Many of my small paintings on re-used packaging reflect images I see on my East Side: street style; architecture and interiors; people of different ethnicities.  Others express spiritual themes; faith traditions; peace in nature. Some are simply whimsies: imagined moments, places, patterns. Travels and quiet time spent in Michigan’s Upper Peninsula are sources of inspiration. Original paintings-  from fleeting thoughts and mental images to the act of applying paint to cardboard surface-  on a material meant to be disposed of after consumption of the product, is somehow purposeful and satisfying to me.

Nine years ago my husband and I purchased an abandoned house in the old Holy Cross neighborhood, just east of the downtown, and restored it; my “studio” is my kitchen table. Our little 1880’s cottage is the only original home on the block, as an explosion of new construction changes the profile of these Irish immigrant houses.  I hope Holy Cross can maintain a balance between old and new, and that the diversity in home ownership of our neighborhood won’t be lost.

A portion of every sale of my artwork goes to Young Men, Inc., so thank you, through your purchase of a piece of my artwork, for your support of this wonderful ministry to under-served young men on Indianapolis’ East Side.

E. Adele Schluge