https://www.angelamele.art/general-1 daily 1.0 2026-03-01 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5fd51ebf2cabbf38e7a04d13/7133af00-1d72-4043-bbd1-21f808a1c38e/_ant-main.jpg Home - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5fd51ebf2cabbf38e7a04d13/d21221e8-5a7d-4fe5-9c5f-abdc92ffd882/_divider1.jpg Home - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5fd51ebf2cabbf38e7a04d13/748c7ef0-226d-478f-bc7d-285ff5aba525/_angela.jpg Home - Hi! I’m Angela—a scientific illustrator and interpretive planner. I create illustrations for scientists, publishing companies, and community organizations such as museums. Much of my work supports researchers studying concepts that are less understood by the general public and/or the scientific community at large; people working in fields such as mycology, entomology, and cellular biology. I’m also the co-founder of an interpretive services and illustration company called Studio Understory. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5fd51ebf2cabbf38e7a04d13/1f7cb43a-828a-4282-9214-0f9597d9c366/_capabilities2.jpg Home - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5fd51ebf2cabbf38e7a04d13/e951b7b0-95d2-494e-b9bf-105cc437d848/c_cancellata.png Home https://www.angelamele.art/process daily 0.75 2024-06-02 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5fd51ebf2cabbf38e7a04d13/1628686158128-XKVOYBEJVSXOUSPU7HPF/IMG_4053.jpeg Process - Interpretive Planning Through conversations with Central Print’s board and director, I learned that their current goals included: making the space more conducive to self-guided exploration interpreting letterpress history and technology in a way that’s engaging to experts and newbies alike encouraging more donations from existing and new partners I got to know the space (and the heavy metal machines!). I came in during studio hours, made some prints, talked to visitors and observed their questions and interests, and then (as the pandemic set in) attended virtual programs like artist-in-residence talks. I dove into the history of letterpress, especially in St. Louis. How did western expansion and printing influence each other? What stood out about the many fonts that were designed in St. Louis? How are contemporary studios like Central Print influenced by this history? All of this informed an initial Big Idea, key takeaways, and themes. I ran these by some letterpress experts, visitors, and the board, and adjusted according to feedback. Some interpretive planning efforts are much larger in scope, but for this small non-profit (and small budget), this informal, broad-strokes approach worked fine. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5fd51ebf2cabbf38e7a04d13/1624052391367-UI879GWJLY9EB57WAYP6/Central+TF600004.jpg Process - Concept Design With the interpretive plan approved, I moved into a sources-cited Content Outline and ideation around how the narrative would be translated through physical and visual design. I combed library books and local archives for images that could help tell our story. It was also time to nail down a project schedule and re-visit the budget. It’s important to me and Central Print to reuse materials and make things ourselves as much as possible. Neighbors at C.R.E.W Construction generously donated yellow pine wood scraps for our label mounts. After a few weeks, I had compiled an “Interpretive Framework”—a spreadsheet correlating each exhibit section and subsection with a theme, key takeaways, label types, images, and any objects to be displayed. For this small set of graphics, we planned a simple Label Hierarchy with just two label types: Section Intro Panels introducing the theme of each section, plus smaller Focus Panels interpreting specific letterpress machines and equipment in relation to the broader section theme. I shared the Interpretive Framework and some writing samples with the board to give a sense of the tone I envisioned: lyrical, and as informal as possible but with areas that go into more depth about a person or topic that letterpress aficionados would find interesting. