Maria is an illustrator and designer who believes smart ideas make beautiful work.

With an affection for process, she works by hand, and on screen for projects large and small while trying to maintaining her daily illustration blog — Wordless News. Maria is based in the hot metropolis of Columbia, South Carolina where she lives with her husband, son (Charlie) and daughter (Jacqueline “Q”) and a lab named Olive.

Maria brings more than 14 years of professional experience to bear and holds an MFA from Virginia Commonwealth University in Graphic Design/Visual Communication. 

Sample Client list: Netflix, Oprah Magazine, NPR, Stat News, National Journal, Resources Magazine, Web MD Magazine, University of South Carolina, Serenbe, Rhode Island Monthly, Writer's Digest, Charleston City Paper, Vox

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