Artist Statement: As I do often when something arises I can't accept or change, I make art.
During the first months of the pandemic when new data was coming out, and the world was changing daily, the realization hit me that all of us across the globe were in the same boat, being steered by Covid 19.
The scientists and health care workers said, wear a mask, social distance, and take the vaccine when it is approved. So across our precious planet that is what many of us have done.
The week I finished the painting, I heard on the news not two times, not three, but four times by elected officials to "Just wear the damn mask! ". I could not think of a better title for my art than those words.
Bio: Sacredness, and content is important to Melissa. Whether it be traditional iconography, or the more contemporary collage, she tells a story through each piece of art. The mediums in which she works are very different, but the journey she takes to achieve a meaningful piece of art is consistently the same.
She draws inspiration from many aspects of life, such as her beliefs, travel, the human figure, nature, and especially the extra-ordinary moments and people who’ve touched her life.
A native of Colorado, Melissa now calls Lander, Wyoming home. Her studio is nestled in the foothills of the Wind River Mountain Range. When Melissa is not making art she can be found beekeeping, working at ALCHEMY:an artists’ cooperative, or enjoying the local flavor of her community. Melissa is married with two grown children.
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