Melanie Carlstein

 

I live in sunny Longboat Key, Florida and enjoy spending time creating in my studio.   

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I’m a self taught, mixed media assemblage and sculpture  artist. My toolbox consists of things like paper clay, acrylics, encaustic, resin, wood, wire, recycled cardboard, found objects and so much more!  I source materials from old foundries, barns, salvage yards and estate sales. I select pieces for their shape, patina and beauty. 

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My work celebrates the "art of possibility", breathing new life into discarded objects and turning them into unique, three-dimensional artworks. I love seeing how they evolve from nothing into something! 

 

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