Born in Detroit on September 14th, 1925, Peggy was one of five daughters of Walter I McKenzie and Constance Loveday McKenzie.
Peggy majored in Art at Western College for Women in Oxford, Ohio, before enrolling as a student at The Art School of The Society of Arts and Crafts in Detroit, where she studied painting. There she met, and later married the German-born sculpting instructor, Walter Midener, in 1947. They had one daughter, Wendy (Froud), now an internationally-known artist.They lived in Detroit but spent summers and leisure time in East Jordan at the Loveday family home, “The Elms”, where both developed a great love for the Jordan River and the surrounding Valley. They moved to East Jordan permanently in 1978.
Peggy was a respected and beloved part of the Northern Michigan Arts Community, and an active member of both the Crooked Tree Arts Council and the Jordan River Arts Council for many years. As well as being an incredibly gifted artist, both as a painter and later as a 3-D collage artist, Peggy was also active in the civil rights movement in Detroit. After moving to Northern MI, she served for many years on the East Jordan Watershed Council, the Charlevoix County Planning Commission, Tip of the Mitt Watershed, the East Jordan Garden Club, and other organizations.
Peggy had a fiercely intelligent, creative and questing mind, and was a seeker of truth in all forms until the day she died. She was unstintingly generous with her time and knowledge, inspiring so many people, not only to develop their own creative skills, but to discover deeper meaning in their lives as well.
Peggy majored in Art at Western College for Women in Oxford, Ohio, before enrolling as a student at The Art School of The Society of Arts and Crafts in Detroit, where she studied painting. There she met, and later married the German-born sculpting instructor, Walter Midener, in 1947. They had one daughter, Wendy (Froud), now an internationally-known artist.They lived in Detroit but spent summers and leisure time in East Jordan at the Loveday family home, “The Elms”, where both developed a great love for the Jordan River and the surrounding Valley. They moved to East Jordan permanently in 1978.
Peggy was a respected and beloved part of the Northern Michigan Arts Community, and an active member of both the Crooked Tree Arts Council and the Jordan River Arts Council for many years. As well as being an incredibly gifted artist, both as a painter and later as a 3-D collage artist, Peggy was also active in the civil rights movement in Detroit. After moving to Northern MI, she served for many years on the East Jordan Watershed Council, the Charlevoix County Planning Commission, Tip of the Mitt Watershed, the East Jordan Garden Club, and other organizations.
Peggy had a fiercely intelligent, creative and questing mind, and was a seeker of truth in all forms until the day she died. She was unstintingly generous with her time and knowledge, inspiring so many people, not only to develop their own creative skills, but to discover deeper meaning in their lives as well.
Born in Detroit on September 14th, 1925, Peggy was one of five daughters of Walter I McKenzie and Constance Loveday McKenzie.
Peggy majored in Art at Western College for Women in Oxford, Ohio, before enrolling as a student at The Art School of The Society of Arts and Crafts in Detroit, where she studied painting. There she met, and later married the German-born sculpting instructor, Walter Midener, in 1947. They had one daughter, Wendy (Froud), now an internationally-known artist.They lived in Detroit but spent summers and leisure time in East Jordan at the Loveday family home, “The Elms”, where both developed a great love for the Jordan River and the surrounding Valley. They moved to East Jordan permanently in 1978.
Peggy was a respected and beloved part of the Northern Michigan Arts Community, and an active member of both the Crooked Tree Arts Council and the Jordan River Arts Council for many years. As well as being an incredibly gifted artist, both as a painter and later as a 3-D collage artist, Peggy was also active in the civil rights movement in Detroit. After moving to Northern MI, she served for many years on the East Jordan Watershed Council, the Charlevoix County Planning Commission, Tip of the Mitt Watershed, the East Jordan Garden Club, and other organizations.
Peggy had a fiercely intelligent, creative and questing mind, and was a seeker of truth in all forms until the day she died. She was unstintingly generous with her time and knowledge, inspiring so many people, not only to develop their own creative skills, but to discover deeper meaning in their lives as well.
Peggy majored in Art at Western College for Women in Oxford, Ohio, before enrolling as a student at The Art School of The Society of Arts and Crafts in Detroit, where she studied painting. There she met, and later married the German-born sculpting instructor, Walter Midener, in 1947. They had one daughter, Wendy (Froud), now an internationally-known artist.They lived in Detroit but spent summers and leisure time in East Jordan at the Loveday family home, “The Elms”, where both developed a great love for the Jordan River and the surrounding Valley. They moved to East Jordan permanently in 1978.
Peggy was a respected and beloved part of the Northern Michigan Arts Community, and an active member of both the Crooked Tree Arts Council and the Jordan River Arts Council for many years. As well as being an incredibly gifted artist, both as a painter and later as a 3-D collage artist, Peggy was also active in the civil rights movement in Detroit. After moving to Northern MI, she served for many years on the East Jordan Watershed Council, the Charlevoix County Planning Commission, Tip of the Mitt Watershed, the East Jordan Garden Club, and other organizations.
Peggy had a fiercely intelligent, creative and questing mind, and was a seeker of truth in all forms until the day she died. She was unstintingly generous with her time and knowledge, inspiring so many people, not only to develop their own creative skills, but to discover deeper meaning in their lives as well.
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