Postcard

Diana Phan

Melanie Hofmann

http://www.fiberscene.com

Melanie Hofmann has been creating art for most of her life. As a teenager, growing up in Berkeley during the 70’s she was introduced to macrame, batik and tie dye which started her interest in fiber arts. Later she attended art school in Mexico at the Instituto Allende where she studied primarily natural dye processes and weaving. Her first degree in Recreation was completed in 1978, and in 1996 she graduated with a fine arts degree in textiles from California College of Arts and Crafts.

Melanie has always loved the process of creating visual art. It excites her to imagine new pieces and then bring them into a physical form. During the process of creating, often new ideas occur, so there is always an element of discovery and unpredictability which she finds intriguing.

Melanie’s current work explores color, light, contrast and texture in an abstract and surreal manner. In the past she has also made representational and figurative work. She has pursued her own healing from trauma experienced in her life by creating large narrative textile pieces that speak of her personal history, but that relate also to the issues that many survivors experience.

Nancy Brown