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Melinda Fabian

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Melinda Fabian
February 20, 2020
Projects, Artwork

Adding the Final Touches to the Wicker Chair

Melinda Fabian
February 20, 2020
Projects, Artwork
Adding the Final Touches to the Wicker Chair

Then it was time to hand-cut narrow strips of white paper for hand-weaving a wicker pattern effect for the chair.

Tagged: paper works, strathmore, wicker

Melinda Fabian
February 13, 2020
Artwork, Projects

Creating a Paper Sculpture 'Wicker' Chair Centerpiece

Melinda Fabian
February 13, 2020
Artwork, Projects
Creating a Paper Sculpture 'Wicker' Chair Centerpiece

To bring a chair sketch to life, however, required some construction know-how.

Tagged: paper works, strathmore, wicker

Melinda Fabian
February 6, 2020
Projects, Artwork

Creature Feature: Playful Squirrel Playing on Wisteria Vines

Melinda Fabian
February 6, 2020
Projects, Artwork
Creature Feature: Playful Squirrel Playing on Wisteria Vines

The squirrel is a three-dimensional paper sculpture made completely out of paper.

Tagged: paper, squirrel, wisteria, strathmore

Melinda Fabian
January 30, 2020
Inspiration, Artwork

Finding Inspiration in Wisteria Flowers Blowing in the Breeze

Melinda Fabian
January 30, 2020
Inspiration, Artwork
Finding Inspiration in Wisteria Flowers Blowing in the Breeze

Honoring the distant memories I find in these simple yet beautiful flowers adds more meaning and life to my paper sculptures.

Tagged: paper sculpture, wisteria, flowers, inspiration

Melinda Fabian
January 23, 2020
Artwork

Welcome Home With a Beautiful Grapevine Wreath

Melinda Fabian
January 23, 2020
Artwork
Welcome Home With a Beautiful Grapevine Wreath

I created this paper sculpture “grapevine” wreath using only paper and paint.

Tagged: paper sculpture, wreath, home, welcome, flowers

Melinda Fabian
January 2, 2020
Artwork, Projects

Melinda Fabian Set as Featured Artist at Strathmore Paper Works Show

Melinda Fabian
January 2, 2020
Artwork, Projects
Melinda Fabian Set as Featured Artist at Strathmore Paper Works Show

BIG news! I will be the featured artist at the upcoming Paper Works art show at The Mansion at Strathmore this summer, where I will exhibit an 18-foot paper sculpture titled, “Charming Victorian Country Garden Retreat.” 

Tagged: paper sculpture, Strathmore, Country Garden Retreat

Melinda Fabian
December 19, 2019

Can You Find? Fun for the Holidays

Melinda Fabian
December 19, 2019
Can You Find? Fun for the Holidays

Can You Find? all the objects hidden in these three holiday-themed illustrations?

Tagged: Can you Find, Melinda Fabian Illustrator, Melinda Fabian, hidden object game

Melinda Fabian
November 21, 2019
Artwork, Inspiration

Paper Sculpting 'Dancing' Bleeding Hearts

Melinda Fabian
November 21, 2019
Artwork, Inspiration
Paper Sculpting 'Dancing' Bleeding Hearts

One of my favorite flowers that you will see in many of my pieces are bleeding hearts.

Tagged: melinda fabian, ants, bleeding hearts, flowers

Melinda Fabian
November 14, 2019
Artwork, Projects

Creating Custom Paper Sculpture Letters as One-of-a-Kind Keepsakes

Melinda Fabian
November 14, 2019
Artwork, Projects
Creating Custom Paper Sculpture Letters as One-of-a-Kind Keepsakes

When I was designing the letters, I intentionally made them so that each one could be used individually, framed and sold separately to display on a shelf or to hang on a wall.

Tagged: melinda fabian, heron, Marlyand, custom

Melinda Fabian
November 7, 2019

Creature Feature: A Squirrel 'On My Soapbox'

Melinda Fabian
November 7, 2019
Creature Feature: A Squirrel 'On My Soapbox'

This realistic, wooded habitat is made entirely out of painted paper — even the squirrel is made out of paper.

