Hall of Champions
It takes a village to raise an artist, build a practice, grow a business…
Grandbaby and snow house by Teresa “Tere” Maxted, Moya’s mother. Tere loved to paint the outdoors, particularly if her grandchildren were part of the picture. This scene was captured, first, in a photo taken in her front yard, and then painted in watercolour, her chosen medium. Snow house built by F.D. Maxted.
Trapper outside his wilderness cabin by F. D. Maxted, Moya’s father. “Max” (as he was mostly called since his time in the RCAF) painted wilderness scenes that reflected his memories as a trapper in Ontario’s Lake of the Woods and as a bush pilot in various parts of the globe, mostly the Canadian Arctic. Oil paint was his chosen medium.
Hardly a day that goes by without thoughts of my parents. It is with their guidance, support and example of how to live creatively that I have become who I am. They left this life several years ago…my mother exactly nine months before my birthday, then my Dad on my birthday. I miss them terribly. They saw me completely; loved me openly and unconditionally. I am forever grateful for all their gifts.
Thank you Mom and Dad! It’s a bitter-sweet lesson but I am learning that wherever I go, there you are.
Six months before the pandemic, I received a request from Etsy to use some of my products in four fashion segments on Global and CTV in Calgary and Vancouver (August 2019). Dayna Isom Johnson, Etsy trend expert and television personality, wore my scarf in at least two of the shows. Thank you, Etsy, Global and CTV! Thank you Dayna Isom Johnson! Those months were exciting and fruitful, and the exposure you provided… epic.
For the past decade, Best Home magazine publisher Cindy Chobanik has been a major supporter. She has championed my efforts in contemporary arts and design and I am SO grateful. Thank you Cindy! Thank you Best Home magazine! Moya.Studio would not be the same without you.
“I must admit, for the years I’ve known Moya I have been impressed, often dazzled, but mostly rooted in awe by a true talent that too few can claim to have championed within a friendship. I actually suspect that she has created a shift in the textile curve. Having engaged both personally and professionally with the mystical quality of her creations and how she transforms artistic imagery into mesmerizing patterns is something that needs to be personally experienced to be fully appreciated.
Moya’s artistry exists in my home through the original organic art and exquisitely patterned pieces that I have come to cherish. I don’t consider myself a great connoisseur of art, but do know what moves me and what I would call impactful. Thank you Moya, for elevating style to an artistic level, enhancing our décors and, ultimately, brightening our spirits.”
Cindy Chobanik