"Sacred Jewel" Tapestry

31.75" x 37"

hand-dyed silks, wool, cotton & silk thread, beads

Framed in a black shadow box style frame with UV proof plexiglass 

Original Tapestry. Framed archivally in a contemporary black frame with an acid-free white mat. Surface of the work is highly textured. 'Hand-dyed silk' flower petals, 'needle-lace' Chinese Lantern flowers, and felted wool poppy flowers stand out '3-dimensionally' off of the background. Hand embroidery adorns the sunflowers and the Blue Jay, which is 100% hand embroidered, his plump rounded body standing out proudly from the background. Beadwork glistens amongst the flowers.

Care Instructions: display away from direct sunlight.

Maaka Squier grew up in the beautiful coastal region of British Columbia. At a very early age she learned about art and embroidery from her mother, who was a gifted horticulturalist. Maaka spent many happy childhood hours exploring the realms of imagination in the heavenly gardens that her parents created and developed a love for flowers, gardening and a deep connection to nature. This, and her ever-present sense of wonder at the beauty of creation are the inspirations for her fiber art work.

Art has been a gift and passion all of Maaka's life and she has studied fervently the lives, works and many techniques of the Masters such as Michelangelo, DaVinci, Monet and Van Gogh, as well as the encaustic painters of ancient times. A background of university studies in drawing and painting as well as over 30 years professional experience in many genres of the arts including watercolor, colored pencil, pastel, acrylic, mixed-media and encaustic guides Maaka in the composition, form and color harmonies, while the fiber art medium allows her the ability and freedom to create texture and 3-dimensional relief far beyond what she could achieve in a painting. 

As well, Maaka has been gifted with beautiful visions throughout her lifetime and she is passionate about sharing the healing beauty of these inspirations with others.