Tagged: squirrel, paper squirrel, paper sculpture, Melinda Fabian paper sculpture illustrator

Melinda Fabian
October 31, 2019
Artwork, Inspiration, Projects

Turning a Cat Nap Into a Work of Art

Melinda Fabian
October 31, 2019
Artwork, Inspiration, Projects
Turning a Cat Nap Into a Work of Art

When you see a sweet little cat nap, don’t you wish it could be you, sleeping peacefully at 2 in the afternoon?

Tagged: melinda fabian, cat, cat nap, orange tabby

Melinda Fabian
October 17, 2019
Artwork

Identifying an Artist's Signature Style: 'Bunny and Butterflies in My Garden'

Melinda Fabian
October 17, 2019
Artwork
Identifying an Artist's Signature Style: 'Bunny and Butterflies in My Garden'

When you look at an artists’ work, you can often get a sense of not only their style, but also their color palette, the subjects they enjoy painting…

Tagged: melinda fabian, rabbit, garden, bunny, butterfly, flowers

Melinda Fabian
September 26, 2019
Artwork, Projects

Celebrating Fall With a Trio of Paper-Sculpted Gourds

Melinda Fabian
September 26, 2019
Artwork, Projects
Celebrating Fall With a Trio of Paper-Sculpted Gourds

This trio of gourds was a fun project to do. I wanted them to look as realistic as possible.

Tagged: melinda fabian, fall, autumn, gourds

Melinda Fabian
September 5, 2019

Making a 3D Coral Seascape Come to Life With Paper

Melinda Fabian
September 5, 2019
Making a 3D Coral Seascape Come to Life With Paper

I like creating 3D under-the-sea paper sculptures because I can add a lot of different textures and vibrant colors to the scene.

Tagged: melinda fabian, coral reef, crab, clown fish

Melinda Fabian
August 29, 2019
Artwork, Inspiration

Why Norman Rockwell Is a Major Influence on My Artwork Goals

Melinda Fabian
August 29, 2019
Artwork, Inspiration
Why Norman Rockwell Is a Major Influence on My Artwork Goals

Norman Rockwell is just one of many illustrators that has influenced the type of art that I want to create.

Tagged: melinda fabian, normal rockwell

Melinda Fabian
August 22, 2019

Lizard 'On the Rocks': Finding Inspiration In Unexpected Places

Melinda Fabian
August 22, 2019
Lizard 'On the Rocks': Finding Inspiration In Unexpected Places

My travels out west is where I got the inspiration for this little lizard.

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Melinda Fabian
August 15, 2019
Inspiration, Artwork

Finding Inspiration In the Graphic Art of M.C. Escher

Melinda Fabian
August 15, 2019
Inspiration, Artwork
Finding Inspiration In the Graphic Art of M.C. Escher

How my beautiful 3D paper sculpture illustration of a peacock was inspired by the work of artist M.C. Escher.

Tagged: melinda fabian, peacock

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Melinda Fabian
August 8, 2019

Inspiration Behind a 'Buzzy' Cone Flower Paper Sculpture

Melinda Fabian
August 8, 2019
Inspiration Behind a 'Buzzy' Cone Flower Paper Sculpture

Here’s the story behind my purple cone flower paper sculpture design with a little “Buzzy Bee.”

Tagged: cone flowers, Melinda Fabian Paper Illustrator, paper flowers, paper bee

Melinda Fabian
August 1, 2019
Artwork, Inspiration, Projects

Artwork Feature: Delicate 'Teacup in Spring' Ready for Tea Time

Melinda Fabian
August 1, 2019
Artwork, Inspiration, Projects
Artwork Feature: Delicate 'Teacup in Spring' Ready for Tea Time

“Teacup in Spring” is framed in a hand-made, custom wood frame and the image is only 3.75” x 2.75” x 1.25” deep.

Tagged: melinda fabian, inspiration, teacup

Melinda Fabian
July 25, 2019
Inspiration

Finding Inspiration in the World of Master Painters

Melinda Fabian
July 25, 2019
Inspiration

How taking the opportunity to view the work of old master painters helps me find inspiration in my own work.

Tagged: inspiration, masters, getty museum, national gallery of art

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