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Creative Process


Why I Choose Khadi Paper for My Handmade Books and Mixed Media Artwork
Discover why Khadi paper has become one of my favorite materials for handmade books, sketchbooks, watercolor, collage, and mixed media artwork, and what makes it so unique.

Melanie Grant
Jul 85 min read


Letters From Aix - Handmade Artist Books
What began as weekly emails from my cousin's time in Aix-en-Provence gradually became inspiration for a collection of handmade artist books. This is the story behind Letters From Aix and the creative journey that transformed correspondence into art.

Melanie Grant
Jun 293 min read


Letters From Aix: How Travel Letters Inspired a Series of Handmade Artist Books
An early look at the imagery and inspiration behind Letters From Aix, a forthcoming series of handmade artist books shaped by travel, texture, and quiet observation.

Melanie Grant
Jun 165 min read


Why Watercolor Paper Matters: Choosing the Best Paper for Watercolor Painting
TRANQUIL • LUMINOUS • ROOTED Stories from the studio, reflections on process, and the art of the handmade. Why Watercolor Paper Matters: Choosing the Best Watercolor Paper Recently, I began studying watercolor painting with a more dedicated and intentional focus. Rather than simply experimenting here and there, I wanted to truly understand the medium—its techniques, its challenges, and its quiet nuances. Almost immediately, one truth became very clear to me: the paper I choo

Melanie Grant
Jan 67 min read


A Year of Making, Becoming, and Beginning Again — An Artist Studio Reflection
A winter artist studio reflection on a year of growth, renewal, and the unfolding of new work inside my Northern Idaho studio.

Melanie Grant
Dec 27, 20254 min read
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