Hello! I'm Maja [Ma-ya], artist behind Maiiou. I explore ideas through color, texture, and shape, letting my imagination and intuition guide me.

I work with various materials and techniques, including hand sewing and stitching, knitting, embroidery, crochet, needle felting, weaving, drawing, painting, sculpting, fabric and paper manipulation—the list goes on. I develop my skills through countless hours of experimentation, transforming ideas into material form.

I share my passion for making through encouraging and inspiring tutorials. In my shop, you’ll find a growing collection of creative projects to make—soft sculptures, dolls, toys, décor, and more.

Flow is a space for reflection, imagination, creation, and experimentation. It’s a blend of creative explorations, tutorials, glimpses into my artistic process, and visual meditations.

What I create changes and evolves with me. I draw inspiration from nature, the turning of the seasons, shamanic journeys, vision quests, dreams, folklore, fantasy, sci-fi, and video games. Still, inspiration knows no bounds and can come from anything and everything.

I live in Ireland, Co. Kildare, with my husband and a bunch of cats with big personalities. Outside the studio, I write flash fiction and tend to my garden, which I let grow as wild as possible, shifting naturally with the seasons. That same rhythm inspires how I approach creativity—each idea is like a seed that, when given space and freedom, can grow into something unexpected, untamed, and truly one of a kind.

Thank you for stopping by—may your creativity and imagination open a door to something magical today! 🖤

art & creativity: @maiiou.creates

E X H I B I T I O N S

• Creating with Courage 2024 [student exhibition, p.39]