A Story of Place

Mar 21, 2015 | Family, Mixed Media Collage, My Creative Journey, My Life, Places, Storytelling

In June I will have lived in my current apartment for five years. My son will be five years old in August. Five years is the longest I’ve lived in one place. The last time I lived in the same home for five years I was 15 years old – 30 years ago. Some people may... Read More

Growth – Mixed Media Collage by Melanie Biehle

Mar 13, 2015 | Creative Projects, Fine Art, Illustration, Mixed Media Collage

Hi guys! I spent most of today creating this mixed media collage for the Collage Scrap Exchange contest from Brown Paper Bag Papirmass, just making the March 15th extended deadline. I feel like it’s been a long time since I started and completed an art piece in... Read More

I write stories.

Mar 9, 2015 | Mindfulness, My Creative Journey, Photography, Storytelling, Writing

I write… …stories that inspire and motivate others. …stories that reveal my personal journey. …stories that emotionally resonate. …stories of travel. …stories of stillness. …stories of love. …stories of loss.... Read More

New Work: Abstract Art Prints and Pretty Pastel Client Work

Mar 6, 2015 | Client Work, Creative Projects, Fine Art, Graphic Design, Illustration, Photography

Hi friends! I wanted to kick off the weekend by sharing some recent client work and the new prints that are available in my Society6 shop. See the special offer on prints at the end of this post. First up, how pretty are the new spring colors from BEVÉE? I created the... Read More

I Met My Spirit Animal and She’s A Lioness

Feb 27, 2015 | Hand Lettering, Mindfulness, My Creative Journey, My Life, Storytelling

  I’ve been writing in this space for six years now…happy birthday to me! To celebrate, I’m going to share a story that will possibly make you stop reading. But that’s okay…I have to tell it anyway. Recently I discovered author,... Read More

Illustration Concept: Donna Karan Chaos Perfume

Feb 23, 2015 | Creative Projects, Illustration

The more I create paintings, the more I start to think about using them commercially. To be honest, I’m about 95% certain that I want to devote most of my time pursuing commercial illustration versus fine art, and not just because of the money and opportunities.... Read More

Learn How to Create a Mood Board with Creative Director Nancy Herrmann

Feb 17, 2015 | Art Direction, Creative People, Creative Process, Creative Projects, Storytelling

Want to learn how to create a mood board? Today’s your lucky day! Creative Director and mood board maker extraordinaire Nancy Herrmann just launched her brand new Skillshare class, Kickstart Your Creativity: Introduction to Mood Boards. If you have any interest... Read More

Attitude Is Everything

Feb 16, 2015 | Hand Lettering, Mindfulness, Storytelling, Writing

On Friday I sent out The Creative Brief, my monthlyish newsletter. I wanted to give you a chance to see what’s there and decide if you’d like to receive it too. Here’s this month’s issue: Attitude is everything. If you like it, click here to... Read More

The Jealous Curator January Creative UNBlock Challenge

Jan 31, 2015 | Creative Process, Creative Projects, Hand Lettering

For the past few days I’ve been playing around with The Jealous Curator’s January Creative UNBlock Challenge. We were instructed to take an image, copy it 50ish times, and alter each one a different way. You can read more about the challenge on... Read More

10 Reasons to Follow Me on Instagram | @melanie_biehle

Jan 30, 2015 | Creative Process, Creative Strategy, Family, Hand Lettering, My Creative Journey, My Life, Photography, Places, Storytelling

Did I really just do that? 10 Reasons to…? I did. Whatever. I’ve been growing even more obsessed with Instagram these days. I didn’t even know I could be any more obsessed, but here I am, totally addicted. I can’t remember how I first found out... Read More