Melanie McMullin

About Me~

Nothing is Wasted

solo exhibition

July 11th - August 8th

Opening reception held in the CoCreative Gallery

July 14th 5PM - 8PM

137 Union Street

New Bedford, MA

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Nothing is Wasted

featuring

Weathered and Worthy Women:

we all deserve to feel seen

Collage transforms my ideas, desires, and highest intentions into the visible. I enjoy creating with recycled goods; the images in my work are from diverse sources, I collect scraps from my world: tickets from an event, pictures from food boxes, tags, wrapping paper, cards, cut-outs from catalogs, photo copied tarot cards, drawings and homework from my children. I love to add embellishments like rub-ons, glitter, stickers, hand-sculpted wire art, and washi tape. My Intuitive Art Cards and journal covers are assembled using a glue stick, on canvas and cardboard I often use Modge Podge.

I keep all my supplies accessible in my Sacred Space so when the opportunity and inspiration align, I can dive right in. All my collages are made with mostly reclaimed materials, love and wishes, and sometimes a child snuggled up next to me.

During the first PTO meeting in 2019, at my youngest son's elementary school, I noticed how all the women's faces were different: different contours, different textures, different tones, but yet, we are all simultaneously, exquisitely, the same. In one of my full art journals, I began drawing women's faces and an ellis over my daily words of appreciation, morning tarot sessions, prayers, creative ideas, and constant contemplation of how to best be of Service to the World. I weathered the women's faces to represent their season, wisdom, and authenticity. Over the images I layered collaged words to caption sentiments occupying my heart.

You can view a gallery of the

Bobby Pin Brigade

and discover links to interesting people, podcasts, and conversations

at Weathered and Worthy

I am a proud member of the Co-Creative Center in New Bedford, MA

and host Clarity through Collage Club.

Next Event: Thursday, July 7th 2022

I am an Ardent Pagan;

I Observe and Celebrate the Solar and Lunar Cycles

I love art picnics!

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I am always coming up with new strategies to sustain well-being in my life.

To honor and celebrate turning 50 in 2020,

I assembled a list of my

best Steady Joy wellness strategies into

a 28 day program

SJ28

Weathered and Worthy Wisdom: A Gateway to Steady Joy invites you to Pause and Engage in a new strategy every day for 28 days with the intention that paying attention will elevate your emotional and mental wellbeing by feeling more conscious, supported, clear minded, and thus, Joyful.

You can purchase Weathered and Worthy Wisdom: A Gateway to Steady Joy as an e-book on Amazon for $5.00

Weathered and Worthy Wisdom: A Gateway to Steady Joy

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My finished work often features MerMyths and Twishes.

When my two oldest children were in preschool we made up a story about a Twish, a bird-fish that goes on adventures in MerTerra, a land full of MerMyths.

After my two Grandmothers passed away within six months of each other, Lucy at 102 and Sip just shy of 96, I felt them guiding me. I began drawing a Twish named ellis after their first initials, L for Lucy and S for Sip.