MELODY M. NUÑEZ is a writer and an artist, working in collage, mixed-media, photography, art journaling, and card design. She graduated from the University of California, Santa Barbara with a Bachelor of Arts degree in Studio Art. Melody has had several articles and pieces of artwork published in art and crafting magazines (please see Published Works), and has participated in group art shows in both California and Kansas. A member of the crescendoh.com Design Team, Melody enjoys infusing the projects she creates for CRESCENDOh with her own personal aesthetic.y
ART: Melody uses a variety of materials in her artwork, and loves to look for vintage elements and other odds and ends at antique stores and thrift stores. Vintage buttons and photos from the 1920’s might appear in the same collage as staples and masking tape. It’s all in the small details, whether she’s taking a photo of a sweeping landscape, a close-up of an intricate flower, or creating a collage that combines dissimilar materials and results in a harmonious composition.
WRITING: Melody has had both articles and short fiction published. She enjoys the creative challenge of blogging, and has had blog posts syndicated and featured on BlogHer. Melody is seeking a literary agent to represent a collection of short stories she’s created. Illustrated with altered art images, the short story collection would appeal to fans of fiction, altered art, and vintage imagery.
LIFE IN GENERAL: Melody’s other interests and favorite activities include reading, baking, walking half marathons, horseback riding, spoiling her thirteen nieces and nephews, and seeing movies with her husband, José. She LOVES to travel, and one of her goals is to see all fifty of the United States in her lifetime. Twenty-one down, twenty-nine to go! Melody has also been to Ireland, Peru, and Mexico, and looks forward to visiting many other countries and cultures in the coming months and years.
CLASSES: Melody has taught art classes in Southern California and out-of-state, and is available to teach at retreats, in stores, and in other venues. She also volunteer-teaches art journaling to underprivileged elementary school children in Santa Ana, CA and Ontario, CA.
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