What is found, becomes a find, and a fine art as well.

Maggie Carle lives on an island in Casco Bay, east of Portland, Maine. Her island is an abundant resource of nature's gifts. Driftwood, shells, and sea-glass, are transported from a shore by the sea, onto her shore. Some are the weathered wares of the Northern New England woods. Others are the century old cast-off items from island cottages. VISION is Maggie's art, which goes hand in hand, with her nurturing touch.

She sees design and delight in pieces gone past their prime and transforms them, anew. With each turn and treasure or weave and wonder, Maggie has developed unique techniques of collage, sculpture and assemblage to master artistic agglomerations. Adding color, allowing movement, and even sound give her work exclamation.There is spirituality in her artwork. The interaction of the revived elements captures an essence of belonging. You will not notice, or think of what it was, but nod, appreciating what it is now and then sigh, at the thought that it might never have been, had it not been for Maggie Carle's Arts.

Maggie's Voice:

“Some of my articons may be interpreted as this;
The VESSEL... a journey, a boat to “fish,” because I can.
WINGS... dance, exuberance and expression.
The STAR... of the sea is natural regrowth, in the sky, guidance.
The PORTALS... are hope, trust, and opportunity, and I expect your vista to complete my art as you see it.
The ARTSPRIT... my logo, reaches out, and asks in. A dancers pose, a beginning stance and a thankful bow.»

"Living at the sea's edge…where life renews in guided tides,
I become and bequeath.. before each dawn and dawn, again.
Humbly, I receive and reassemble, that which I reaffirm.
Wonder! Celebration! & Promise!" - Maggie Carle