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5fd51ebf2cabbf38e7a04d13/1624054730523-AMJOPJL98N988QT0AVTK/IMG_6592.JPG Process - Design Development With a solid framework in place and images chosen, it was time to make a final Exhibit Script and to work through iterations of graphic design. Pulling from my content outline, I described the actions of printmakers past with vivid language. I used statistics to convey how massive technological and cultural changes unfolded in tandem with St. Louis’s booming letterpress businesses. I made sure that the text anticipated visitors’ questions and invited them to imagine the smells, sounds, textures, and social dynamics in a bustling print shop. I can design simple graphics, but I usually phone a friend to make them shine. Amity Femia helped emphasize the main messages through form, color, and the fun idea to emphasize the idea of reproduction with fanned stacks of printed matter. It’s important to print drafts (or in printmaking language, “proofs”) of each type of exhibit graphic to ensure that everything is legible, appropriately-sized, and made with materials that look and feel good. When the script was near-complete I sent it to the board and to historian Robert Mullen, whose book Recasting a Craft: St. Louis Typefounders Respond to Industrialization was instrumental in my research. Robert provided helpful edits and wonderful images from his private collection. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5fd51ebf2cabbf38e7a04d13/1624050251337-8TN6G9GT4ACNHSF7EP21/ludlow_example.JPG Process Example of a “Focus Panel.” Above-right, a larger “Section Intro Panel” is under scrutiny after printing. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5fd51ebf2cabbf38e7a04d13/46f29bbf-6b46-4dc7-a4dd-25769c408631/IMG-7501.jpg Process - Fabrication & Installation With all content approved and graphics designed, we could move to final production. For efficiency, we did not print our labels with letterpress! Instead, a local print shop made digital prints mounted on foam core. The only fabricated component of this small-scale project was the wooden mounts for our signs. Local exhibit designer Chris Lucas routed the donated yellow pine to accommodate our 1/4” thick graphics. Installation was simple—we placed the mounted Focus Labels on top of the relevant machines, and put Section Intros on countertops or magnetized them to walls. https://www.angelamele.art/process-1 daily 0.75 2022-11-20 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5fd51ebf2cabbf38e7a04d13/1609689832802-4133UIVGXLSRHGSZA2AG/wheat_head_inked_small.jpg Process https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5fd51ebf2cabbf38e7a04d13/1609689855038-EC17N1EXQHBJZPKGHF3H/guano_bird_FLAT_V1.jpg Process https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5fd51ebf2cabbf38e7a04d13/1609689867534-IOL2VUW29V4LP77YMYXF/Zabinski_Chp7_01.jpg Process https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5fd51ebf2cabbf38e7a04d13/1609689884697-W46TN7JGCKUG9I4CV7K8/inked_DNA_FLAT.jpg Process https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5fd51ebf2cabbf38e7a04d13/1609689892456-PWSJMQ42CG18ANXLSPQA/Zabinski_chp1_01.jpg Process https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5fd51ebf2cabbf38e7a04d13/1609685187578-63B8RVUAW7XL1Y9OCZ1T/IMG-2504.JPG Process - Dr. Zabinski had ideas for the subject matter of each chapter heading, but she was open to alternatives. Of course, scientific accuracy was a must. My tasks: Find references, i.e. photos and real wheat. Read scientific descriptions as needed: for example, wheat flowers have particular anatomy that was important to get right. Make quick pencil sketches of all illustrations to convey the overall concept and key details. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5fd51ebf2cabbf38e7a04d13/1609687533958-70KL4P1OOV8PUE025MIS/1_revised_wheat_flower_stem.jpg Process - Dr. Zabinski and I discussed any necessary changes. Notice the differences in plant structure between versions 1 and 2? My tasks: Do a little more research as necessary. Listen to all client feedback. Discuss the balance between accuracy, aesthetics, and clear visual communication, and agree on next steps. Refine artwork. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5fd51ebf2cabbf38e7a04d13/1609687655835-7Q4MFBQ1O3T5ZA1091QW/Zabinski_chp1_01.jpg Process - and voilà… A striking illustration is born. The client receives high-resolution files according to their publisher’s specs, plus original artwork (actual drawings or paintings) or prints for an additional fee as discussed. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5fd51ebf2cabbf38e7a04d13/1609689429983-SNJ6XX3SG8NSO53EBTHE/IMG-6683.jpg Process https://www.angelamele.art/workshop daily 0.75 2022-02-28 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5fd51ebf2cabbf38e7a04d13/1609691862029-WFSWL7H0PTGIY44YV8XC/UNADJUSTEDNONRAW_thumb_1fd9.jpg Workshops https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5fd51ebf2cabbf38e7a04d13/1609691882793-VGN22WA65H0WJKW9ID1U/UNADJUSTEDNONRAW_thumb_2045.jpg Workshops https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5fd51ebf2cabbf38e7a04d13/1609691829360-MB8EC3VTDK7VXZK1I6MM/UNADJUSTEDNONRAW_thumb_f1f.jpg Workshops https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5fd51ebf2cabbf38e7a04d13/1609691795111-ESC1K0EU48ZI7L15I8CR/earthstarprint_smallpsd.jpg Workshops https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5fd51ebf2cabbf38e7a04d13/1609693264394-PBPLB2NYLSB5RTN5QFM4/UNADJUSTEDNONRAW_thumb_1a53.jpg Workshops - Weekend workshops at Lewis & Clark College in Portland Lewis & Clark College holds a collection of specimens from the Pacific Northwest: insects, birds, rodents, and more. During weekend-long workshops, art and science students pulled these critters out of drawers and brought them to life with graphite and ink. Exercises included contour drawing, basic shape studies, texture exploration, line-work, and progression from rough drawings to more polished pieces. Over the course of several years, multiple workshops were funded through grants that the students generously applied for. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5fd51ebf2cabbf38e7a04d13/1609696052117-S6PPPDGQQAB5ERKIB8A6/earthstarprint_smallpsd.jpg Workshops - Semester-long courses at the Evergreen State College in Olympia, WA Evergreen holds a collection of well-maintained specimens from the Pacific Northwest, living collections of native plants, and—being the Northwest—fungi galore. For two summers, I taught a Basics of Scientific Illustration course centered around these collections. Students drew from observation, conveyed natural processes and aspects of nature that are hard to see, explored various traditional media, and took one illustration from loose concepts and research through scanned, edited, and printed work. Earthstar by Nantz McMillen, 2017. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5fd51ebf2cabbf38e7a04d13/1609695176970-0TGWKGRMAXRIB6H1VS11/thumb_IMG_2473_1024.jpg Workshops - Drawing Nights at the Slater Museum of Natural History in Tacoma, WA The Slater Museum at the University of Puget Sound holds an extensive natural history collection including one of the largest bird collections on the west coast. Students and community members from outside of the University came together to draw specimens and socialize. This popular event brought many first-time visitors to the Museum. With permission, I used participants’ illustrations in other Museum marketing materials. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5fd51ebf2cabbf38e7a04d13/1609695708127-TPBU8FVCSJLCN0CQ718E/thumb_IMG_2457_1024.jpg Workshops https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5fd51ebf2cabbf38e7a04d13/1609695767501-MK9S4YKJNHCF7DC8FQ6Z/Oct.