Melissa De Winter - 'Suspended' Tea Towels (mde025)

Tea towel featuring original artwork by Melissa De Winter

MATERIALS: ACO Certified Organic Cotton

DIMENSIONS: 50 x 65cm

ABOUT THE ARTIST 

Melissa draws inspiration from being emersed in nature and experimentation. Having dabbled in a variety of mediums from Oil paint, Photography, Sketching, Watercolour, Alcohol ink and various sculpting mediums she could never quite settle on one. Becoming an Apiarist prompted an exploration of the ancient art of Encaustic painting. In using hot beeswax as a base medium, Melissa found a way to combine structure and randomness. Now most of her work is encaustic but often incorporates various layers of sketching, painting and sculpting into one piece. Melissa is passionate about treading lightly and much of her work makes use of reused and recycled materials. Being close to nature it is impossible not to see the impact and changes our natural world is experiencing. Melissa uses her art to gently convey messages of social commentary and environmental concern. Melissa's Studio in the Perth Hills provides her with endless subjects and inspiration. She finds native flora in particular fascinating, ugly and gnarly on the surface at times with such delicate beauty and robust determination to survive, somewhat reflecting us humans.

This item is available in Store at Midland Junction Arts Centre and at Mundaring Arts Centre.