About

Maddie’s background in mechanical design gave her the courage to make art with a range of materials, processes, and technologies. Her education in business management taught her how to plan, price, and connect with the people who would come to value her work.

Her first venture as an artist began with an Etsy shop. The Eccentric Gallery is an online art shop focused on color-drenched mixed media art and accessories. In just two years, over 500 pieces were sold, custom commissions were created, and a dedicated audience was built.

Being an artist was inevitable for me.
Growing up in Wisconsin, I was surrounded by nature, technology, music, animals, and airplanes. The feeling of awe was constant and overwhelming. It was almost too much to handle.

Eventually, I learned this intensity had two names: synesthesia and aphantasia.
I’m unable to visualize in my mind’s eye, yet emotions feel like smatterings of color within my body. Music has the texture of electricity. Words stain and sights linger. There are senses I still can’t wrap my head around. My irregular, psychedelic internal landscape is what drives me to create.
When I look back on my life, it seems art is the path that’s been waiting for me all along.