If you’ve ever marveled at a painting, a sculpture or another artistic creation and wondered how artists do what they do, head to the Indian Trails Public Library any Tuesday or Thursday afternoon through mid-July.
There, in the first-floor space known as the Launch Pad, you’ll find sculptor Anastasia Sitnikov working on a piece that eventually will be prominently displayed at the library.
Sitnikov, a Buffalo Grove resident and an Indian Trails cardholder, is the first maker-in-residence at the library, 355 Schoenbeck Road. She was chosen from among seven applicants to create art in public — and with the public’s assistance.
That’s right — acrylic objects created by library patrons in the Launch Pad will be incorporated into Sitnikov’s sculpture.
“I’m excited about this format and look forward to seeing how it can develop,”…
