Melanie’s paintings feel to me like they contain other worlds, and also evoke worlds from within. The earthy, deep quality of her Abstract Landscape series particularly spoke to me and after months of returning to her online gallery, I was thrilled to bring home Abstract Landscape No. 6. The minute I unpacked it, I felt it belonged on the altar in my living room rather that up on a wall. It’s become an interactive piece in my life, marking changing seasons and special milestones commemorated in that sacred space. If you have the chance to bring one of her works home, don’t hesitate! They contain magic.
While feeling overwhelmed looking for art online, I decided to take a break and scroll through my Instagram feed. There I found my art! It was serendipitous that a designer I follow had just posted showcasing a number of Melanie’s beautiful paintings – and one that I instantly loved. I went to Melanie’s Instagram account and saw the painting had recently been completed. I messaged Melanie asking for the details of the work – she was super responsive answering my questions the same day. As I had never purchased original art online before I was anxious about buying art from photos. Melanie understood my concern and was patient and very informative making me feel comfortable about the purchase. The painting was very well packaged and shipped to my home in Bay Area in a matter of days.
Melanie made the whole experience a very positive one for me, and my painting Reach for the Bright Side makes me smile every time I see it.
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 shipped it all the way across the country to me in Florida, and it arrived in perfect condition as it had been packed with great care. The painting hangs in a prominent spot in my living room and it remains one of my favorite purchases for my home.
My husband and I love Melanie’s work. We have been privileged to collect multiple pieces including a triptych that we commissioned. Melanie thoughtfully and creatively worked with us to create a unique piece that was perfect for our space. We are excited to welcome to our home a newly purchased work and can’t wait for it to be installed!
Melanie collaborated closely with Digital Kitchen in late 2016, creating two commissions for a lobby installation at Second + Seneca in downtown Seattle. As part of the spatial refresh, Melanie’s pieces were activated by DK with subtle animation – a creative partnership that required great communication by Melanie + a willingness to reimagine her creative process. Melanie couldn’t have made it smoother for our team. She was both artist + production partner –her professionalism only to be exceeded by her creative talent. DK looks forward to working with Melanie again + is excited to discover her future work!
Our family was fortunate enough to come across of piece of Melanie’s art, which we fell in love with, and decided to incorporate into our living room decor. We later commissioned Melanie to make two additional pieces to accent the original work. Melanie thoughtfully offered to come to our home to see our personal style, made suggestions for size, color, materials and media, and even prepared two small sample pieces to ensure that she was on the right track. She was timely with her communication as well as her art! She hand-delivered the new artwork and we could not be happier with the final two pieces, which highlight the third piece beautifully, and with our experience working with Melanie!
I commissioned Melanie to create an original piece of art for our home. From the initial conversation, to delivery of the piece it was a very collaborative process. She took the time to visit our home to see our style and sent me a mood board so we could iterate on the color palette and overall look and feel of the piece. Melanie met every deadline we discussed and was very professional to work with. As an added bonus, she’s very smart, funny and delightful to work with. I highly recommend commissioning her to create a unique, one-of-a-kind piece of art!
Melanie served as the first-ever Creating Your Own Path Artist Resident during the 2017 season and working with her was a dream. Not only did she work effectively and efficiently, but she also took great efforts to help drive the creative vision for the show, the residency, and the physical products that would be created from her work. I truly hope to work with Melanie again sometime in the future!
Melanie is a talented photographer who I have had the pleasure of working with for a few years now. She shoots subjects for our Style Makers section, and always captures a variety of beautiful images. Melanie’s images tell the complete story of the subject’s work. The feedback from the subjects after the shoots is always positive. They love working with Melanie, she is punctual and does a wonderful job of putting them at ease. I highly recommend Melanie and her keen imaginative eye.
Melanie has been freelancing for Seattle Refined, a KOMO News’ online magazine since it’s inception in February 2014. Her pieces are always on time, well written, insightful and have the perfect balance of personal voice and professional writing. Melanie’s strengths as both a writer and photographer make her pieces well-rounded and visual, leaving little to no editing necessary and making her a double threat. She is always willing to brainstorm ways to make Seattle Refined a better site, even if that means tweaking her beat.
It’s rare that you come across an all-around talent like Melanie! I hired her recently for a copywriting project after our successful mood board collaboration last year. She expertly crafted the voice and words to fit a new brand launch for one of my clients. I find that her broad experience gives Melanie the ability to simply tell stories no matter what the medium. I’m confident she would bring her strengths to any project or collaboration.
Melanie is creative, thoughtful and an absolute joy to work with. Her ideas always surprise me in the best possible way. Melanie works social media pages LIKE A BOSS. AND…she has an amazing eye for design and style in all of her work!
Melanie is a star. Her humour and down-to-earth advice makes you feel like you’re working with a good friend. The way I see my writing has changed. FOREVER. Jump-Start Your Creative Spark gave me the courage I needed to show more personality in my writing. At first, I noticed the difference in my inbox. My emails were getting quicker, warmer replies. My blog readers started engaging more, and over two months doubled in number. To top it all off, the confidence to share my ideas has launched me into my dream career. The best part? Knowing Melanie follows her own advice.
Personally, Melanie is a delight to work with – warm, engaging, and so supportive. I would recommend her without hesitation… I felt that her advice was geared specifically for me, and the site I was looking to create and promote.
I wholeheartedly recommend Melanie Biehle to anybody looking for a gifted writer, designer, analyst, social media expert, market research professional and/or motion picture guru.
I worked with Melanie for many years at OTX when we were both in the Media & Entertainment Insights division. Melanie did an outstanding job managing a hefty workload of complex and time-sensitive theatrical research projects, including testing of trailers, promos, one-sheets, concepts and talent. She was always extremely buttoned-down, knew how to make the most of our online platforms, and was a particularly gifted analyst. Studios relied on her keen insights to make strategic decisions on their marketing campaigns and release strategies.
Beyond her strong project management skills and writing abilities, Melanie was always a joy to work with. Not only was she beloved by her immediate team, but she had a glowing reputation throughout the company for being knowledgeable, proficient, friendly, professional, polite, creative and incredibly fun to work with.
Since the time we spent together at OTX, it’s been a privilege seeing Melanie’s career flourish as a writer, designer and social media expert. Anybody seeking a creative professional who’s detail-minded, budget- and deadline-conscious and possessing great taste and strong insight into media, technology, social media and pop culture would would be well-advised to consider Melanie.