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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You guys! I was so excited to see that Redbubble used my Mood Swing a-line dress in one of their banner ads last week! It was so cool to see my dress at the top of the home page for a few days and I love the ad they created. There are so many talented and creative...
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You guys…today’s the day. My first Creating Your Own Path podcast episode is live! Jennifer Snyder interviewed me about my long, winding path to becoming an artist, my creative process, and why I’m not hung up on choosing a side in art versus design....
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I am SO excited to kick off this year’s #The100DayProject! My goal for the next 100 days is to experiment with the interaction of patterns, color palettes, and paper types while I create patterns and designs on paper whose primary purpose is (usually)...
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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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I’m so happy to share that Jennifer Snyder awarded me the 2017 CYOP Artist Residency. I’m so excited to work with her this year on her awesome podcast, Creating Your Own Path. I’ll keep you posted on when our work together and my podcast episode...
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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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Last year Janine Vangool of UPPERCASE Magazine sent me an email. Well, actually we sent each other quite a few emails, but I’m talking about just one. Out of nearly 800 entries, she chose my artwork to be part of the second edition of the UPPERCASE Magazine...
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Topanga Dreamcatcher by Melanie Biehle I’m going to start this post by copying the caption from an Instagram shot that I shared the day after I saw La La Land. Today I’m starting with a blank page, but not because of the reason you might think. You see,...
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