Hi my name is Mel and I live in Brisbane, Australia. I enjoy many aspects of art with most roads usually leading back to textiles. In addition to my textile interests I also enjoy photography, collage (both paper and mixed media), altered and handmade books. Often my pieces feature aspects from the different mediums I enjoy. My formal training lies in the area of garment construction with all other areas of creativity being developed through lots and lots of wonderful workshops, reading and an ongoing desire/need to play and experiment.
I'm currently working on two series: "Surroundings" - which is inspired from photographs taken of the Australian Bush all photos so far have been taken within a 6 hour driving circumference from where I live in Brisbane. The second series is called "Human Response" - which was initially inspired by the phrase 'The Writing s on the Wall' set as a challenge with one of the creative groups I'm in. As I worked through the creative block I initially felt I've ended up with a series.
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| surrounding #1 - digital images, fabric, brown paper, acrylic paint & ink |
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| Writings on the Wall - fabrics, digital images, acrylic paints, oil stick and sharpie pen. |
I consider myself an emerging artists and have just created my first blog to document my journey
visit mels blog I've also just started a gallery shop through redbubble where a selection of my photographs and images of my work can be viewed and can be printed onto cards, prints, canvasses, t-shirts and calenders
visits mels gallery
