Welcome
News and updates are found on this page. The image from left: my youth and adult workshops with The Hamilton Public Library and viewing my solo exhibition with one of my classes. The next image is from my youth workshop where we learned about botanical and paleolithic painting palettes. The woman in the next image is a visiting zen monk. She was the first visitor to my opening at The Waldron Art Center in Bloomington. The last image on the right is my beautifully installed exhibition with the Waldron. UpClose: Blooming Earth. Each painting comes with a hand held magnifying glass to see up close how the mycelium was grown onto objects and to the paper.
Maria Schechter
Awardee
I am delighted to share that I have been selected as one of 5 artists who have been honored to receive the DeHaan Artist of Distinction Award, 2024.
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Learn more about what we are doing with our award at The Indy Arts Council page
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"The DeHaan Artist of Distinction Award facilitates the next step in my career as an artist by providing me with a studio." — Maria Schechter
I have been selected as a panel judge for the 2025
National Society of Arts and Letters, Visual Arts Competition.
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This year my workshops being at the Monroe County, South West Branch, Public Library. Join me on Sunday, March 9th at 2pm. We will be in the South West library's new kitchen!
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I will be hosting a workshop on processing botanical materials into natural dyes. A link to reserve your seat will be listed here closer to the time. This is an adult workshop and is sponsored by Fresh Thyme. Each student will be taking home a bag of Fresh Thyme product samples.
Arrowmont School
of Arts and Crafts, Gatlinburg, TN
Read the interview here, 1/24/24.
The Gate is 5 feet by 4.5 feet x 28 inches, grown from a mycelium composite from Ecovative.
Gatekeepers exhibited in a group exhibition titled Degrees of Commitment: Climate, Ecosystems, and Society in the Sandra J. Blain Gallery located at Arrowmont School of Arts & Crafts from September 4 - December 16, 2023. The Gatekeepers is now a part of their outdoor collection. The sculpture is meant to decompose and return to the earth. Reminding us about the impermanence of life. The project was completed in three years. There are 142 mycelium bricks, 2,592 grow hours, 260 lbs. of mycelium, over 2,000 seashells, 32 foraged mushrooms in gold leaf, precious gems, children’s toys, and a amethyst necklace.
