Creative Inmate Gifts

Prisoner painting his ball and chain.

Exhibition for Prisoners

'So you want an advance on your writer's block?'

"The lettuce I paid with was fresher than the lettuce I bought."

Prisoner still life painting.

'Hang in there for a few more minutes! It's looking good! Almost got it!'

'I'm done doing inside jobs on the outside. I make more on the inside as an outsider artist.'

"Everyone we know is escaping and you sit there doing nothing."

Graffiti spraying strictly prohibited!!

'We would like you to accompany us to the station, sir!'

Prisoner sunbathing in his cell.

"It's a sort of Birdman of Alcatraz situation, except that Martin here isn't a bird."

Cello player using a comb

Prison Paintings

'Taking up knitting has been good therapy for you.'

'Which section, guilty, innocent, or framed?'

"That 'cruel and unusual' rule sure stifles my creativity!"

"Are you trying to tell me you don't serve pan seared sea bass?"

'Does this orange jumpsuit make my butt look big?'

Prison windows.

Convict Ties

"We get this place renamed the 'men-only prison,' and women will be demanding admission."

"Yes, I agree. Having a baby is a little miracle, especially as I've been in here for sixteen months!"

"....this is the only place where I can finish a sentence."

"Sweetie, show the Hazlitts the watercolors you made in jail."

"To be honest, I was little nervous when you insisted on being the one on top."

Christmas in prison.

"I saw it on Martha Stewart Living."