April Gilligan

Born in Michigan with a father who was a talented artist and took the time to teach me the details of drawing, shading, color and texture, all before I was in grade school.  This started my path to developing my love for art, and the patience it takes to create the works that I do today.  While getting my Graphic Arts degree I met a Professor who worked with paper pulp to create beautiful stationary.  looking at the textured fibers I saw the possibilities of creating images by dying the cotton fibers and shaping them.  I started this in 1983.  With years of experience, the way I dye, shape, dry and put the images together have evolved.  My Father was my biggest fan, and I'm sure he would love my pieces today.