A polymer clay artist from Portland, Oregon, Maggie has studied and played with color for over thirty years. For the last twelve years she has traveled all over the country teaching polymer clay and fiber artists the difference between color theory and color reality in her unique “Smashing Color” workshops.
Maggie is active as an events coordinator in the national and international polymer clay community. As a co-founder of the Northwest Polymer Clay Guild, she was a member of the four person team that created Ravensdale ‘96 , the first national polymer clay conference. In 2000-2001 she chaired the National Polymer Clay Guild’s Courting the Muse conference, and as Vice-President of the International Polymer Clay Association she co-chaired the Synergy I conference in 2008.
Her early work in polymer clay was inspired by folk art and fables, her recent work by watercolor and landscapes, and her current work by the natural materials she uses as an architectural designer.
The originator of the “Watercolor Technique” in polymer clay, she continues her personal exploration of colorwashing with polymer clay and encourages others to do the same by generously sharing this technique in workshops and on-line tutorials.
Maggie and Lindly Hanauni are authors of the book Polymer Clay Color Inspirations, recently published by Watson-Guptill/Random House.
Work in Publications
- Polymer Clay Color Inspirations, WatsonGuptill, 2009
- The Art of Polymer Clay , Watson Guptill, 2007
- Polymer Clay Creative Traditons, Watson Guptill, 2006
- 400 Polymer Clay Designs, Lark Press 2004
- Images on Clay II, Design Originals, 2002
- Ornament Magazine, Spring 2000
- Foundations in Polymer Clay Design, Barbara McGuire, Krause, 1999
Work in Shows
- Santa Fe Weaving Gallery, Santa Fe, New Mexico
- Facere Gallery, Seattle, Washington
- Whidney Moore Gallery, Portland, Oregon
- Peters Valley Gallery, Peters Valley, New York
- Florida Craftsman Gallery, St. Petersburg, Florida
- Boston Society of Artists and Craftsman, Boston, Massachusetts
- Brookfield Arts Center, Danbury, Connecticut
- Sandusky Art Museum, Sandusky, Ohio
- Bellevue Art Museum, Bellevue, Washington
