Mood Board Monday: Light and Shadow

Sep 7, 2020 | Art Direction, Creative Process, Fine Art, Photography, Sketchbook

Merging of light and shadow. Sky and earth. Grounding and soaring. The duality of life and art.   Thank you for supporting my art and sharing my work. Sign up here for my art newsletter to learn about new work and see what inspires me. Buy my original paintings, fine... Read More

Art + Object: Three Paintings on Pink, No. 3 + Nora Lozza Fanned Drops

Apr 23, 2017 | Art Direction, Creative People, Fine Art, Painting

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 fact,... Read More

Ice Princess Textile Print Collection

May 23, 2016 | Art Direction, Graphic Design, Illustration, Painting, Surface Design

It’s been quite a week. This Instagram caption illustrates some of the range of emotions that I experienced after my “second mother” passed away. Before that it had been longer than usual since I had posted anything on my blog because I’ve been... Read More

My Journey As An Artist…So Far

Mar 14, 2016 | Art Direction, Creative Process, Fine Art, Graphic Design, Illustration, My Creative Journey, Painting, Photography, Sketchbook, Storytelling, Surface Design

Since I’ve been primarily focusing on art since last summer, I’ve been asked a lot of questions about my path as an artist. Some questions came from curious friends, others from people who have emailed me for advice, some have been official interviews, and... Read More

Mood Board: Monochromatic Mod

Jan 7, 2016 | Art Direction, Creative Process, Fine Art

One of the things that I want to do more of this year is share the inspiration that somehow makes it’s way into the art and design work that I do. I love making mood boards, so that’s the way I’m going to present a lot of it to you here in this... Read More

Art + Object: Color Mixing

Nov 17, 2015 | Art Direction, Fine Art

Abstract Pastel Drawing Art Print by Melanie Biehle on Minted | Sleeveless V-Neck Top... Read More

My Style: Casual Traveler

Sep 28, 2015 | Art Direction, Creative Projects, Graphic Design, Lookbooks, Mixed Media Collage, Travel

It’s been a while since I’ve done any graphic design work for myself and created a fashion post, so today is the day! While I was packing for my trip to Iceland and Germany, I noticed that my wardrobe really does have a theme, and I think I chose a pretty... Read More

Cozy Creamsicle Mood Board on Coco+Kelley

Sep 15, 2015 | Art Direction, Client Work, Fine Art, Graphic Design

I’ve got a new mood board up on Coco+Kelley today: Cozy Creamsicle. It’s inspired by the artwork of New York artist Cordy Ryman. I saw his work at the Seattle Art Fair this summer and absolutely fell in love with it. When I selected the images for this... Read More

Pacific Tote Company, I Love Your California Surfer Vibe

Jun 9, 2015 | Art Direction, Creative People, Graphic Design, Places, Storytelling

File this obsession under Company I Would Love To Work With. Pacific Tote Company, I love your vibe. I love that you use the term “mood board” to take us to your inspiring Tumblr site which guides us through your inspiration process. I love how you share... Read More

Freelance Art Direction: A Lesson in Letting Go

Jun 1, 2015 | Art Direction, Client Work, Creative Process, Creative Projects, Creative Strategy, Graphic Design, Photography, Storytelling

We talked about what art directors do. Now it’s time for me to take you through a project that I art directed and shot for Seattle-based luxury leather handbags and accessories company, BEVÉE. The goal was to shoot a set of images that represented BEVÉE’s... Read More