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Melinda Fabian

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Melinda Fabian
June 11, 2020
Inspiration, Artwork

Blooming Paper Sculpture Irises

Melinda Fabian
June 11, 2020
Inspiration, Artwork
Blooming Paper Sculpture Irises

Flowers are a fun thing to make out of paper, especially because there are so many varieties to choose from.

Tagged: iris, flower, paper works, paper sculpture, paper, watercolor, Strathmore

Melinda Fabian
May 7, 2020
Artwork

Paper-Sculpting a Robin, the First Sign of Spring

Melinda Fabian
May 7, 2020
Artwork
Paper-Sculpting a Robin, the First Sign of Spring

The paper sculpture robin, pictured here, was framed in a shadowbox frame.

Tagged: paper works, paper, paper sculpture, melinda fabian, Strathmore, robin, bir

Melinda Fabian
April 23, 2020
Projects, Artwork

Creating a Full-Color Can You Find?® Seahorse

Melinda Fabian
April 23, 2020
Projects, Artwork
Creating a Full-Color Can You Find?® Seahorse

When creating a Can You Find? hidden object picture in full color, hiding objects is similar to hiding them in a black-and-white drawing.

Tagged: can you find, illustration, seahorse

Melinda Fabian
April 16, 2020
Projects, Inspiration, Artwork

The Real Cat Supermodels Who Inspire My Work

Melinda Fabian
April 16, 2020
Projects, Inspiration, Artwork
The Real Cat Supermodels Who Inspire My Work

Here’s just a few of the illustrations and paper sculptures where my supermodels were the inspiration. See if you can match the illustration to the cat!

Tagged: paper sculpture, Strathmore, cat

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Melinda Fabian
April 2, 2020
Artwork, Projects

Hiding Objects in a Can You Find? Hidden Objects Illustration

Melinda Fabian
April 2, 2020
Artwork, Projects
Hiding Objects in a Can You Find? Hidden Objects Illustration

Ever wonder how artists hide secret objects in their illustration work?

Tagged: can you find, illustration, squirrel

Melinda Fabian
March 19, 2020
Artwork, Projects

Behind-the-Scenes of Creating a Hidden Objects Illustration

Melinda Fabian
March 19, 2020
Artwork, Projects
Behind-the-Scenes of Creating a Hidden Objects Illustration

I have hidden literally thousands of tiny objects in my illustrations.

Tagged: illustration, can you find, hidden objects, invisibles

Melinda Fabian
March 5, 2020
Projects, Artwork

How It's Made: Can You Find?® In Black and White

Melinda Fabian
March 5, 2020
Projects, Artwork
How It's Made: Can You Find?® In Black and White

Hopefully this will give you a small insight as to how I go about drawing up one of my Can You Find? illustrations.

Tagged: can you find, hidden objects, illustration

Melinda Fabian
February 27, 2020
Projects, Artwork

Adding a Wicker Table to Make a Paper Sculpture Set

Melinda Fabian
February 27, 2020
Projects, Artwork
Adding a Wicker Table to Make a Paper Sculpture Set

It’s no good having a wicker chair without a table, so I also need a table to go along with my “wicker” chair (all made out of paper).

Tagged: paper works, wicker, strathmore

Melinda Fabian
February 20, 2020
Projects, Artwork

Adding the Final Touches to the Wicker Chair

Melinda Fabian
February 20, 2020
Projects, Artwork
Adding the Final Touches to the Wicker Chair

Then it was time to hand-cut narrow strips of white paper for hand-weaving a wicker pattern effect for the chair.

Tagged: paper works, strathmore, wicker

Melinda Fabian
February 13, 2020
Artwork, Projects

Creating a Paper Sculpture 'Wicker' Chair Centerpiece

Melinda Fabian
February 13, 2020
Artwork, Projects
Creating a Paper Sculpture 'Wicker' Chair Centerpiece

To bring a chair sketch to life, however, required some construction know-how.

Tagged: paper works, strathmore, wicker

Melinda Fabian
February 6, 2020
Projects, Artwork

Creature Feature: Playful Squirrel Playing on Wisteria Vines

Melinda Fabian
February 6, 2020
Projects, Artwork
Creature Feature: Playful Squirrel Playing on Wisteria Vines

The squirrel is a three-dimensional paper sculpture made completely out of paper.

