Maggie’s love of ancient history, color and patterns has followed her throughout her life. For 30 years, she used seed beads, gemstones, focal beads, and a variety of bead weaving techniques to translate designs found in mosaics, frescoes, architecture and jewelry into sculptural bead art to wear.

Maggie taught bead workshops nationally and internationally throughout Europe during her beading career. Her work has been shown in London, Milan and Naples and was featured in ORNAMENT MAGAZINE, Beadwork Magazine, Bead and Button, and a variety of books. She wrote a book, CLASSICAL ELEGANCE, for Lark Books as part of their Master Beadweaving Series.

Maggie has retired from teaching beadwork. However, she is in the process of publishing a book from her MASTER CLASS – BEADWORK INSPIRED BY ARCHITECTURE. The book should be ready by the end of 2025.

Through the years, Maggie has collected many objects for her interests – i.e., cameos, kilim pieces, textiles, and embroidery/goldwork threads to name just a few (you should see her studio). She has become involved in mixed media, sculpture, and mosaics after completing many workshops in embroidery, mosaics, and collage.

In August 2024, she took a sculpture workshop with the incredible artist Kirsten Stingle in Ireland. Who knew that at the age of 70 she would fall in love with sculpture. Mixed media has become a way for her to express herself using pieces from her collections and studying embroidery, mosaics, and sculpture.