Peggy Lee McTeague has always been a creative soul. From age 6 or 7 she displayed her artistic abilities on her mother’s walls. Her first work in the world of art was as a design and layout artist for a photography studio. She developed her photography talents into portrait photography before moving to Pine Island in 1979. 

In Florida, with all its natural beauty, she was drawn to stained glass, woodworking, acrylics and watercolors. Peggy became well known as the Hat Lady on the art show circuit. Using her interest in anthropology, she made one of a kind hats with beautiful woven bands of leather, shell, bone and glass beads – beautiful wearable art.

In 1995, Peggy fell in love with metal and it has been her medium of choice ever since; studying with nationally recognized artists such as Jackie Labb and Paul Kimble. She creates one of a kind beautiful metal sculptures and fountains mirroring the natural beauty of the local plants and fauna. 

Peggy opened WildChild Art Gallery in 1999, and since then has featured artists living on and around Pine Island and Southwest Florida. At opening, the gallery displayed her metal sculpture and the works of 20 local artists handpicked for their mediums and talent for capturing the native beauty and wonder of Florida. Seven years later WildChild now features over 150 local artists that are chosen by the busy artist/owner herself.  “I believe that we are all born creative, but so often life stops that flow and we lose the artist within ourselves. That is what WildChild Art Gallery is all about; bringing that Child back into each of us. "

After Hurricane Charley, Peggy was commissioned to create a monumental sculpture to commemorate that life changing event. The sculpture titled "The Spirit" was completed in November of 2005. Below is a photo of the completed sculpture, but please look at our photo gallery to see the progression of it's creation.

 Creation of "The Spirit" Photo Gallery

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