mcraig-admin – Margaret Craig

Twisted Twister in Progress in Salina, Kansas

Salina’s trash is this artist’s treasure as she creates ‘Twisted Twister’

After being at Smoky Hill River Festival for the past two years, Margaret Craig has returned to Salina for a longer stint, this time working on her newest creation, “Twisted Twister,” a costume that is set to premier at this year’s festival.

Recent Works on Paper

Amidst a forest of decaying cellulose—where leaves and dirt intertwine—plastic trash lies embedded in layers of paper.

Works on Wooden Support

As the natural world struggles with this intrusion, the surface teems with life, where discarded materials gradually evolve into new forms of existence, both on land and in water.

Creature from the Bleached Lagoon

Margaret Craig's performance, Creature from the Bleached Lagoon, references '50s B-movies and Japanese Kaiju, employing humor to illuminate the destruction of the environment.

Pictorial in The Ecological Citizen

A pictorial of Margaret Craig’s work appears in The Ecological Citizen Vol 6 No 1 2023 pp. 41-44. The Ecological Citizen is an independent, peer-reviewed, free-to-access journal that provides a forum for inspiring and mobilizing discussion with an Earth-centred perspective. ecologicalcitizen.net/about.html…

SAGA - Society of American Graphic Artists - Mini Gems 2022 Print Show

Mini Gems Print Show (SAGA)

Society of American Graphic Artists Mini Gems 2022 Print Show The Society for American Graphic Artists presents: “Mini Gems” a National Mini Print Exhibition, juried by Erica Criss. Come to SAGA Gallery or go to sagaprints.com to see over 100 6″x6″ precious prints.…

Buried Connections: a Contemplation of Soil Layers in the Anthropocene (Handmade Paper and Prints)

Margaret Craig's Buried Connections explores the impact of the human presence on the environment from the Anthropocene to now through an archeological strata of cellulose and handmade prints.

Monsters in the Window – BOX13 ArtSpace, Houston, TX

Margaret Craig's Installation, Monsters in the Window, transformed the art space into a habitat for aquatic evolutions arising from the plastic trash disposed of in the oceans and other places.

Margaret Craig - Plastic Critter Evolution

Plastic Critter Evolution: Lightscape @ San Antonio Botanical Garden

Bioluminescent creatures glow from beyond the white picket fence of the children's vegetable garden (November 19, 2021 – January 2, 2022).

Building a Lantern with ArtResin®

A demonstration of how resin is incorporated into the building of a recycled plastic lantern.

Bleached Reef Evolutions – Houston Center for Contemporary Craft

Plastic evolutions to blend on the bleached reef.

Bee Cave BuzzFest

Lanterns displayed at Bee Cave's first annual BuzzFest, a winter light festival (Hill Country Galleria - December 17 - 19, 2020).

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