Why I Quit the 100 Day Project…Again

May 2, 2017 | Creative Process, Creative Projects, Fine Art, Graphic Design, Hand Lettering, My Creative Journey, Painting, Storytelling, Surface Design

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... Read More

#The100DayProject 2017: 100 Days of Paper Design

Apr 8, 2017 | Creative Process, Creative Projects, Illustration, Mixed Media Collage, My Creative Journey, Sketchbook, Surface Design

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)... Read More

You’re My Obsession: Hilma af Klint, Women Artists, #The100DayProject

Apr 21, 2016 | Creative People, Creative Projects, Fine Art, Graphic Design, Hand Lettering, Illustration, Mixed Media Collage, Painting, Surface Design

Yay! It’s a You’re My Obsession post, where I get to cram in tons of things that I love that are taking up space in my brain and life these days. First up, I’m verrrrrrrrrryyyyyy slowly building an empire. Not really, but I am starting to put some of... Read More

Art Exercise: #30Daysof3

Oct 14, 2015 | Creative Process, Creative Projects, Fine Art, Illustration, Mixed Media Collage, My Creative Journey, Painting

I’ve already written about Elle Luna, her amazing book The Crossroads of Should and Must, and #The100DayProject, her inspiring collaboration with The Great Discontent, so I won’t say too much about it today. Participating in the project... Read More

The Great Discontent + Elle Luna #The100DayProject

May 5, 2015 | Creative Process, Creative Projects, Illustration, My Creative Journey

Recently I started participating in #The100DayProject by Elle Luna and The Great Discontent. I learned about Elle from The Great Discontent Issue #1, which I backed on Kickstarter. She’s got a great story about how she found her “dream” apartment and... Read More