Marita Valdizan

Marita Valdizan is a mother, awarded artist, jewelry designer and teacher from Peru. She studied arts in Peru and has been developing different techniques using a crochet hook and wire to create sculptural and multi-functional wearable art and mixed media.

Eight years ago, she learned Peruvian stitch wire crochet technique directly from the Peruvian artist Juan Pacheco, creator of the technique used wire and crochet hook. Marita recently returned to Peru to receive the Premio Gran Estrella de Plata award in recognition of her Metal Crochet Artwork. Juan Pacheco acknowledged that Marita is the only artist around the world who using the technique in Mixed Media Application. Citing her instructor as inspiration, Marita is working to create a new Mixed Media Wire Crochet Technique of her own.

Marita now teaches Metal Crochet classes at the Naperville Art League. The particular thing about her classes is that she motivates her students to be a designers of their own designs.

“I really enjoy seeing the work of those who learned with me. I usually keep in contact with my students after classes have ended and being able to see their creative growth gives me great joy”.

Marita’s art has been displayed in Peru, Puerto Rico, Wisconsin, Tennessee. Now she presents her art work locally in Aurora, Naperville,, Wheaton and West Chicago. Marita and her family reside in Naperville, IL.

Marita values center around family, art, and giving back to the community that she lives in and giving back the community that she lives in and enjoy so much. Marita is a current member of Naperville Art League, Dupage Art League , Gallery 200 in West Chicago and recently Studios 630.