There’s a feeling of freedom associated with summer. Even though we’re no longer children running barefoot and free, there’s a sense of being unencumbered. A practice of getting out of your head, or at least trying to, and taking on a slower pace. Endless Summer...
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Paul’s Boutique | NYC, Lower East Side by Melanie Biehle, May 2015 I want things to really sink in. To go slower. To have an impact. To assimilate. Or, as the Beastie Boys said, “Let it flow, let yourself go / Slow and low, that is the tempo.”...
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You guys! I made a video! First: I’m SO SORRY about the portrait view! I had already filmed these before realizing that hey, I’m not doing Snapchat or an Instagram story or anything else that requires portrait mode. Next time will be better, I swear. This...
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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...
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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, and...
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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...
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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,...
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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. In...
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NOTE: This article about painting big was originally published in my art newsletter that I send out every other week. Please sign up here to keep in touch! Size. Space. “What are things that Melanie has been thinking about!” Space isn’t a new...
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Guys…guess what…? I have a YouTube Channel! I’m excited to share more work-in-progress videos with you. If you have anything in particular you’d like to see, let me know! Also, if you have any questions about me or my work that would be more...
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