Distinction

With dozens of genres from playful to elegant, Maria’s trees begin with a bottle brush form that soon groans under the added weight of hundreds of handmade ornaments, jewelry, findings, ribbons, bows, nuts, berries, dried and handmade rice-paper flowers, beads, glitter, flocking, and twinkling lights tucked among the faux lycopodium.

“The ultimate goal is to have someone look at one of my trees and say,

‘How did you do that? Is that a real tree?’”

Maria is able to translate her knowledge of interior design into her miniature creations.  In tune with the latest styles and colour palettes, she is able to translate what’s hot in the market into her work, full size and tiny.