ARTIST JOURNAL | Notes from the studio
Inspiration, new work, and stories about life and travel.
Work in Progress: View From The Top | Mood Boards + More
It's been awhile since I've made time to be very thoughtful and deliberate in my creative process. Honestly, it's been a stressful summer. The work I did manage to complete was under pressure and not as much fun to do as it could have been. I'm in...
Endless Summer Art Show in Seattle
There’s a feeling of freedom associated with summer. Even though we’re no longer children running barefoot and free, there’s a sense of being unencumbered. A practice of getting out of your head, or at least trying to, and taking on a...
Melanie Biehle for Hunt+Gather Studio at Patternbank
Many of you may not know this, but last summer I began working with Hunt+Gather Studio to develop textile print designs for fashion and interiors clients. Since Hunt+Gather Studio is now releasing some of their designs on Patternbank, I...
Sharing My Artist Journey on Instagram: #MB_AtoZ
Good morning! I wanted to share a new Instagram hashtag project that I just started working on this week: #MB_AtoZ. I created this exercise to practice writing about my art, creative process, personal artistic journey, and the...
Breaking the Cycle
I'm going through a turning point. A few weeks before the upheaval (that ended with a crying/rambling session on my staircase), I started feeling like I've been on autopilot - doing things the same way just because that's what I've done for so...
“Slow and Low, That Is The Tempo”
Paul's Boutique | NYC, Lower East Side by Melanie Biehle, May 2015 I want things to really sink in. To go slower. To have an impact. To assimilate. Or, as the Beastie Boys said, "Let it flow, let yourself go / Slow and low, that is the tempo." I'm...
Esprit: Where My Inspiration and Design Obsession Began
The very first time I remember being inspired by color, pattern, and graphic design was when I met Esprit. I remember the early-mid 80s color palettes like it was yesterday - watermelon + lemon, turquoise + purple, red + orange. I remember wearing...
I Have This Thing With California
Once upon a time in a land just over a thousand miles away from Seattle, I lived in one of these small yellow bungalows a short bike ride from the Pacific Ocean. This magical place was called California. The beach town that I lived in was Santa...
Video: Architectural Abstract Painting Series
You guys! I made a video! First: I'm SO SORRY about the portrait view! I had already filmed these before realizing that hey, I'm not doing Snapchat or an Instagram story or anything else that requires portrait mode. Next time will be better, I...