Artist Biography
Maeja is graduating this spring with an MA in Interior Architecture. She previously graduated Magna Cum Laude in May of 2023 from Endicott College with her BFA in Interior Architecture. While completing her Master’s degree, she also worked part-time as a Junior designer at Violandi and Warner Interiors in Scituate. During the last five years at Endicott, she has completed three internships, has been placed on the Dean’s List nearly every semester, and is a part of the academic art honors society Kappa Pi. Growing up, Maeja has always shared a love for design and architecture. When she was young, she would play for hours building her own houses with Lincoln Logs and constantly rearranging and redesigning her room. Later in high school, she would use the online website Home Styler, where she would spend her past time learning how to manipulate the software to create her own floor plans and designs for residential spaces. After graduation, Maeja will be continuing her career as an interior designer at Violandi and Warner Interiors and her professional development by working towards passing the NCIDq and LEED exams.
Thesis Abstract
For my visual defense backed by knowledge from my topical and literature research, Balance Postpartum Care Retreat was created. Balance is a prototype stand-alone postpartum care center for the U.S. and was created to be an inclusive and nurturing environment for Women, their partners, and newborns and strives to provide them with care, education, socialization, and physical/emotional support. Balance offers a wide range of amenities, 24/7 nursery, private suites where they receive 3 nutritious meals a day, and access to talented and expert staff. Through my research, visual defense, and guiding set of principles I created to help architects and interior designers create the first of these facilities in the US; my goal is to help women find peace, happiness, and the care they deserve during the postpartum period and help lower the rates of postpartum depression and maternal mortality.