Capturing the intrinsic beauty and sculptural qualities of her materials, Her forms are inspired by growth and change, as if they were alive. She is able to manipulate her material to create movement in a solid form.
Drawn to the engineering challenges in making such intimate sculptures, making these minute compositions is a spontaneous process for Melissa. Allowing one thing to lead to another, her work comes to life in this organically and evolves as she does in her process of making.