Category Archives: Tree Rubbings

Little red dots and thread

Posted on January 10, 2012 by Melanie

Last year around this time, I began threading red linen thread through tiny little holes drilled in wood. Over and over, threading each hole, like threading hundreds of needles again and again. It coincided with this need to make little … Continue reading →

Posted in Tree Rubbings | Comments Off

Why the bird?

Posted on August 19, 2011 by Melanie

Someone asked me the significance of the bird in North Adams yesterday. The visitor was making connections between the birds in all of my work right now–and the Mike Glier giant grackle at the Porches Inn. My work is completely … Continue reading →

Posted in Exhibits, Letterpress, Tree Rubbings | 2 Comments

Haystack Mountain School of Crafts

Posted on June 11, 2011 by Melanie

MCLA awarded me a Hardman Initiative Grant this year to help me incorporate writing into my studio art classes. My proposal included funding for a visiting writer who will work with my art students in the fall, as well as … Continue reading →

Posted in Book Arts, Tree Rubbings | Comments Off