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Vali Myers: A look at the life and art of the woman who continues to inspire generations.

Kayleigh Hinsley  · January 27 2017 Vali with Foxy. Vali Myers is the most wonderful and inspirational artist (and person) I have ever come across. I had never intended to write anything extensive about Vali as I felt I could never do her justice with a blog post. However, this evening when I mentioned her in conversation with my flatmates (we were talking about tattoos; I said if I were to get one it would be something similar to one of Vali’s creatures from her drawings), I realized how little people know about her and also how misunderstood people like her can be. Tonight this was based on physical appearance; my flatmate(s) couldn’t understand Vali’s facial tattoos. I think perhaps if they had known about the life she led, they might not have been so quick to judge, which is why I’m writing this post. I guess because I live in my own little world surrounded by ‘strange’ things, I often forget that people very rarely understand what it is I’m talking about, or indeed under

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