Maria studied Ceramic Design at Central Saint Martins and went on to graduate from the Royal College of Art, MA (Ceramics and Glass). Setting up her studio creating bone china collections supplying many galleries and shops, including Contemporary Applied Arts, Flow Gallery, Heals, Mint, the V&A shop and Byard Art to name a few. Maria works from her studio in Hertfordshire. In recent years she has been exploring the sculptural potential of paper. Creating precise sculptural paper cuts to create dynamic geometric artworks, featuring the natural world. Hand stitching three dimensional birds, butterflies, dragonflies and botanical elements. Maria has been developing this technique, designing each element and using repetition to capture a sense of rhythm & movement.