Meet our artists, makers and creatives

We proudly present to you our artists, makers and creatives. They are the life blood of Shoreline, exhibiting, selling and teaching in Westgate Galleria and The Eclectic Art Gallery, Margate, and some participate in Margate Made’s pop-up events too. They are a diverse group, working in a very wide range of disciplines and mediums, but all share a passion for their art and a commitment to creating high quality, well-made, artisan products that will give much pleasure to their new owners.

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Maureen Georganou

Hello, I am Maureen, a Textile Arts (BEd Hons) graduate and a former textiles teacher. I taught for many years in Margate before moving abroad to raise my boys. My love of textiles and everything handmade was greatly influenced by my very talented Grandmother Ginny. She taught me to knit, crochet and sew as a child. Grandmother Ginny gave me the skills which I developed into a career and a lifelong passion. I have been designing and making hand crafted items throughout my life, focussi...

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Max Sheppard

I work with wood, predominantly found on local beaches and marshland. I use other materials such as plastics and metal. My wall-based reliefs are abstract in appearance and often boxy and angular in design. They are loosely based around my architecturally-inspired drawings. I like the shape and condition when it comes to composition.. Other characteristics of the materials play a significant part in my direction. Though there is an architectural link with my methodical working technique, ...

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Melanie Tong

I use my own photographs of the East Kent Coastline as the starting point for my paintings. I work mostly with acrylics, but I have recently been adding ink and collage elements too. The layers produce a range of colours, found in the natural seascapes, that reveal themselves through the final surface. The paintings show an abstracted view from the photographs, occasionally including recognisable landmarks or forms of particular areas, but focussing on the forms that the tides and the coas...

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Michele Papageorghiou

Michele Papageorghiou – also known as Mrs P – has always had a passion for art and craft. During the August Summer Holidays she would usually undertake a project. Whether it be mosaicking tables, (even the garage), making ceramics, fusing glass to make jewellery, or decorating garden objects. Having retired from working as a local primary school teacher, Michele found time to enjoy Thanet’s beautiful scenery. She was also able to undertake activities at a more leisurely pace, allowing he...

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