings.​
I also care deeply about this beautiful planet we live on and want to take care of it in any way I can which means, in part, rescuing second hand furniture and transforming it in the most vibrant, beautiful and stylish way I can and with the least environmental impact. The artist in me still needs to make art, so I also make my own work in whatever medium fits the subject I am working on.
I am currently working on some collages and paper maché lampshades and will be opening an Etsy shop the near future. Watch this space for new ideas and original artwork.