%2Bflyer_12_17_17.jpg Workshops https://www.angelamele.art/general-1-1 daily 0.75 2021-08-13 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5fd51ebf2cabbf38e7a04d13/1611057126337-RF2UH4Z05LMN7L9SAUZO/13423826_10153565514827414_6299518264176297339_n.jpg Home (Copy) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5fd51ebf2cabbf38e7a04d13/1611057151059-XLFI1NUNPO5HHC7LR4DG/wolf%2Band%2Bpups.jpg Home (Copy) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5fd51ebf2cabbf38e7a04d13/1611055719170-EA2FUSC913F1DR95D6A0/IMG_3500.jpg Home (Copy) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5fd51ebf2cabbf38e7a04d13/1611057058665-X6215WKJZ2YWCG4XDN2D/fisher_mural.jpg Home (Copy) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5fd51ebf2cabbf38e7a04d13/1611056685232-GC8HL3RBSN4757RYVTQ1/hainzefig07.jpg Home (Copy) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5fd51ebf2cabbf38e7a04d13/1609245162577-EKOI36G2U6BEH2MBBU5V/headshot_large.jpg Home (Copy) - Angela Mele - Principal, Interpretive Planner, and Illustrator I was fortunate to grow up in two of the most biodiverse areas of the U.S.—western NC and northern Florida. I was fascinated by teeming forest floors, cryptic spore-filled things, churning insect lullabies. I documented the lesser-known aspects of my environment, drawing and collecting fungi and bugs as a kid and later exploring caves and abandoned plantations. I discovered that by illustrating my adventures, I could easily engage my neighbors in our local history and natural history. My love of interpretation led me to study scientific illustration and exhibit design and to work with design firms and museums around the country. In fall-winter 2021, I’m thrilled to be moving from St. Louis back to the Seattle area where I work as an Interpretive Planner for The Watershed Company. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5fd51ebf2cabbf38e7a04d13/1613148049978-V0KCU1SR3XI72VVVTNAQ/Amity.bio.jpg Home (Copy) - Amity Femia, Exhibit & Graphic Designer I am a graphic designer with over 15 years of experience in the exhibit world and a passion for clear, playful learning opportunities. From concept boards to complete digital files, I have created graphics for clients nationwide, including museums, national parks, and discovery centers. Addressing the unique needs of exhibit teams has made me an efficient and flexible super-collaborator. https://www.angelamele.art/type-styles daily 0.75 2022-01-08 https://www.angelamele.art/shop daily 0.75 2022-02-05 https://www.angelamele.art/shop/p/slime-molds-of-the-world monthly 0.5 2022-04-01 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5fd51ebf2cabbf38e7a04d13/1609330361929-Z5GLCCMWQZJLPMX6JWEK/slime_mold_poster.jpg Shop - Slime Molds of the World print https://www.angelamele.art/shop/p/slime-mold-greeting-cards-set-of-4 monthly 0.5 2022-04-01 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5fd51ebf2cabbf38e7a04d13/1609330133462-VXZY5ZLZD0SB2PS1I0D3/d_leucopodia%2Bcard.jpg Shop - Slime mold greeting cards (set of 4) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5fd51ebf2cabbf38e7a04d13/1609330140159-VY30EZ4JL8BFHHCZ6PQR/M_floriformis_C_micro_C_Cancellata_C_leuco.jpg Shop - Slime mold greeting cards (set of 4) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5fd51ebf2cabbf38e7a04d13/1609330144850-XSVT0D72JEVJ2D90CQ6L/S_fusca_D_clavus_D_effusum_D_leuco%2Bcards.jpg Shop - Slime mold greeting cards (set of 4) https://www.angelamele.art/shop/p/a-companion-to-cosmopolitan-slime-molds monthly 0.5 2024-03-10 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5fd51ebf2cabbf38e7a04d13/1609329040802-7Q4S3EXKWRXKAEA9HFZ2/book_+cover5.jpg Shop - A Companion to Cosmopolitan Slime Molds https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5fd51ebf2cabbf38e7a04d13/1609329066020-3HEBDSLPJCI4XB7QJZ42/open_book4.jpg Shop - A Companion to Cosmopolitan Slime Molds https://www.angelamele.art/interpretiveplanningprojects daily 0.75 2022-01-04 https://www.angelamele.art/interpretiveplanningprojects/soil-8nl3y monthly 0.5 2022-01-04 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5fd51ebf2cabbf38e7a04d13/52291d93-6a92-4a2d-9e38-0f9e9843c6dd/_divider4.jpg Projects - U.S. State Soils - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5fd51ebf2cabbf38e7a04d13/1609526346090-64X214PF2KT6ZC24U8PK/soil_visitor_qs_double.jpg Projects - U.S. State Soils - What did Science Center visitors wonder as they walked along this wall of soils? To find out, Angela asked them to post sticky-note questions on the cases. It turned out that people were most curious about colors, textures, and changes between layers. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5fd51ebf2cabbf38e7a04d13/3dbc0f7f-8b97-4e8b-bab4-8f753030d034/_soil_poem1.png Projects - U.S. State Soils - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5fd51ebf2cabbf38e7a04d13/398342ca-95d0-4899-907f-b0a1c7e8a2e7/_soil_poem2.png Projects - U.S. State Soils - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5fd51ebf2cabbf38e7a04d13/acd8c673-c02e-408d-9465-e2bbb265dba3/_divider-bottome.jpg Projects - U.S. State Soils - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://www.angelamele.art/interpretiveplanningprojects/yellowstone-x6n93 monthly 0.5 2022-01-14 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5fd51ebf2cabbf38e7a04d13/1607982114959-42Z97KD7BTRT6RFHUH9O/elk.jpg Projects - Yellowstone Diorama Early spring on the Northern Range, and the pine forest teems with life. I guided fabricators in accurate tree branch welding. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5fd51ebf2cabbf38e7a04d13/1607982146290-RU4FC13KUSHXBQTILB5Z/DSC03044.jpg Projects - Yellowstone Diorama Lovely wood-lined graphics, designed by my friend and collaborator Amity Femia, interpret the wildlife you might see in this area of the park. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5fd51ebf2cabbf38e7a04d13/1607982213043-XB88RF0KAATFGQITCBVE/DSC02984.jpg Projects - Yellowstone Diorama We made this trout pond look convincing with hand-cast, hand-painted river rocks. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5fd51ebf2cabbf38e7a04d13/1607982340191-Z5ES2IROMS7DI7VRZ477/DSC03005.jpg Projects - Yellowstone Diorama Casing, signage, and lighting turned a wild wonderland into a cohesive exhibit. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5fd51ebf2cabbf38e7a04d13/1607981435669-00BZGQKWEF47YFKUVF93/me+with+otter.JPG Projects - Yellowstone Diorama I detailed most of the exhibit's surfaces as an eagle's eyes literally watched over. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5fd51ebf2cabbf38e7a04d13/1607981503634-JFHXE9Q07S9HXA1H0ZG2/stamping.jpg Projects - Yellowstone Diorama Teammates and I shared the mold-and-cast process with some young designers. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5fd51ebf2cabbf38e7a04d13/7c3c5642-74be-425d-b4be-68895b3efc33/_divider7.jpg Projects - Yellowstone Diorama - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5fd51ebf2cabbf38e7a04d13/acd8c673-c02e-408d-9465-e2bbb265dba3/_divider-bottome.jpg Projects - Yellowstone Diorama - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://www.angelamele.art/interpretiveplanningprojects/slimemold-hx7hs monthly 0.5 2022-01-04 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5fd51ebf2cabbf38e7a04d13/1607979697584-Y5MF2JNSWGMNYJ0OKB6I/IMG_3493.jpg Projects - The Slime Mold Revelation Visitors discovered how artists' depictions of slime molds have evolved over time and vary depending on cultural context. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5fd51ebf2cabbf38e7a04d13/1607958245730-DDUQ5SD8CP8540QG5KAW/timeline_slimeafterslime.jpg Projects - The Slime Mold Revelation Graphics highlighted different artists' views of common species. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5fd51ebf2cabbf38e7a04d13/1607976992732-V6NGFJZKDIZ8NFE9F7SE/IMG_3477.jpg Projects - The Slime Mold Revelation A slime mold plasmodium emerged from red fruiting bodies and unfurled across the library. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5fd51ebf2cabbf38e7a04d13/1607977047001-XLTND8XTD8DOSI5K26YV/IMG_3406.jpg Projects - The Slime Mold Revelation Upon entry, visitors grabbed a little guidebook to the life cycle interpreted on the wall. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5fd51ebf2cabbf38e7a04d13/1607960933241-KF3I8YV1M8RJGYS93W0V/IMG_3453.jpg Projects - The Slime Mold Revelation Scientists who have long studied slime molds came to visit. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5fd51ebf2cabbf38e7a04d13/1607961008728-OU4ZLTGH9L37PCT800FW/IMG_3500.jpg Projects - The Slime Mold Revelation Loaned specimens from various university collections were on display. