OK CLASSICS
7.0 X 13.5”
B O O K C O L L A G E O N PA P E R
M E L I N DA T I DW E L L MY WO R K B E GI NS W I TH T HE F OR M A L A S P E C T S O F D E S I G N A N D A FA S C I N AT I O N W I T H TH E B AL ANC E OF VI SUAL E LE M E NTS I N C O M P O S I T I O N . U S I N G S I M P L E G E O M E T R I C S H A P E S AND RE C T I LI NE AR ALI GNM E NTS, I F OC U S O N T H E C O H E R E N C E A N D J U XTA P O S I T I O N O F COL OR, PATT E RN, PLAC E M E NT AND SI Z E . MY B ACK GROU ND I N M AT HE M AT I C S, C O M P U T E R G R A P H I C S , A N D D E S I G N I N FO R M S M Y PREDIL E C T I O N F O R THE GE O M E TR I C . T H I S R AT I O N A L FO U N DAT I O N S E RV E S A S T H E B A S I S FOR MY D E PARTU R E I NTO W HAT I S N OT R AT I O N A L : T H E WAY C O L O R S AC T I VAT E E AC H OTHER, HOW SI ZE AND PO SI TI O N M U D D L E O R E N H A N C E V I S UA L U N I T Y, T H E S I M P L E G R AC E OF WOR N AND TAT T E RE D SUR FAC E S. T H E P I C T U R E P L A N E B E C O M E S A D I A L O G U E O F V I BRANT, AB STR AC T VOI C E S UNI F E D B Y A L O G I C O N E C A N FE E L B U T N OT FU L LY U N D E R S TAND. THI S, TO M E , I S WO ND E RF ULLY M Y S T E R I O U S A N D E N L I V E N I N G . US ING D I SC AR D E D B OO K S AS M Y PR I M A RY M AT E R I A L A D D S B OT H S E R I O U S N E S S A N D L E VITY TO M Y WOR K . I LI K E WO R K I NG WI T H WO R D S , P I E C E S O F T E XT, T H E O D D S T R I N G O F NUMBER S. C U T AWAY F ROM THE I R OR I G I N A L C O N T E XT, T H E Y O P E R AT E A S T E XT U R E A N D S H APE A ND ALSO AS A K I ND O F C OD E , O R P I E C E S O F M E M O RY. T H E A B S T R AC T I O N O F T H I S INFORMATI O N I NTO B I TS O F NON- SE N S E , H O P E S TO T E A S E T H E M I N D I N TO T H E W I L D E R L ANDS O F F R E E ASSOC I ATI O N AND ON E ’ S OW N I M AG I N AT I O N . T H E P E C U L I A R S E N S AT I O N OF A WO R LD SLI GHT LY ASK E W GI VE S M E N O E N D O F D E L I G H T.
M A M M A L S T H AT L E A P 16.0 X 11.0”
B O O K C O L L A G E O N PA P E R
STRANGER 7.0 X 13.5”
B O O K C O L L A G E O N PA P E R
WILDS OF MARRIED LIFE 7 . 5 X 5 . 0 ” B O O K C O L L A G E O N PA P E R
VA L L E Y O F T H E D O L L S
7.0 X 11.5”
B O O K C O L L A G E O N PA P E R
A R E TA I N E D O B J E C T 10.25 X 6.0”
B O O K C O L L A G E O N PA P E R
DA R I N G TO 9.0 X 6.0”
B O O K C O L L A G E O N PA P E R
WORLD AFLAME 8.0 X 8.25”
B O O K C O L L A G E O N PA P E R
BESSIE LANGFORD 8.0 X 8.0”
B O O K C O L L A G E O N PA P E R
C E R TA I N D I S TA N C E S 9.25 X 16.75”
B O O K C O L L A G E O N PA P E R
LEAKY ORANGE SQUARE 5.25 X 7.5”
B O O K C O L L A G E O N PA P E R
BUNDLE 01 5.0 X 8.0”
B O O K C O L L A G E O N PA P E R
V O C A B U L A RY 8.0 X 8.0”
B O O K C O L L A G E O N PA N E L
BOOKSHOP
7.0 X 13.5”
B O O K C O L L A G E O N PA P E R
P I C T U R E PA RT S 7.5 X 5.0”
B O O K C O L L A G E O N PA P E R
CHAPTER 6: WHO AM I? 7 . 0 X 1 0 . 0 ” B O O K C O L L A G E O N PA P E R
ANSWERS 6 . 7 ” X 6 . 0 ” B O O K C O L L A G E O N PA P E R
ORANGE CIRCLE 7 . 0 X 4 . 2 5 ” B O O K C O L L A G E O N PA P E R
DEFENSE/MECHANISM 1 0 . 0 ” X 1 0 . 0 ” B O O K C O L L AG E O N C A N VA S
P R O T R A C T E D I N V E S T I G AT I O N 1 2 . 0 X 9 . 0 ” B O O K C O L L A G E O N PA P E R
A B O U T T H E A RT I S T MEL I NDA WAS B O R N I N A SM AL L TOW N I N T H E RO C K Y M O U N TA I N S O F NORT HE R N UTAH. SHE AT T E ND E D U N I V E R S I T Y I N S A LT L A K E C I T Y A N D G RA D UATE D W I TH HO NOR S I N M AT H E M AT I C S . S H E W E N T O N TO S T U DY A RT, DES I GN, AND C OM PU T E RS I N LOS A N G E L E S . H E R L I FE L O N G I N T E R E S T I N A B S TRAC T I O N AND VI SUAL LANGUAG E N OW FI N D S E XP R E S S I O N I N H E R WO R K AS A F I NE ARTI ST. MEL I NDA LI VE S I N SANTA F E , NE W M E XI C O, W I T H H E R H U S B A N D, T H R E E C AT S AND TWO D OGS.