Hello! I'm Maja [Ma-ya], a mixed-media fiber and textile artist. I explore ideas through color, texture, and form—turning imagination and intuition into creative, curious, and expressive pieces that invite connection and wonder. My art is how I listen and respond—how I translate inner reflections and felt experiences into something tangible and touchable.

My creative process is a blend of ritual and craftsmanship. I work with a wide variety of materials and techniques, including hand sewing and stitching, knitting, embroidery, crochet, needle felting, drawing, painting, sculpting, fabric and paper manipulation, and dyeing—the list goes on. I develop my skills through countless hours of experimentation, transforming ideas into material creations.

I also love sharing what I’ve learned along the way. My Tutorials are designed to be thorough, accessible, and inspiring—so you can deepen your own creative journey.

Flow, my blog, is a space for wandering, imagining, making, and experimenting. It’s a blend of tutorials, creative explorations, glimpses into my artistic process, and insights from the unseen—shared through short stories and visual meditations. You’ll also find reflections on my garden life, which grounds and inspires me, offers calm, and often provides the raw materials for my art.

What I create changes and evolves as I do. I draw inspiration from nature, the turning of seasons, shamanic journeys, meditations, vision quests, folklore, fantasy, sci-fi, and storytelling-focused, visually unique video games. Still, inspiration knows no bounds and can come from anything and everything.

I live in Ireland with my husband and our beloved cats. Outside the studio, I enjoy gardening. I let my garden grow wild and change with the seasons. I see creativity in a similar way—each idea starts as a seed, and with care, it can grow into something unique and beautiful.

Thank you for stopping by—may your creativity open the door to something beautiful and unexpected!

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Why MAIIOU?
Maiiou is the name of a character in one of my stories—a creator, inventor, and explorer, a brave and curious young being living on a beautiful planet. Until… she is lost in outer space and needs to make new choices and plans and find a new place to live. Of course, there is much more to this story, but when I was searching for a name for my creative business, her name instantly popped into my head, and that was it.