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Collector · 1992 – 2000

The Illustrated Covers

Cover illustrations by Maia

Every cover on this page was illustrated by Maia. There are 70 of them, grouped here by subject.

Collector cover: The Ballerina’s Icons — The Ballerina’s IconsDecember 1994

Collector cover: Reeled Into Heaven — Reeled Into HeavenAugust 1997

Collector cover: Picking Up Pansies — Picking Up PansiesSeptember 1994

Collector cover: The Art of Hair — The Art of HairNovember 1998

Collector cover: Wicker Wizard — Wicker WizardJuly 1999

Collector cover: Fired Up for Tile — Fired Up for TileJuly 1997

Collector cover: Dynasty of Deco — Dynasty of DecoJuly 1994

Collector cover: Triumph of Tiffany — Triumph of TiffanyApril 1995

Collector cover: Fantastic Fantasy — Fantastic FantasyMarch 1999

Collector cover: Requiem for a Pottery Heavyweight — Requiem for a Pottery HeavyweightSeptember 1996

Collector cover: Dance of Hawaiian Desire — Dance of Hawaiian DesireAugust 1999

Collector cover: Magnificent Menus — Magnificent MenusDecember 1997

Collector cover: Lion and Hunter — Lion and HunterOctober 1994

Collector cover: Art Revisited — Art RevisitedOctober 1998

Collector cover: Spotlight on Deco — Spotlight on DecoOctober 1993

Collector cover: White Silk and Promises — White Silk and PromisesJune 1999

Collector cover: Fantasy Animals — Fantasy AnimalsSeptember 1992

Collector cover: Artifacts of Sacred Rituals — Artifacts of Sacred RitualsJanuary 1996

Collector cover: Fired Up Over Pottery — Fired Up Over PotteryDecember 1995

Collector cover: Radio Razzmatazz — Radio RazzmatazzApril 1994

Collector cover: Automata Revealed — Automata RevealedFebruary 1997

Collector cover: Marilyn’s Letter — Marilyn’s LetterFebruary 1999

Collector cover: Retro Rocketry — Retro RocketryJuly 1998

Collector cover: Smokin’ — Smokin’February 1996

Collector cover: It’s Back — It’s BackApril 1996

Collector cover: Pieces of Camelot — Pieces of CamelotJune 1996

Collector cover: Super Death Creates Collectibles Blast-Off — Super Death Creates Collectibles Blast-OffJanuary 1993

Collector cover: Elvis: Auction of the Century — Elvis: Auction of the CenturyMay 1994

Collector cover: Mae West Sells All — Mae West Sells AllNovember 1994

Collector cover: Santa Claus and Betty Boop — Santa Claus and Betty BoopDecember 1992

Collector cover: After the Fire — After the FireDecember 1998

Collector cover: Potions of Deceit — Potions of DeceitMarch 1996

Collector cover: Losses and Disasters — Losses and DisastersMarch 1998

Collector cover: Rampage — RampageApril 1997

Collector cover: Free at Last — Free at LastMarch 1997

Collector cover: Stop the Destruction — Stop the DestructionJune 1993

Collector cover: Picking Up the Pieces — Picking Up the PiecesMarch 1994

Collector cover: Cleaning Catastrophes — Cleaning CatastrophesOctober 1999

Collector cover: Embezzling Technology — Embezzling TechnologyApril 2000

Collector cover: Clash of Values — Clash of ValuesNovember 1999

Collector cover: On the Seamy Side — On the Seamy SideOctober 1998

Collector cover: The Swindler — The SwindlerAugust 1998

Collector cover: The Value of Historic Papers — The Value of Historic PapersJuly 1996

Collector cover: Unearthing Egypt — Unearthing EgyptAugust 1994

Collector cover: Sneak Preview: Hottest Antique Car Museum — Sneak Preview: Hottest Antique Car MuseumJune 1994

Collector cover: What a Great Century — What a Great CenturyJanuary 1999

Collector cover: Ethics: The Conference Keynote — Ethics: The Conference KeynoteMay 1998

Collector cover: Retrospective: Collectors’ Conference — Retrospective: Collectors’ ConferenceApril 1999

Collector cover: Words for Collectors — Words for CollectorsJune 1997

Collector cover: Research — ResearchOctober 1997

Collector cover: Appraiseology — AppraiseologyNovember 1996

Collector cover: Collectors’ Conference 7 — Collectors’ Conference 7May 2000

Collector cover: Charting Your Antique Education — Charting Your Antique EducationJanuary 1994

Collector cover: Collectors’ Conference: No Retreat From Antique Education — Collectors’ Conference: No Retreat From Antique EducationMay 1996

Collector cover: Fired Up: Fifth Collectors’ Conference — Fired Up: Fifth Collectors’ ConferenceApril 1998

Collector cover: Courageous Look Into the Future — Courageous Look Into the FutureDecember 1999

Collector cover: Pack Rat — Pack RatJuly 1993

Collector cover: Dynasty Dealer — Dynasty Dealer

Collector cover: Brain Trust Averts Crisis — Brain Trust Averts CrisisMay 1995

Collector cover: Mayor’s Great Find — Mayor’s Great FindNovember 1993

Collector cover: Dealer Support — Dealer SupportMarch 1993

Collector cover: Mall Owner Shakes Dice — Mall Owner Shakes DiceNovember 1996

Collector cover: Dealers’ Ball — Dealers’ BallFebruary 1993

Collector cover: Collecting Tsunami — Collecting TsunamiSeptember 1997

Collector cover: Larry, Ron and the American Way — Larry, Ron and the American WayJune 1997

Collector cover: Top Grossing Dealers 1997 — Top Grossing Dealers 1997January 1998

Collector cover: The Romance of the Dealers’ Ball — The Romance of the Dealers’ BallFebruary 1994

Collector cover: What’s Hot for 1997 — What’s Hot for 1997January 1997

Collector cover: On and Off the Block — On and Off the BlockSeptember 1995

Collector cover: I’ll Buy That! — I’ll Buy That!August 1995

All illustrations on this page © Maia.