Fibreart
Join me for a journey through my experimentation with fibre art! I’ll be documenting my progress in creating 3- dimensional wall art and installation pieces. I would love to have you along for the ride.

Refugee Project — Panel 7: Recognizing
Recognizing is the seventh panel in my ongoing Refugee Project. It is textile art about migration, memory, and the connections to place and family that endure across generations. This series explores how heritage and family stories remain present even when

Refugee Project — Panel 6: Fracturing
“Fracturing” is the sixth panel in my ongoing Refugee Project, marking a subtle shift in both the visual language and physical structure of the series. The composition becomes lighter in palette, smaller in scale, and begins to incorporate more sculptural

Refugee Project — Panel 5: Returning
“Returning” is the fifth panel in my ongoing Refugee Project. Through textile art about migration and memory, this series explores displacement, identity, and cultural heritage across generations. The naturally dyed background fabric, in rich shades of dark chocolate, forms a

Refugee Project — Panel 4: Echoing
This panel continues my exploration of inherited memory shaped by displacement in the aftermath of World War II. Rooted in my family’s history, it forms part of a broader body of textile art about migration and memory across generations. Created

Refugee Project — Panel 3: Enduring
This panel continues my exploration of inherited memory shaped by displacement in the aftermath of World War II. Rooted in my family’s history, it forms part of a larger body of textile art about memory and repair, where fragments of

Refugee Project — Panel 2: Identifying
This panel continues my exploration of inherited memory shaped by displacement in the aftermath of World War II. Rooted in my family’s history, this work is part of a larger body of fibre art about displacement and memory. Created using

Refugee Project — Panel 1: Carrying
This series is deeply personal. Both of my parents, along with members of my extended family, were displaced persons in the aftermath of World War II. Their experiences—carried through stories, silences, and fragments—form the conceptual foundation of this fibre art

Metamorphosis
I’m excited to share a new collection of three mixed-media wall art pieces centered on the vital role pollinators play in sustaining Earth’s ecosystems. This fibreart piece is entitled Metamorphosis.Each piece begins with hand-dyed fabrics, layered with photography, origami elements,

Pollinators
I’m excited to share a new trio of mixed-media pieces inspired by the vital role pollinators play in sustaining Earth’s ecosystems. Each piece begins with my hand-dyed fabrics and evolves through layers of photography, and digital texture — exploring transformation,

3D Textile Wall Art
The Process Behind My 3D Textile Art My newest work is assembling pleated fabrics and naturally dyed textiles into unique 3-dimensional and wall sculptures. Although my original thought was to suspend them in cocoon shapes, there’s potential for lots of

Woven Time: Threads Between Print and Fabric
I recently came across two photo silkscreen prints I made in the early 1990s. They were part of a series exploring headless portraits—a body of work that eventually became an exhibition. The premise of the series was that we can

Botanica Anima
This 3-dimensional art project evolved slowly—through the processes of natural dyeing, ecoprinting, fabric manipulation, and painting. It’s a piece of botanical art with red Madder pigment at its heart. The Allure of Madder The red tones in this work come
Hi. I'm Maija.
Producer of one of a kind fabrics, I am a Visual/Textile Artist at MaiTribe Studio Gallery, in central Ontario, Canada.
My life and art have been inspired by my travels to countries such as Thailand, Laos, Vietnam, Bali and India.