![]() Then there's a crisscrossed fork and spoon commemorating her food memoir, "Relish: My Life in the Kitchen" (2013). First there's a tattoo of a book blazoned with the ISBN number of her first graphic memoir, "French Milk" (2008). You can trace Knisley's career on her left arm. Over time, Knisley herself has come and gone from Chicago. Earwax Cafe, the Chicago arts scene staple where Knisley once grabbed lunch with comics legend Scott McCloud, has been gone for years. The bar where she used to swap drawings for drinks has shut its doors. ![]() As a student at the School of the Art Institute Chicago, she rented an apartment off Damen Avenue - perfect for its proximity to a copy shop (for printing zines) and Quimby's (for selling them). Recently, during a walk through Wicker Park on the first warm day of spring, Knisley reminisced. And Knisley doesn't just have one book on a Quimby's shelf - she has four (and counting). Since their September wedding, she and John bought a house in Ukrainian Village. ![]() ![]() "There's a page where I walk through Quimby's and daydream about my eventual book on the shelf," she says. ![]()
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