Grand Central Station | A Story About Bravery

Jan 20, 2016 | My Life, Photography, Places, Storytelling, Travel

In first grade I was a super anxious kid. I didn’t want to go outside at recess because I didn’t want to lose my way back to the classroom. Until I was about 9, except for my grandparents’ house, sleepovers weren’t happening. I wasn’t... Read More

Space: A Tale of Longing & Living

Dec 19, 2014 | Family, Hand Lettering, Mindfulness, My Life, Storytelling

Yesterday Nathaniel invited me into his room to play with him. “Let’s play bad guy and good guy, Mommy! No, wait, you be Wonder Woman and I’ll be the Human Torch, no wait…” At some point I threw in, “Hey, do you want to play a game... Read More

Art I Heart: Lulu de Kwiatkowski

Jan 23, 2014 | Creative People, Creative Projects, Storytelling

I’ve always been a documenter. I got my first diary when I was seven and my first camera by the time I turned ten. When I look through my first diary now, I can already see myself going against the “rules.” I tried using those pre-dated pages in... Read More

Throwback Thursday: Sporting Black Boots and White Tights, Christmas, 1971

Jan 16, 2014 | My Life

Christmas, 1971: Two-year-old Melanie already has a passion for black boots. In other news, I have art in my shop and a brand new My Year of Amélie project! See you back here next week for an all-new Creative Mix interview with a talented illustrator and surface... Read More

When I was a Teenage Girl

Jan 6, 2014 | My Creative Journey, My Life, Photography, Storytelling

This month I’ve been participating in the awesome Tiffany Han’s celebration of fun program, More Shenanigans, Please. Friday’s suggestion was proposed by Guest Shenanigan-ator Erin Loechner of Design for Mankind, Design for Minikind, and Executive... Read More