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5fd51ebf2cabbf38e7a04d13/1607960933513-9I0F0PGHKAR5HNZNTO4I/IMG_3464.jpg Projects - The Slime Mold Revelation Visitors zoomed in on a rainbow-colored specimen and tried their hand at drawing it. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5fd51ebf2cabbf38e7a04d13/1607960387223-MEONNM3W4TH3FOIMJTU4/UNADJUSTEDNONRAW_thumb_1750.jpg Projects - The Slime Mold Revelation Over the months, a collection of visitors' drawings grew along this twig graphic. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5fd51ebf2cabbf38e7a04d13/1607979086249-IXUMQ4XXNDNVYC6BVQ29/P1080186.jpg Projects - The Slime Mold Revelation Summer campers made some awesome slime mold art. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5fd51ebf2cabbf38e7a04d13/1607961006477-2GZXZC17NGHE5DDSRH4E/IMG_3526.jpg Projects - The Slime Mold Revelation Summer Campers' drawings brighten up the library's kids' corner. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5fd51ebf2cabbf38e7a04d13/1607960345983-YKUQ7QLHONYXW4ASTXSG/plasmo_wall_mock-up.jpg Projects - The Slime Mold Revelation Behind the Scenes: a photoshopped sketch guided final fabrication of the gold "plasmodium". https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5fd51ebf2cabbf38e7a04d13/1607960345682-BSPU2RC4I8ATXS47KQ4V/photo+for+plasmode+vector.jpg Projects - The Slime Mold Revelation Behind the Scenes: inspiration for the giant slime mold on the library wall. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5fd51ebf2cabbf38e7a04d13/03e20f43-94a8-4395-b370-dfcc1d272636/_divider6.jpg Projects - The Slime Mold Revelation - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5fd51ebf2cabbf38e7a04d13/acd8c673-c02e-408d-9465-e2bbb265dba3/_divider-bottome.jpg Projects - The Slime Mold Revelation - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://www.angelamele.art/interpretiveplanningprojects/fishers-9rztg monthly 0.5 2022-01-05 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5fd51ebf2cabbf38e7a04d13/1608238997199-ROJ51MVQJ9SDKIXL6VHF/IMG_4820%2B2%2Bcopy.jpg Projects - Bringing Fishers Back to Washington The exhibit logo I designed was visible from the streets of Seattle's historic Pioneer Square. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5fd51ebf2cabbf38e7a04d13/1608238811658-OT3YMXXYD73O6FL732HI/IMG-0694.jpg Projects - Bringing Fishers Back to Washington Visitors could explore this hollowed out nurse log (fisher den). https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5fd51ebf2cabbf38e7a04d13/1608239119947-YU7U40PD33IZZ5ESSSIU/IMG_4104.jpg Projects - Bringing Fishers Back to Washington A family dabbles in green at a First Friday community mural-painting night. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5fd51ebf2cabbf38e7a04d13/1608238888331-QM6HXISVWGUN1WKI9BYG/IMG_4095.jpg Projects - Bringing Fishers Back to Washington First Friday art-walkers came into Klondike to help make a mural of a restored forest ecosystem. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5fd51ebf2cabbf38e7a04d13/1608238928063-4WTR4TF80MSYNCYKTZDK/field+guide.jpg Projects - Bringing Fishers Back to Washington Grant funding from the Seattle Office of Arts & Culture allowed local artists to contribute species illustrations to the mural. Visitors used this field guide to find the plants and animals that live alongside fishers. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5fd51ebf2cabbf38e7a04d13/1609938493668-BFO7XHN5BXTFVDUP3Q6Z/fisher_boy.jpg Projects - Bringing Fishers Back to Washington That's one happy fisher. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5fd51ebf2cabbf38e7a04d13/cd1b4189-b7aa-4e05-a509-9818143b2c1e/_divider5.jpg Projects - Bringing Fishers Back to Washington - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5fd51ebf2cabbf38e7a04d13/acd8c673-c02e-408d-9465-e2bbb265dba3/_divider-bottome.jpg Projects - Bringing Fishers Back to Washington - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://www.angelamele.art/interpretiveplanningprojects/centralprint-9rztg-mmxzy monthly 0.5 2021-06-25 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5fd51ebf2cabbf38e7a04d13/1624648063179-0V78A7T694ENS8X4L0NK/IMG-7494.jpg Projects - St. Louis Letterpress For centuries, most printed matter was made with tiny lead letters which were hand-stacked into backwards words, inked, and pressed onto paper. