“ My art reveals my future. Art gives power and protection. It's a third eye and if you use it wisely it can tell what life is all about.”

Mame N'Diaye began making art when she was six years old, encouraged by her mother, who is also an artist. Working mainly in pen and ink, Mame derives her themes from mystical, fantasy worlds. "When I make art my images just come, just like the images in a crystal ball. You don't know where the images come from, they just come. What comes may be unexpected and you may not believe what appears." Her linear style may be described as overflowing mazes, with a strong attention to composition and interlocking subjects. She has recently learned more advanced computer graphic systems, scanning in her original black and white drawings which she then colors within the computer and prints on a variety of paper types. Mame, who has Asperger's syndrome and bipolar disorder, experienced difficulties with formal school instruction. "In high school, my teachers thought that I was not able to do anything because of my disability. Through my artwork, I proved them wrong." Mame uses art as a place to share her dreams. "I make art because it can heal the world and make it a better place for you and me."