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 LOST AT SEA III 2002 36" x 23" Printed, painted, pieced textile $ 2000  REGENERATION 2002 33" x 14.5" Printed, painted, pieced textile $ 1600  REGENERATION, detail |
BIOGRAPHICAL INFORMATION
Melanie Hofmann has been creating art for most of her life. As a teenager, growing up
in the San Francisco Bay Area during the 70's she was introduced to
macrame, batik and tie dye which started her interest in fiber arts.
Later she attended art school in Mexico at the Instituto Allende where she
studied primarily natural dye processes and weaving. Her first degree
in Recreation was completed in 1978, and in 1996 she graduated with
a fine arts degree in textiles from California College of Arts and Crafts. Melanie has always loved the process of creating visual art. It excites
her to imagine new pieces and then bring them into a physical form.
During the process of creating, often new ideas occur, so there is always
an element of discovery and unpredictability which she finds intriguing. Melanie's current work explores color, light, contrast and texture
in an abstract and surreal manner. She uses Photoshop™ software
to create images which she screen prints onto fabric, and then combines
these prints with fabrics that are hand painted with dyes. Melanie's studio, Moonfire Digital Art and Textiles, is located in
Benicia, California. |
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