Gail has worked with mixed media and paper crafts for many years, developing a distinctive, richly textured style that blends layered materials and thoughtful composition. Since 2015 she’s regularly sold her pieces at Chicago art and craft shows, connecting directly with collectors, fellow artists, and craft lovers who appreciate handcrafted detail.

Inspired by steampunk aesthetics and the broader mixed media community, she incorporates and offers favorite supplies from respected makers such as Tim Holtz and Finnabair.

She also sells soy and timer candles crafted by local friends, along with coordinating home decor pieces that thoughtfully complement the artwork.

You can find our items and Quiet Girl Shoppe bath products at The Artsy Heart in Glenview, IL, and at America’s Antique Mall (booth H6) in Algonquin, IL.

Thank you for visiting, for supporting our work, and for helping keep handmade traditions alive.

A woman with long blonde hair and blue eyes sitting in a car, smiling at the camera, with a black floral scarf and a maroon top.
Display of decorative notebooks with embossed and layered designs in various colors, arranged on a wooden stand in a craft store.
A display shelf at McArt Design featuring candles, table decor, and a decorative clock. The items are arranged on a white metal rack, with some candles wrapped in plastic and labeled with quotes such as "Because Love We Love Heaven" and "Family You Life Sunshine." A large white flower and a frog figurine sit among other decorative pieces. The background includes a sign with the McArt Design logo and a black backdrop.
A display of white candles in glass jars with metal lids on wooden shelves at a shop, including larger candles and smaller tealight candles.
A holiday-themed gift shop display with wooden shelves and a red cabinet, decorated with fairy lights, greenery, and Christmas decorations. Various gift items such as candles, ornaments, and home decor are arranged on shelves and tables.

Steampunk Dictionary

coggler - cog-gler noun. A person who applies cogs or a cog design to make simple cosmetic changes to an object without fundamentally altering it or adding function. See also primocoggler

erzatz - uh-zats adj. A fake or replacement material. e.g. leatherette rather than leather and plastic rather than metal.

primocoggler - pree-moh-kog-gler noun. An artist who uses cogs and gear motifs to create acclaimed works of decorative art. (From coggler)

shellacker - shell-a-cur noun. A person who paints on object with the aim of making it appear more fitting to the steampunk world. From shellack - shell-ak verb. To paint (Usually in metallic colours)

alkaline illumination - al·ka·line adj. Alkaline in American English - of or like an alkali ; containing an alkali ; having the properties of an alkali. il·lu·mi·na·tionan noun. act or instance of illuminating; the fact or condition of being illuminated; a decoration of lights.

domicile decor - dom·i·cile noun. The country that a person treats as their permanent home, or lives in and has a substantial connection with. de·cor noun. The furnishing and decoration of a room.