Artist and alternative quilter
“Maria describes her work as being a celebration of our daily rituals and the associated ephemera that passes unnoticeably through our hands. It’s inspired by the overlooked and the domestic. Drawing inspiration from the events of her life, memories and experiences are pieced and patched together using found papers, often food wrappers and packaging, as well as used fabrics and small objects.” Ali Ferguson, Cloth Stories – Capturing domestic life in textile art. Batsford 2024
“Using paper and fabric, Maria captures memories and experiences in her work. Some of these events are deeply personal. It is soon clear that her work is a repository where emotions can be stored or released through the act of making. It’s not necessary to know what these specific events are – but they are there, and as real a part and parcel of the layers in her work as the materials she employs.” Jo Hall, Embroidery Nov/Dec 2011
Originally from Swansea in South Wales, Maria lives and works in Warwickshire, England. Since graduating in the early 1990’s she has taught textiles, designed freelance for fashion-textiles and exhibited regularly. Her work is featured in public and private collections in the UK and overseas and has can be found in several books and magazines. Maria has created an independent embroidered textile course based in the midlands. She tutors and lectures throughout the UK.