ARTIST JOURNAL | Notes from the studio
Inspiration, new work, and stories about life and travel.
Mood Board Monday: Porcelain
THEME: PORCELAIN Left: Colarinho Branco by Isaque Pinheiro. Right: Bone China. Photograph by Helen Sobiralski. Mood Board Monday is a weekly coast-to-coast adventure in art direction with Nancy Herrmann. Every week we trade off on choosing the...
My Fall Uniform: Prairie Underground with Tieks or Boots
There are certain interests or paths that recur in my life. Right now I'm focused on simplicity, minimalism, meditation, and living with intention. More about those things and a little resource list at the end of this post! I remember the first...
Mood Board Monday: Fragile
THEME: FRAGILE Left: Broken Heart by JeeYoung Lee. Image via demilked. Right: Morning, 2007. Taxidermy art by Polly Morgan. Mood Board Monday is a weekly coast-to-coast adventure in art direction with Nancy Herrmann. Every week we trade off on...
Chihuly Garden and Glass in Seattle
I should preface this by saying that I've never been a fan of glass art. I've always been able to appreciate the skill, talent, and creativity involved in producing it, but it's never been my "thing." As I've seen more and more of Dale Chihuly's...
Mood Board Monday: Totem
THEME: TOTEM Left: Nick Cave, Soundsuit, 2011. Image via Jack Shainman Gallery. Right: “Melusina” headpiece collection by Jay Briggs. Photo by Fabio Esposito. Image via Beautiful Savage. Mood Board Monday is a weekly coast-to-coast adventure in art...
Sketchbook: Geometric Shapes | Pink, Gold, Black, Gray
A page from one of my sketchbooks | geometric diamond shapes in pink, gold, black, and gray. Illustration by Melanie Biehle, 2014.
Mood Board Monday: Eternal Sleep
THEME: ETERNAL SLEEP Left: The Twin Fawns by Peregrine Honig. Photo Credit: E.G. Schempf. Right: Flower Child featuring Alexandra Merino (aka AlexMetalClown). Mood Board Monday is a weekly coast-to-coast adventure in art direction with Nancy...
Inspiration: Color Palettes + Farbraum by Nick Frank (Via Trendland)
My abstract painting class this week consisted of three hours of color mixing and a bit of information about color theory. As someone who is PANTONE and color obsessed (just look at all of my color Pinterest boards if you have any doubts!), it was...
Lisa Solis DeLong: Light After Darkness
Three years ago I was a contributor to a motherhood blog called Get Born. In the first post that I wrote for the site I explored my darkest fear – losing my son. I won't go too much into the backstory that fuels this fear (you can see the photo...