About Paper Mélange
As long as I can remember I was always making things… anything; creating patterns for clothes, purses, jewelry, growing a garden… and drawing, painting and sketching any and everything around me.
After receiving a fine arts degree in design and illustration, I began a career as a designer and art director. A variety of projects over the years have drawn me towards my current interest in invitations, fine stationery, and specialty notecards. These pieces are almost like small canvases whereby I can create a beautiful piece of art.
As an illustrator, I love reinterpreting objects and bringing them to life in several mediums such as pastel, watercolor and pencil. To see a landscape, shell, flower, tree or chair become a beautiful thing that makes you happy just looking at it, is very satisfying.
My inspiration comes from everything around me. I make my home in Newport Beach, California. Textures, colors, music, nature, the sea and a multitude of books and ephemera ignite the spark that my creativity thrives on. Clean simple palettes and solutions are an inherent quality in my work. Everything is handmade using the finest elements on beautiful cotton papers.
Paper Mélange is the Art of the printed word. It would be my pleasure to create something that expresses and represents the beauty of your occasion.