I am currently exploring making art from the collision of disparate, even opposing elements: fiber, knitting, weaving, spinning, stitchery, several kinds of felting, printing original photos on silk, beading and various sorts of construction in combination with original poetry or "lyrics".  I use quite a lot of "repurposed materials"-- which sounds better than "stuff I dig out of other people's trash."
 
I have discovered that dark and scary and angry and sad voices are ok-- even for women-- even for OLD women. I no longer feel compelled to be polite. I prefer dark reality and angry beauty to cheery prettiness.

I have a couple of semesters of college-level training in the fine arts, and I have learned from some wonderful craft-persons. I intend to keep smashing the rocks of many art and craft forms together, hoping to strike sparks.

Roger Cardinal describes "outsider" artists as having "profound strangeness and integrity"-- that's my aspiration.


Shows

July 2009, "Demented Little Rabbits", duo show with Fran Lakatos, at Cranky Yellow, St. Louis, MO.
 
August 14, 2009- September 26, 2009, "Sew What", Flax Gallery at Art Dimensions, St. Louis, MO
 
October 24 2009, "Halloween Art Show and Party", Koken Art Factory, St. Louis, MO

October 29-30 2009, "Damned II", Tangent Gallery, Detroit, MI
 
 November 2009, "Danse Macabre III" in London and Nottingham, England

January 2010, "Sense of Self", Columbia Art League, Columbia, MO

February- April 2010, "Tall Stories", Columbia Art League, Columbia, MO

March- April 2010, "Inspired Art Project", St. Louis, MO

June-August 2010, "The Visual Word", Columbia Art League, Columbia, MO

Summer 2010, "Generation of Genocide" (movie), wearable pieces and other pieces being used
 
 
Contact info:

Lynn Graznak Saults
1715 Bettina Dr.
Columbia, MO 65202
 jssaults@gmail.com