I have been a longtime follower of Melanie on Instagram. When she posted an image of one of her latest original works at the time, I reached out to her and made arrangements to purchase the painting. Her paintings are gorgeous, and this piece just called to me. She...
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VIEWS FROM ABOVE The first time I flew on an airplane I was 20 years old. I was flying to Rhode Island to visit a college boyfriend who had recently moved back to his home state. Flying felt like a big deal. I remember being terrified, which wasn’t an odd feeling for...
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One of the most important parts of being an artist is choosing the right people to partner with when it comes to representing your work. Early on, I was introduced to art consultant Sarah Hurt, the owner of Seattle Art Source located in the Georgetown arts enclave of...
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I’m excited to start sharing here regularly again! Rather than just show you all of my artwork, I also want you to get a better idea of what goes into it. Basically, I want to clue you in on what I’m experiencing in the world or in my head. In this case, we’re...
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When I think about spending more time documenting and sharing here in my artist journal versus sharing on Instagram, I inevitably turn to how and what. What kinds of things do I want to share here? How do I want to present them? And what I keep coming back to is the...
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