Fabric Of Nature ATC Swap - Post #3

Allow me to introduce you to

Maggie Raguse of

http://www.themagrag.com/

and you can view her paintings here:

http://pinterest.com/magrag/my-angel-paintings-and-prints/

Maggie's ATC for our swap:

 

And the beautiful display piece

she created to showcase

her swap returns:

You can find Maggie's post about her display here.

 

 

This is one of the lovely soldered pieces

Maggie sells in her etsy shop,

https://www.etsy.com/shop/magrag:

 

 

Maggie makes her home in

Portland, Oregon,

where she lives with her husband,

college-aged daughter,

and four-legged, scruffy little studio companion.

 

I began this post with an introduction,

 but many of you may already be familiar

 with today's featured artist's work.

Maggie has been in the textile industry for over 30 years,

working as an illustrator, art director, and designer

for Daisy Kingdom and Simplicity,

among others

.

While her day job pays the bills,

Maggie's true passions are

crafting soldered jewelry,

painting angels,

teaching crafting classes,

and treasure hunting at estate sales and thrift stores.

 

When asked to describe herself,

Maggie says:

(I am) "creative, crafty, curious:

Never saw an artsy-crafty project I didn't HAVE to try!"

 

Thank you to Maggie,

for sharing your story and talent with us.

 

Wishing you all a lovely weekend,

full of Blessings,

enJOY,

Kimberly