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Hatch new skills. Hatch your creativity. Hatch something beautiful. I am Maritza Maxwell and I founded Hatch in 2012. Hatch offers private classes at your home.

I have a degree in Fine Arts and Art History from Amherst College and a master's degree in Art History from Bryn Mawr College. I watch my children rejoice in making crafts, but I wonder, as they start school, how soon arts and crafts will become unnecessary to them. Once they have a full language and science curriculum, and then sports and other extra-curricular activities after school, the art wo

Photos from Hatch's post 12/07/2025

What a whirlwind weekend! Thursday show at a lovely country club in ALX, then a 4-hour drive to Philadelphia to stay with my bestie. Friday I had a pop-up, as well as a class on Danish Stars at a large corporate HQ for their Philly Fridays series. Home Friday night and a wonderful show at Washington-Liberty HS on Saturday. Today I taught quilled snowflakes to a small group in ALX. I so enjoyed all the sweet people I encountered the last 4 days. This is an incredible job. 🧡

10/02/2025

October, everybody!! Come out to Art on the Avenue, Saturday 10/4 from 10-6. I will be at W75, on the block between Del Ray and Custis Aves. Stop by and say hello!

10/01/2025

West Potomac Marketplace is looking for artists and crafters! Check out this indoor show, Nov 8 in Alexandria.

09/22/2025

New product alert! When I was a kid, I had a wooden puzzle that I loved. Each piece had numbers that you had to match up with the numbers on the adjacent tiles . I re-created it using a 3-D printer, and created a decorative box to hold the tiles. It's one of my new favorite things!

Photos from Hatch's post 07/03/2025

I'm teaching a class on Danish stars at Port City Brewery! Get your ticket for Wednesday, July 9, 6 PM, at www.madeinalx.com, make some stars, and receive a free, ice cold, delicious beer! See you next week!

06/06/2025

Stop in at Made in ALX on Sunday 12-5 and make some art with us! Several makers from the shop will be there (415 King St) making all sorts of fun things.

05/17/2025

I'm hanging out making origami bookmarks with the people of Old Town! Join us in the courtyard behind for a craft fair, demonstrations, and diy crafts! Saturday 10-2.

04/05/2025

I'll be at Hayfield Saturday from 10-4. Come by and pick up a great gift for Mother's Day, Graduation, or just something to make yourself happy.

Photos from Hatch's post 03/29/2025

I just taught a fun quilling class to 10 eager students. They learned 10+ different shapes and finished at least one of their cherry blossoms.

Photos from Hatch's post 12/25/2024

And a wonderful 2025!

Photos from Hatch's post 12/10/2024

I spent a fun morning with seven women from at and taught them how to quill. I can't wait to see their finished snowflakes!

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Alexandria, VA
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