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Art & Photography & More

Hello! I’m Mel

I create artwork + photographs + designs for fun and work.
(It’s pretty great).

I love action movies & romance novels (and especially both at the same time!) I wear many hats. Some of them are literal.

I’m powered by sunshine and coffee. I’m multi-craftual. I’m a maker at heart.

Blue chair cats

by Mel | September 22, 2021 | Uncategorized | 0 Comments

The arrival of a new chair means they each need to thoroughly inspect it. (They've given their approval.)

Recently (ish)

by Mel | August 9, 2021 | Make | 0 Comments

Oh hello! Why yes I do still exist 😁 It's amazing how busy things can feel even when there isn't much "happening" (thanks, pandemic). I've been lucky enough to have the physical and mental space to practice my art - oh my god I knew having dedicated...

Cat naps: Part one thousand

by Mel | June 19, 2021 | Life | 0 Comments

DJ Magnus & Cyberpunk Marty

by Mel | March 6, 2021 | Life | 0 Comments

Jewelry / Note to Self

by Mel | March 4, 2021 | Life | 0 Comments

I drape myself in talismans, imagery of strength, courage, peace, and harmony. Convince myself at length that if I find the formula, the secret, I’ll be safe from the monsters in my mind, their cruelty and hate. What else can I do in the face of all my demons but hold...

Kittens everywhere + Petzval

by Mel | January 25, 2021 | Uncategorized | 0 Comments

Miss Cinnamon sat nicely for me so I could test drive the Lomography New Petzval 80 Bokeh Control. She's so fluff. A caveat for this shots - the sun was moving in an out of clouds so the lighting changed from moment to moment. Martin was... less still, but once Eric...

2021

by Mel | January 11, 2021 | Uncategorized | 0 Comments

Why hello there! A year or so of posts disappeared into the ether thanks to a server failure, so I'm thinking of this as a fresh start. From here older posts will have missing images or text and may not show up well in this theme - but I didn't quite have the heart to...