Mela is a 37 year old varied artist hailing from Williamsburg, Virginia. She has a broad background in art, but concentrated on textile design along with a German degree at James Madison University's school of art where she graduated in 1992. After spending a few years in Germany with the occasional cafe show, she returned to the States and decided to get down to business with the thing called art. She gained a background in commercial art and web design which held her in good stead in the area for a few years before she decided to go into her own business marketing graphic design, traditional art, greeting cards and gothic wedding invitations in a business simply called Mela (see http://www.melasdesign.com). Currently Mela follows the muse in varying media as shown on this site. She can be contacted at the URL or e-mail address above concerning shows and commissions.