Artist Robbed of Everything is Rebuilding!

Skydin, a degree'd artist, was robbed numerously recently. This caused him to fall behind on rent. Even the funds Skydin secured for the landlord, Peter John Belitsos, revealed that he has been renting illegally and without a license.

The landlord then, admittingly to get revenge, broke the law many times and finally destroyed (or stole) Skydin's most valuable belongings. This was 15 years of his best artwork and prototypes which he survives on. There was an illegal evictiion and nether the lie questions more police would allow Skydin to reclaim his belongings.

Because Skydin has no inventory nor the tools and supplies to make anew, he has been living on the street since 2/22/03. Skydin has been living as an ascetic monk for 15 years. He has taught Spiritual practices at Manhattan's top Spiritual/Philosophical centers for a decade! This GoFundMe will help Skydin much & costs little! That is because it will not pay Skydin's rent, nor will it allow him to buy clothing or food.

YOUR DONATION drives the miracle of funding Skydin's inspiring creative work ethic! This allows Skydin to recreate nearly all of what was destroyed! A big contributing partner is Skydin's sweat equity! Meaning weeks, months and years of unpaid work in service of this facet of the American dream!

Even with 2 degrees, life was never easy as a hard-working, sober artist. I had been robbed ten + times in the past 4 years!" "But those were easier days... My closest friend who was family to me died in a disheartening way. So I left NYC to rent a humble room in a boarding house in a poor Baltimore neighborhood.

Art fairs resumed, attendance was bad and worse I was robbed on two consecutive nights of NYC's New Life Expo. They stole my handmade originals, all precious gemstones, cell phones and laptop (a $15,000 total)!" This was a lot for this artist who was born into debt and was raised in mental institutions and shelters."

"I used every day and night of 2022 to rebuild and despite many saboteurs and without using friend or family I succeeded. But the thefts had caused me to fall behind on rent. I immediately signed the lengthy process with 'Eviction Prevention'."

"I was assured the landlord would be paid. 20+ different agents did not have the information that the landlord could not receive their funds because he was renting his boarding house rooms illegally.

The landlord immediately stripped all my jewelry from each finger and neck and took my best pants. I later found him wearing what I was wearing. He comes from a wealthy family, all of my family are self made. If I knew they wouldn't help me, I'd find another firm! If no one would help me, I would leave, despite being physically unwell. The landlord, Peter John Belitsos would not answer my calls, texts or emails. Finally the property manager responded and told me I would not be allowed to even look through my belongings without signing that I could not press charges (for anything, including missing items."

"This GoFundMe goal is set to set to the least amount that will allow me recreate just enough of my original jewelry for a table or hopefully a store or gallery so I won't be in danger of being robbed or assaulted. It does not get me off living on the street, nor does it pay for any meals or clothing. In all of these dark 20 years I have never asked for money.

I write this because the American dream is disappearing! A kind & disciplined, educated talent like myself, who even offers to repair guests' jewelry and aquire gemstones for them at what I pay deserves, at the very least a modest living. I deserve a chance to rebuild, I moved to Baltimore to rebuild - not to lose my artwork that got me through my challenging days in Manhattan, NY. My artwork is my home! It is my family, it is my clothing!"