2024 Delaware Art Educator of the Year
Maia Palmer

Sculpture
I enjoy working in a variety of materials, but sculpting is one of my favorites. I find working with clay to be a meditative act where my hands take over. Metal casting is also a wonderful process. It is great for both creating jewelry and working with the figure. Although the lost wax casting method is certainly intensive, the results are extremely satisfying.

Sculpted with dictionary pages for The Coffin Ball at Talleyville Frame Shoppe and Gallery.

Sculpted with dictionary pages for The Coffin Ball at Talleyville Frame Shoppe and Gallery.

Cast aluminum, with gold leaf udders and hooves


Welded aluminum and plastic

Clay, 12" x 7" x 5"

Cast bronze, 19" x 6" x 6"

Sculpey, 15" x 10" x 8"

Sculpey, 15" x 10" x 8"

Clay and paper, 12" x 9" x 5"

Cast bronze and paper, 12" x 9" x 5"

Clay, 12" x 6" x 6"

Clay, 12" x 6" x 6"



Collaborative site specific installation. Created with students from Washington University in St. Louis. Steel and paint, 20' x 15' x 10'

Cast bronze medallion commissioned to give as award for the First Annual Global Stewardship Award in celebration of the Peace Corps’ 50th Anniversary.

Cast bronze

Cast silver

Silver and cast bronze

Cast silver and bronze

Cast bronze

Cast bronze

Cast iron