Original art crafted with passion.

Maria E. Gollek

Artist Bio

Coniston, Ontario

I aspire to inspire, before I expire.

I had a wonderful summer being a part of Killarney Art & Gifts, curator/ artist Gillian Schultze.

Art is a journey, an emotional one. I’m inspired by the natural world: rocks, wind, sunlight, moon shadows, water and the trees. Taking these visuals, I inspire myself to create art that elicits an emotional response in myself and the viewer.

Having taken fine art courses throughout high school and university, I expanded into modern cross stitching, always backed up by my photographs. This took me to the USA, Bermuda, England and Australia. But, still the call of the northern Ontario insisted on being heard. From Port Severn on I felt as though I was coming home. Visiting the parks, doing road trips and visiting friends, first on my motorcycle, then in my car accompanied by my dogs.

In 2021 I took the plunge and moved here. Finally, I was home. Community, the land, friends and family embraced me. I could finally breathe. And so, I stepped into a wonderful world, expressing this happiness/love through the threads at my fingertips, adding sparkle and inspiration.

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Killarney Moonglow
Size 7.5 x 5.5 in. Material: silk, cotton, metallic and specialty threads, beads and/or stone chips Time: 45-60 hours for each piece. Ready: double matted and framed.
275.oo
La Cloche mountains
Size 7.5 x 5.5 in. Material: silk, cotton, metallic and specialty threads, beads and/or stone chips Time: 45-60 hours for each piece. Ready: double matted and framed.
325.oo

SOLD

A Hint of Dawn
Size 7.5 x 5.5 in. Material: silk, cotton, metallic and specialty threads, beads and/or stone chips Time: 45-60 hours for each piece. Ready: double matted and framed.
275.oo

SOLD

Northern Lights
Size 7.5 x 5.5 in. Material: silk, cotton, metallic and specialty threads, beads and/or stone chips Time: 45-60 hours for each piece. Ready: double matted and framed.
275.oo

SOLD

Killbear’s Lone Pine
Size 7.5 x 5.5 in. Material: silk, cotton, metallic and specialty threads, beads and/or stone chips Time: 45-60 hours for each piece. Ready: double matted and framed.
275.oo
End of the Day
Size 7.5 x 5.5 in. Material: silk, cotton, metallic and specialty threads, beads and/or stone chips Time: 45-60 hours for each piece. Ready: double matted and framed.
425.oo
Fall Colors
Size 7.5 x 5.5 in. Material: silk, cotton, metallic and specialty threads, beads and/or stone chips Time: 45-60 hours for each piece. Ready: double matted and framed.
275.oo
Moonglow – Science North
Size 7.5 x 5.5 in. Material: silk, cotton, metallic and specialty threads, beads and/or stone chips Time: 45-60 hours for each piece. Ready: double matted and framed.
250.oo
Fall Colors II
Size 7.5 x 5.5 in. Material: silk, cotton, metallic and specialty threads, beads and/or stone chips Time: 45-60 hours for each piece. Ready: double matted and framed.
275.oo
Little Current – Swing Bridge
Size 7.5 x 5.5 in. Material: silk, cotton, metallic and specialty threads, beads and/or stone chips Time: 45-60 hours for each piece. Ready: double matted and framed.
275.oo
Sunset in Orange
Size 7.5 x 5.5 in. Material: silk, cotton, metallic and specialty threads, beads and/or stone chips Time: 45-60 hours for each piece. Ready: double matted and framed.
250.oo
Wildfire
Size 7.5 x 5.5 in. Material: silk, cotton, metallic and specialty threads, beads and/or stone chips Time: 45-60 hours for each piece. Ready: double matted and framed.
275.oo
Snow on the Pine
ART SIZE 7.5 x 5.5 in. MATERIAL: silk, cotton, metallic and specialty threads, beads and/or stone chips HAND STITCHING TIME 45-60 hours for each piece. READY TO DISPLAY: double matted and framed.
$300.00
Wind among the Birches
Size 8.25 x 5.5 in. Material: silk, cotton, metallic and specialty threads, beads and/or stone chips Time: 65-70 hours.. Ready: double matted and framed.
425.00
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