Linda Joy Mullen

Charring

Recycled curtains and wire

“Inspired by the forms and colors left in the wake of wildfires and how they speak to the fragile shapes left in hearts and souls after experiencing loss.”

— Linda Joy Mullen

About the artist

Linda Joy Mullen

American

Linda Mullen is the owner and founder of, 'Grace & Diggs,' an art business that creates, immersive and participatory art experience as well as wearable art in the form of hats, fascinators and headpieces. All work is created from upcycled materials, a value that drives design, method, and outcome. Linda's work in participatory and immersive art has its foundation in her prior career in architecture, where elements of play, imagination, and world-building were first introduced to her. She continues to investigate the character of place and belonging with her fantastical immersive backdrops and headpieces. This phase of Linda's career has its foundation in the arts community of Salem, Massachusetts, where costume and imagination are integral to local character and economy. Linda has designed and led 2 Community Art Projects for Salem Main Streets Art Festivals (2022, 2021) and mentored the lead artist in 2023. Her work has been shown in Fashion Show Fundraisers for organizations such as the Salem Arts Festival, and Long Way Home. She is the recipient of an ALAANA Grant (grants benefitting African, Latine, Arab, Asian, or Native American artists) from Essex County Community Foundation with work focusing on themes of bi-racial adoption, indigenous roots, chosen families, and belonging.