Lindajo Haythorn
BSED, MAAT, ATR:
Contemporary Artist, Painter, Muralist, Art Educator, Art Therapist

     Lindajo has been an art educator since 1982, with a primary focus on art and dance therapy.  Her classes emphasize multi-cultural expression through both visual and performing arts. She became a nationally registered art therapist in 2013.  Through this avenue, Lindajo is able to help others use the arts to facilitate healing and understanding of their emotions, develop self-awareness, and address unresolved emotional conflicts.  She works with Oncology patients and staff, Hospice, and students struggling with emotional and psychological challenges.  
    She designs original pieces for Ancient Hands, embellishing her husband’s work with fiber, shells, beads, feathers and other natural materials.  She paints the Calusa interpretive mask reproductions based on the watercolors of Wells M. Sawyer, created in the early 20th century during the excavations by Frank Cushing.  Her painting recreates the coloring of the original artifacts and gives them the appearance of aged wood. In addition, she offers original watercolor paintings of many of the artifact reproductions in the Ancient Hands collection, blending the image of the artifact with the interpreted meaning.
    Working with Ancient Hands offers her a unique opportunity to recreate and present to the world an ancient artistic tradition. Her personal belief is that every day we are presented the opportunity to create whether with pencil, paint, dance, music or a spatula and frying pan.  The important thing is to create.