Artist Bio
A sculptor, Margaret MacLellan's lifelong passions for animals and art have led her to create large and small animal sculptures. Her work ranges from lovingly detailed portraits of real animals to stylized and whimsical fantasy creatures. A deep understanding of animals informs her work, gained in part by working many years as a veterinary technician. A devoted companion of two dogs, her current artistic focus is on dog sculptures. She chooses her primary medium of papier maché for it's malleability, lightness, and flexibility, though she also sculpts in clay, wood, wire, and other media.

Margaret was born and raised in the Boston area, and became a member of the 4th Floor Artists when she began renting studio space in the former Codman Building in Rockland, MA. It was here that her drawing, sketching and mask making developed into an exploration of 3-D work, with the size and scale gradually increasing. Margaret has shown her work in several local shows

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