Tagged: paper, squirrel, wisteria, strathmore

Melinda Fabian
January 30, 2020
Inspiration, Artwork

Finding Inspiration in Wisteria Flowers Blowing in the Breeze

Melinda Fabian
January 30, 2020
Inspiration, Artwork
Finding Inspiration in Wisteria Flowers Blowing in the Breeze

Honoring the distant memories I find in these simple yet beautiful flowers adds more meaning and life to my paper sculptures.

Tagged: paper sculpture, wisteria, flowers, inspiration

Melinda Fabian
January 23, 2020
Artwork

Welcome Home With a Beautiful Grapevine Wreath

Melinda Fabian
January 23, 2020
Artwork
Welcome Home With a Beautiful Grapevine Wreath

I created this paper sculpture “grapevine” wreath using only paper and paint.

Tagged: paper sculpture, wreath, home, welcome, flowers

Melinda Fabian
January 2, 2020
Artwork, Projects

Melinda Fabian Set as Featured Artist at Strathmore Paper Works Show

Melinda Fabian
January 2, 2020
Artwork, Projects
Melinda Fabian Set as Featured Artist at Strathmore Paper Works Show

BIG news! I will be the featured artist at the upcoming Paper Works art show at The Mansion at Strathmore this summer, where I will exhibit an 18-foot paper sculpture titled, “Charming Victorian Country Garden Retreat.” 

Tagged: paper sculpture, Strathmore, Country Garden Retreat

Melinda Fabian
December 19, 2019

Can You Find? Fun for the Holidays

Melinda Fabian
December 19, 2019
Can You Find? Fun for the Holidays

Can You Find? all the objects hidden in these three holiday-themed illustrations?

Tagged: Can you Find, Melinda Fabian Illustrator, Melinda Fabian, hidden object game

Melinda Fabian
November 21, 2019
Artwork, Inspiration

Paper Sculpting 'Dancing' Bleeding Hearts

Melinda Fabian
November 21, 2019
Artwork, Inspiration
Paper Sculpting 'Dancing' Bleeding Hearts

One of my favorite flowers that you will see in many of my pieces are bleeding hearts.

Tagged: melinda fabian, ants, bleeding hearts, flowers

Melinda Fabian
November 14, 2019
Artwork, Projects

Creating Custom Paper Sculpture Letters as One-of-a-Kind Keepsakes

Melinda Fabian
November 14, 2019
Artwork, Projects
Creating Custom Paper Sculpture Letters as One-of-a-Kind Keepsakes

When I was designing the letters, I intentionally made them so that each one could be used individually, framed and sold separately to display on a shelf or to hang on a wall.

Tagged: melinda fabian, heron, Marlyand, custom

Melinda Fabian
November 7, 2019

Creature Feature: A Squirrel 'On My Soapbox'

Melinda Fabian
November 7, 2019
Creature Feature: A Squirrel 'On My Soapbox'

This realistic, wooded habitat is made entirely out of painted paper — even the squirrel is made out of paper.

Tagged: squirrel, paper squirrel, paper sculpture, Melinda Fabian paper sculpture illustrator

Melinda Fabian
October 31, 2019
Artwork, Inspiration, Projects

Turning a Cat Nap Into a Work of Art

Melinda Fabian
October 31, 2019
Artwork, Inspiration, Projects
Turning a Cat Nap Into a Work of Art

When you see a sweet little cat nap, don’t you wish it could be you, sleeping peacefully at 2 in the afternoon?

Tagged: melinda fabian, cat, cat nap, orange tabby

Melinda Fabian
October 17, 2019
Artwork

Identifying an Artist's Signature Style: 'Bunny and Butterflies in My Garden'

Melinda Fabian
October 17, 2019
Artwork
Identifying an Artist's Signature Style: 'Bunny and Butterflies in My Garden'

When you look at an artists’ work, you can often get a sense of not only their style, but also their color palette, the subjects they enjoy painting…

Tagged: melinda fabian, rabbit, garden, bunny, butterfly, flowers

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