Are You An Artist or A Designer?

Mar 30, 2017 | Client Work, Creative Projects, Creative Strategy, Fine Art, Graphic Design, My Creative Journey, Painting, Surface Design

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... Read More

2017 CYOP Artist Residency

Mar 1, 2017 | Client Work, Creative People, Creative Projects, Graphic Design, Illustration, My Creative Journey, Painting, Storytelling, Surface Design

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... Read More

Illustrator Interviews: Stina Persson

Jan 18, 2016 | Creative People, Creative Process, Illustration, Storytelling

I’m always interested in learning more about the creative people that I admire. It’s been a long time since I’ve done an interview series on my blog. The last one was Creative Mix which ran from 2013 – 2014, where I interviewed 10 creative women who... Read More

Mid-Century Modern Holiday Card by Melanie Biehle | 2015

Nov 9, 2015 | Graphic Design, Illustration

Creating cards and other stationery products has been a long time creative goal for me. I’m happy to announce that I’ve designed a Mid-Century Modern style holiday card and it’s launched and ready for purchase in my Minted shop! MOOD BOARD +... Read More

Illustration Concept: Donna Karan Chaos Perfume

Feb 23, 2015 | Creative Projects, Illustration

The more I create paintings, the more I start to think about using them commercially. To be honest, I’m about 95% certain that I want to devote most of my time pursuing commercial illustration versus fine art, and not just because of the money and opportunities.... Read More