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A Bundle of Make Nice | Artist Maggie Baxter Dearth
Written By: Donna Rhodes | Issue: 2020/10 - October
When Maggie Baxter Dearths’s hand, head, and heart get together, art’s about to happen. And they get together in her Scaly Mountain studio just about every day.
Maggie moved here from Athens, Georgia a year ago with her new hubby, Timothy Dearth, an area native. She fits right in with the environment, the people, and the cultural opportunities … when Covid doesn’t interfere.
It didn’t take long for word to spread about her artistry. She already shows work locally at Easely An Artist, The Bascom Gift Shop, The Business Spot, and Molly Grace.
Her focus for the past decade has been watercolor/pen. Designs are drawn, painted, or printed on stationery, ornaments, stones, cards, wooden figures, and more. Since coming to the Highlands area her current hot item is architectural renderings of local iconic buildings (Highlands Playhouse and downtown Highlands) and residents’ homes. Realtors hire Maggie to illustrate houses on stationery for new homeowners’
welcome gifts.
When asked if Maggie had a lifelong love affair with art, she replied, “My mom always said I was born with a pencil in my hand. She provided me with all kinds of art and craft supplies to explore. In college I majored in art, emphasis on painting, but ceramics called my name too. To this day, art is my passion.”
In Athens, Maggie’s images revolved around wildlife, vegetables, fruit, and flowers. In the mountains, architectural drawings launched her new adventure.
She says, “My former work was loose and organic, so it was a push to tighten up on the detail of architectural designs.” But she loves the challenge and her followers love the results.
Maggie welcomes commissions. You can see her work, former and current, on Instagram (makenicedesignco), Facebook (Make Nice Design Co), and Etsy.com/makenicedesignco. Email her at [email protected].
In these crazy times, grab a feel-good moment and snap up a bundle of Maggie’s Make Nice for future gifts.
