ARTIST JOURNAL | Notes from the studio
Inspiration, new work, and stories about life and travel.
Pop-Up Art Shop at West Elm
Hi friends! If you're in Seattle on Sunday, May 21st I'd love to meet you in person at my pop-up art shop. I'll be at West Elm in South Lake Union from 12:00 to 3:00 PM and I'll be selling original art (at 30%-50% off my online gallery prices!) and...
CYOP Podcast: Making Big Changes and Going With The Flow
Happy Friday, friends! If you're looking for something fun and informative to listen to today, check out the most recent episode of the Creating Your Own Path podcast. I'm co-hosting Making Big Changes and Going with the Flow with Jennifer Snyder,...
Why I Quit the 100 Day Project…Again
Let me start off by saying that this is not a sad story. Nor is it an, "Aw, Melanie! You can't finish what you start!" guilt trip sort of thing. Because I don't believe in guilt trips. Or "guilty" pleasures. I LIKE Pretty Little Liars, I LIKE...
Bright Geo + An Awesome Interview
You guys! I was so excited to see that Redbubble used my Mood Swing a-line dress in one of their banner ads last week! It was so cool to see my dress at the top of the home page for a few days and I love the ad they created. There are so many...
Art + Object: Three Paintings on Pink, No. 3 + Nora Lozza Fanned Drops
I've spent some time exploring my blog archives this weekend as part of an interview that I'll be sharing here soon. I stumbled across this handful of posts I did in 2014 and 2015 called Art + Object, and I'm ready to bring this series back! In...
Creating Your Own Path Podcast Interview
You guys...today's the day. My first Creating Your Own Path podcast episode is live! Jennifer Snyder interviewed me about my long, winding path to becoming an artist, my creative process, and why I'm not hung up on choosing a side in art versus...
#The100DayProject 2017: 100 Days of Paper Design
I am SO excited to kick off this year's #The100DayProject! My goal for the next 100 days is to experiment with the interaction of patterns, color palettes, and paper types while I create patterns and designs on paper whose primary purpose is...
Are You An Artist or A Designer?
Spoiler alert: I'm both. I thought that when I traveled down my twisty creative path and finally figured out that I really wanted to be an artist, that my days of "are you this or are you that" were done. Nope. Not done. Just different questions....
Art Journey: From Sketchbook to Product
Have you ever wondered what the art on your cute little pouch looked like before it ended up on that accessory that always seems to find it's way to the bottom of your huge bag? Have you seen an artist's abstract paintings and wished you could have...