Hi! I’m April Hannah Llewellyn (aka aprilhl), and I’m glad to meet you!

 

I’m originally from Huntsville, AL where I had lived my entire life and graduated with a degree in studio art from the University of AL in Huntsville.  In 2009 I moved to Chicago to attend Columbia College Chicago and work towards a MFA in Interdisciplinary Book and Paper Arts.  As of spring 2011, I’m now halfway through the program and working towards thesis.

Artistically, I work inter/multidisciplinary and so I wear a lot of hats: papermaker, book artist, draftswoman, painter, photographer, web designer.

My artist statement Spring 2011:

I am always searching for how art — process, experience, and object — can be used to build connections between each other, our surroundings, and our larger communities.  I create mixed-media books, works on and of paper, ephemera, and other objects with a focus on the handmade and DIY; my mediums range from handicrafts, recycled objects, and antiquated technologies to the more traditional processes of drawing, painting, collage, and photography.  An interdisciplinary approach allows me to investigate the cultural associations with these materials and the blurry divisions of art and craft.  I am interested in how these often labor-intensive techniques allow me to transform the time and energy spent in the act of creating into a labor of love.   I then distribute the work in ways that will offer accessibility to the art and artist – gifting, public placement, non-profit & local venues – as a further effort to build rapport with my audience.

If you are so inclined, you can download current (as of spring 2011) pdf copies of my resume and c.v.

Feel free to email me at aprilhl at gmail dot com.

My other online homes (facebook and delicious) have links to the right. Just send me a note if you want to friend me! :)