Megan’s Story
John, our founder, first hired Megan to help him build out his furniture catalog in February 2021 over at Madison Flitch. Megan was a sculptural artist, educated and practiced in a wide breadth of media and practices including foundry, steel fabrication, wood power carving, and ceramics. John figured her breadth of skills and experience could be applied to the building of wood furniture, but he quickly realized her creative abilities would be better suited to making things beyond just furniture. She had love for the sculptural arts and fashion, with handbags in particular. She was the perfect fit to help John evolve Madison Flitch and Madison Stitch into its next phase.
John promoted her to Creative Director, responsible for helping shape the creative soul of the furniture, sculptural, and fashion products sold through Madison Flitch and Madison Stitch. She helped guide Madison Flitch toward its transition to an art gallery while simultaneously helping to develop the new Stitch collection that featured the new leather from Hermann Oak tannery. She made two major art projects over at Madison Flitch — Growth Rings and Embers — while making subtle but important design improvements to the designs of the Stitch collection. She used her experience with digital tools to develop the patterns and the workflow for the production of our bags, serving as a critical partner to help John with the new design philosophy of Madison Stitch.
She has a passion for helping budding artists realize their potential, and her interests have now led her to become an instructor at the Kansas City Art Institute, where she helps students in the sculptural arts program develop their pieces. She is also the treasurer of the We Open Shop, an inclusive workshop space that provides a safe place for women, transgender, and non-binary makers to grow creatively and professionally through accessible education in wood and metalworking. Megan is inspired by the many facets of the individual and how they provide space to reflect and grow, and she pours this passion into her work and her teaching.
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