A fairy appeared on my steps!

Good news! I have been selected to have a show of my Artist books during March at the Chicago Public Library, Blackstone branch in Hyde Park. I might possibly teach a class in handmade books as well. Stay tuned for more details.

These are images of my most recent work, a transluscent book of relics: 1930's newspaper articles, bits from an old sociology book, pressed flowers from my garden, butterfly wings, feathers, B/W negatives, and bits of lace. These delicate, ephemeral treasures are pressed between dried teabags, tissue paper, sheer Indian fabrics, and transparencies. 

Because I come from the poorest, drabbest neighborhood in

Chicago, I try to find wonder, color, and pattern in the mundane.

Influenced by my alleypicker Grandfather’s shed full of amazing

discards, I make artworks from scraps of textiles, recycled

paper, and found objects. I am largely self taught, via my

extensive book collection, and inspired by Basquiat, Outsider

art, German Expressionism, and the folk arts of India. I want my

art to reach the common man, so I have begun to mosaic my house,

in an ordinary neighborhood on the southwest side of Chicago,

using broken plates, stones, and shells. I am an obsessive

artist, and carry handmade books with me to sketch, and collect

scraps and ideas wherever I go. I have been a lifelong

storyteller, and have finally channeled many of my interests into

an illustrated novel, published in 2012.

http://www.amazon.com/Balanced-On-The-Edge-ebook/dp/B007JCKG2E

Welcome to Lindiarts! Here are a few of my art works.