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5fd51ebf2cabbf38e7a04d13/ac218a20-95ef-4505-8135-59adeb94f0bc/IMG-7501.jpg Projects - St. Louis Letterpress One exhibit theme focused on the impact letterpress had on advertising in the region and beyond. This "Ludlow" was built for big, bold headlines. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5fd51ebf2cabbf38e7a04d13/556e25eb-0be6-4ff2-ac0d-d97fe4f404db/IMG-7526.jpg Projects - St. Louis Letterpress We kept interpretation super low-budget by using foam core and stands made from locally-donated scrap wood. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5fd51ebf2cabbf38e7a04d13/dd5ef928-467c-42d7-b9f6-7cc055962c1a/IMG-7533.jpg Projects - St. Louis Letterpress Graphics give a glimpse of the hands, hearts, and brains that were—and still are—devoted to letterpress. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5fd51ebf2cabbf38e7a04d13/cf409377-cff8-48e9-8c18-dae4421e8e97/_divider2.jpg Projects - St. Louis Letterpress - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5fd51ebf2cabbf38e7a04d13/acd8c673-c02e-408d-9465-e2bbb265dba3/_divider-bottome.jpg Projects - St. Louis Letterpress https://www.angelamele.art/interpretiveplanningprojects/roots-9rztg-hgsxm monthly 0.5 2022-01-14 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5fd51ebf2cabbf38e7a04d13/d5c26ec1-256e-4f03-89e6-911aa137b49d/root_tower_with_visitors.jpeg Projects - Root Tower Each colorful cluster of towers interprets a different root function. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5fd51ebf2cabbf38e7a04d13/1ab24468-e5b7-4ef7-b027-1ee161911e59/root_tower_marketing_sketch_final_rgb.JPG Projects - Root Tower Concept sketch, used for marketing purposes. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5fd51ebf2cabbf38e7a04d13/ae96b5ee-d19f-49e3-8015-5cbb6cfd9df7/IMG-7905.jpeg Projects - Root Tower The steel towers' varying heights help visitors imagine the diversity of root depths and types. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5fd51ebf2cabbf38e7a04d13/bbd7ba4b-0adb-4a9b-9126-ebb8166ca87d/IMG-7062.jpeg Projects - Root Tower I'm investigating the first "section intro" graphic to get printed. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5fd51ebf2cabbf38e7a04d13/2446f3dd-c58f-4b06-935b-3d349ad2f97f/root_cap2.jpg Projects - Root Tower I created illustrations of roots to interpret their functions and structures at a micro-scale. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5fd51ebf2cabbf38e7a04d13/cd1b4189-b7aa-4e05-a509-9818143b2c1e/_divider5.jpg Projects - Root Tower - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5fd51ebf2cabbf38e7a04d13/acd8c673-c02e-408d-9465-e2bbb265dba3/_divider-bottome.jpg Projects - Root Tower - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://www.angelamele.art/illustration-and-public-art-projects daily 0.75 2022-01-05 https://www.angelamele.art/illustration-and-public-art-projects/cosmoslime-kwx2r-592wt monthly 0.5 2021-01-17 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5fd51ebf2cabbf38e7a04d13/1608245960919-MU0I356OVEJMEKNODDA1/t_varia.jpg Projects - Cosmopolitan Slime Molds https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5fd51ebf2cabbf38e7a04d13/1608245974795-0A08GKRY1FWJP193D4EA/c_cancellata.jpg Projects - Cosmopolitan Slime Molds https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5fd51ebf2cabbf38e7a04d13/1608246043219-SIMQFZMGHECZTSUX8DAO/c_microcarpa_flat.jpg Projects - Cosmopolitan Slime Molds https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5fd51ebf2cabbf38e7a04d13/1608599137635-A4GQ0LH598R1YYWWNK25/C_arcyrionema_flat.jpg Projects - Cosmopolitan Slime Molds https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5fd51ebf2cabbf38e7a04d13/1608599166794-UDXTPQ4XTFCLUKI75ECF/metatrichea+floriformis_flat.jpg Projects - Cosmopolitan Slime