Maker Faire Pensacola 2024
Maria's Monster Menagerie
Home: Florida, United States
Colorful, whimsical, original characters from the mind of a local artist featured on a variety of items to include: rocks, mugs, paintings, magnets. A positive or encouraging quote is featured on all of the items, except the hand made hand painted sculptures.
https://www.facebook.com/mariasmonstermenagerie/
Maker
Maria Landy
I was born in New Zealand to a kiwi mum & an American dad. I spent the first 18 years of my life bouncing duty station to duty station with my family (Hawaii, Spain, NOLA, California) before we settled in Pensacola. Since 1992 Pensacola has been home. I started a career in public safety in 1996. The struggle to maintain positivity and joy with the wear and tear that the world sets on us, led to some silly monsters that bring smiles.
https://www.instagram.com/mariasmonstermenagerieWhat Inspired You to Make This?
I drifted away from my artist soul for decades. When I was sitting vigil during my father's last weeks battling cancer, I began to doodle characters to keep my mind off what was happening. This eventually grew into me gifting people with doodles...that led to starting my business selling my creations.
