Maya McCutcheon, 12, has been making and selling art since she was six-years-old.
The Phoenix Middle School student’s latest venture involves photography. She took a series of delightful local snaps, and turned them into postcards.
For one of the cards, McCutcheon stacked a series of stones on a log down by Tyee Spit, for another she took an adorable photo of a baby alpaca while on a school trip to Holly Hill farm, and for the last she captured a beautiful sunset at Shelter Bay on Mother’s Day.
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An eagerness to create, and an entrepreneurial spirit has served her well.
She moved to Campbell River from Fort St. James, where she garnered quite a name for art cards she created.
The City of Prince George featured her work on some thank you cards for Christmas, and McCutcheon was also a regular at art fairs, as well as the farmers market.
Ideally, she would like to integrate herself into a similar community here.
While, it’s nice to make some extra pocket money doing what she loves, McCutcheon has always given back to those less fortunate than her.
“I donate a chunk of my profit money to the community,” she said. “In my old town, I donated to the food and toy drives.”
McCutcheon can be reached by email at mayarunninggirl@gmail.com
ronan.odoherty@campbellrivermirror.com
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