ARTIST IN RESIDENCE define it,” Lleo says of his interior. “It has to be an organic thing. I don’t have an idea in my head, but I don’t have an idea in my head when I do my work, usually. It changes; it evolves. I like my brain to be as free as possible when I create and also when I choose things. If I like something, I get it. I think beautiful things belong together, that’s basically the rule for me.” SEE RESOURCES
KITCHEN GARDEN TOP LEFT AND RIGHT: The kitchen offers access to a lower-level garden, which is also accessible from the children’s lower-level bedrooms. CENTER: Lluis’s daughter’s room features exposed brick as well as bright blue walls, which she selected when she asked for a room that “looked up at the sky.” BOTTOM ROW: The artist works in Red Hook. “It’s very important to commute for an artist because you have to clear your head,” says Lleo. “If you live and work in the same place, it becomes too much sometimes.”
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