This year was worth celebrating with music and art and the most supportive people!

It was full of life, and energy. My soul's work over the last year. The support I have in my friends and family are immense. Every time I have a wild idea that I want to do something fun or strange or random, they always just nod, say ok, and then they're there. I hope every person can experience this.

2024 had some challenges, by the end of it, I was more tethered than I realised, I still don't think I'm realising. I didn't have anything in me to celebrate myself or what I've created. I felt like I failed, not just myself, but some people I love. I got divorced, I moved, I adjusted to this new system of raising a little boy, in an environment he didn't have a say in. I stressed my dogs out by putting them in a new strange place. Challenged my family to stay on my side even though they didn't agree or understand. And had to keep pushing with normal everyday life of running a business by myself. It was tough, mildly stated. 

I kept pushing where I could. Renovated the new house so it feels like home. Took my punishment by living in the mess of it so my breakdown could rebuild as the bones of house did. A bed as our safety rafter, picnic evenings on the floor in the dust by candle light. Kids are magnificent! See they don't have the same preconceived ideas that we do of failure or hardship. The rubble was adventure, the candle light - a fun camp excursion. It was a rebuild, not a breakdown. 

And without the luxuries of life, I had too much time to think and feel. I wrote, I sang, and I painted. And I painted. And I painted. I walked in mountains and cried in oceans, I listened to the wind in forests, I felt small in mountains. The landscapes, ever changing, from burnt down trees, to to sturdy boulders, to angry seas. They are all us. They carried me, they gave me safety, and so did my little sketchbooks. This is my sketchy journey of 2025. I hope you find as much heart in them as I do. I hope you find your own memories, or calmness or even your angry sea. 

xx

Maggie

 

Thank you for the support! And thank you to my cousin for her beautiful dress!

 

A wall of art made in one year.
This was overwhelming to see so many of the pieces living next to each other and be able to see what themes and colours I've been drawn to in the year.

 

The Magnifiscent Tiernan in his full element
This vision came to life. I didn't understand how it would work but I knew music under my arch would be a visual treat! Not only was it visual but wow, this man has talent. It was a night of music. After Tiernan, Andy did another set and kept the night going until we were all ready for bed!

 

 


The best support I could ever ask for.