|
My name is Maggie Stern and I have been writing stories most of my life, starting when my third grade teacher was Peggy Parish, author of the Amelia Bedelia series. I now live in Concord, Massachusetts with my husband and a very insecure rescue dog. A few years ago, I began telling stories by creating sock sculptures. My first sock figure began with a single sock and two black buttons. The collection evolved into figures ranging in size from one inch to five feet. I represent people not as they really look but as I see them—each one appears to me as a vision. Click here to see some of my sock people. I have always been compelled to create. My ideas dictate the form I use. For the past several years I have been working in papier-mâché, wire, fabric, thread, and roving wool. One current series is titled “The Hankie Stories.” Last spring I came across a stack of handkerchiefs that I had inherited. I washed them and began to sew. I had never sewed anything but a hem in my life, but I felt compelled to sew—free form-- what I saw in my head. Each handkerchief had belonged to someone. Each had a story to tell. In another series, raw clumps of wool are turning into portraits of relatives and people from history whom I know or admire. Even a keen observer may not recognize the felted portraits, because I create them as I see them, not necessarily the way they look to others. Most recently, I’ve been stitching a world of birds and owls titled “Flights of Fancy.” As in all my work, I create from what suddenly appears to me. The birds, some large and some tiny, are stitched with silk thread. Each bird stands on its own, but is also part of a flock. Send email to maggie@maggiestern.com |
|
|
The Children's Book Council, a non-profit trade organization
dedicated to encouraging literacy and the enjoyment of children's books
(READ! READ! READ!) has graciously included a link to www.maggiestern.com |
 |
 |
 |
|
 |
|
 |
|
 |
|
 |
|
My website is designed and maintained by David A Freedman, Carlisle, MA Copyright ©2011 Maggie Stern |