Malcah Zeldis is a celebrated  folk artist with paintings in museums all
over the country.She has always used painting as means of self
expression, but severe hip pain left her unable to sit for long periods
of time. Malcah began to discover creative inspiration in the many
colorful pieces of clothing she had collected and found in thrift stores
over the years. Dressing became her new form of expression and healing.
Watch the video above to hear Malcah’s inspiring story in her own
words.(I am happy to say that Malcah is feeling much better now and has
returned to creating her amazing works of art.)

I ran into this woman in Chelsea and asked if I could take her photo. She told me, ” I am on my way to a 90th Birthday party and the Birthday boy will surely get a kick out of this!”