Molds https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5fd51ebf2cabbf38e7a04d13/1608599247503-ZWK0ZPT7EE1ONVTRH4OV/S_fusca_actually_axifera_01.jpg Projects - Cosmopolitan Slime Molds https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5fd51ebf2cabbf38e7a04d13/1608599558779-LLH55RPNCI3H8X8PMGEN/C_leucocephalum.jpg Projects - Cosmopolitan Slime Molds https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5fd51ebf2cabbf38e7a04d13/1608075472145-OCYQO3NVPTX9D8JXBGW4/C_arcyrionema.jpg Projects - Cosmopolitan Slime Molds - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5fd51ebf2cabbf38e7a04d13/1608246093489-5XTJ5U7I23LR721EE4F6/UNADJUSTEDNONRAW_thumb_52d.jpg Projects - Cosmopolitan Slime Molds https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5fd51ebf2cabbf38e7a04d13/1608600001277-KUMMHE90Q94JF7AJVW1D/book_+cover5.jpg Projects - Cosmopolitan Slime Molds https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5fd51ebf2cabbf38e7a04d13/acd8c673-c02e-408d-9465-e2bbb265dba3/_divider-bottome.jpg Projects - Cosmopolitan Slime Molds - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://www.angelamele.art/illustration-and-public-art-projects/rolypoly-kwx2r-9bxwy monthly 0.5 2021-01-17 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5fd51ebf2cabbf38e7a04d13/1608242603790-SO9YZZ2KGXOJ7N2YZQ9W/hainzefig07.jpg Projects - Nature Underfoot An ant harvests sweet sap from an aphid's behind. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5fd51ebf2cabbf38e7a04d13/1608242615401-E3CZ8067JY51K655VTSQ/Yale_press_spider.jpg Projects - Nature Underfoot Chapter heading illustrating humans' fear and fascination with certain organisms. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5fd51ebf2cabbf38e7a04d13/1608244442178-67C4GQHHK4MCW27XGQHS/Argentine_Ants_V1_flat.jpg Projects - Nature Underfoot Fire ants taking over the world. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5fd51ebf2cabbf38e7a04d13/1608244426085-7EPXHUMQTJ4DB5GUWN7G/YUP_chapter_headings_selection-1.jpg Projects - Nature Underfoot A roly-poly, just opening. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5fd51ebf2cabbf38e7a04d13/1608244643750-F4C8RUM90UX4ZUJ0MAMI/Prints_for_John_Hainze_Page_07.jpg Projects - Nature Underfoot Endangered American burying beetle specimen. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5fd51ebf2cabbf38e7a04d13/1608244793027-FEPK0YP6OJGOB4FM58CP/Prints_for_John_Hainze_Page_05_bigger.jpg Projects - Nature Underfoot House centipede attacking a cockroach. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5fd51ebf2cabbf38e7a04d13/7133af00-1d72-4043-bbd1-21f808a1c38e/_ant-main.jpg Projects - Nature Underfoot - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5fd51ebf2cabbf38e7a04d13/acd8c673-c02e-408d-9465-e2bbb265dba3/_divider-bottome.jpg Projects - Nature Underfoot - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://www.angelamele.art/illustration-and-public-art-projects/crustfungus-kwx2r monthly 0.5 2021-01-17 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5fd51ebf2cabbf38e7a04d13/1608073950569-XKCZRP64DYVR2H3ATT5I/Earthstar_May_painting.jpg Projects - Missouri Mycological Society MAY 2020: A stick covered in crust fungus (genus Hymenochaete), found in Tower Grove Park, St. Louis https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5fd51ebf2cabbf38e7a04d13/e47068f7-17e5-4558-8e2b-ffed2c6a679e/stick_April.JPG Projects - Missouri Mycological Society APRIL 2021: A stick populated with a mushroom named Trametes conchifer. Found in Tower Grove Park, St. Louis. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5fd51ebf2cabbf38e7a04d13/1608073771736-SKHKD3J7L8GNZT08YJIY/Mycena_illustration.jpg Projects - Missouri Mycological Society NOVEMBER 2020: Walnut mycena (Mycena crocea) found by the Missouri River near Augusta, MO https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5fd51ebf2cabbf38e7a04d13/1610912357067-KAW5815W460RX5H29NJE/turkeytails.jpg Projects - Missouri Mycological Society JANUARY 2021: false turkeytails create a home for green algae in the middle of winter. 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