Painting
Melanie Sky’s takes an expanded approach when it comes to painting, exploring the intersection between painting, printmaking, ceramics and textile art.
Her work is an ongoing investigation into her sense of self, place, and connection, which intertwines with themes of femininity and identity. Drawing on her inherent energetic connection with the Australian environment, she channels her passion for movement and the interplay of nature and colour into material-led practice.
Select work
Wednesday's Landscape - Earthenware, glaze, 22k gold, 26 x 21 cm
Mirage of Memory - Silk, pigment, earthenware, glaze, 50 x 42 cm
Born Bold (Ceramics) - Earthenware, glaze, 22k gold, 14 x 13, 19 x 7 and 11 x 11 cm
Broken Bay, Silk, pigment, earthenware, glaze, 29 x 122cm, Installation view
Over the Hill, Across the Creek - Silk, pigment, midfire ceramic, glaze, 25 x 65 cm, Installation view
Ties That Bind, Ties That Break, Midfire ceramic, glaze, 13 x 15 and 26.5 x 8 cm
Golden Hour - Clay, goldenrod, turmeric, tea, ironbark, pomegranate, coffee and marigold dyed linen, muslin, hessian, rayon, calico, wool and thread with felt, & acrylic thread, 75 x 331cm, Installation view
Threads of Existence - Stoneware and glaze, with gouache, pastel, acrylic, rice paper and natural dyed calico on reclaimed canvas, 48.5 x 46 x 6cm, Installation view
My World - Oil, acrylic on plywood board, 120 x 90 cm
Burnt out - Stoneware and glaze
Unguarded Moment - Acrylic and woodblock on canvas, framed in Oak, 85 x 105.5cm
Dust and Ashes - Acrylic, Oil and tulle on canvas, Framed in raw Ash, 83 x 83cm *As seen in Art Edit Magazine
Then There was Silence - Acrylic, pastel and woodblock on reclaimed canvas, 72 x 70cm
Elastic Heart - Oil, acrylic and ink on canvas, Framed in raw Ash, 104 x 83.5cm
The Heat is On - Acrylic, pastel and woodblock on canvas, framed in Ash, 38.5 x 38.5cm
Amber Embers - Acrylic, pastel and woodblock on canvas, framed in Ash, 38.5 x 38.5cm
It's Catching - Acrylic, pastel and woodblock on reclaimed canvas, 47 x 97cm
Lost and Running - Acrylic, pastel and woodblock on reclaimed canvas, 46 x 93cm
Alight in Memory - Acrylic, pastel and woodblock on reclaimed canvas, 68 x 70cm
Heat (II) - Woodblock print, acrylic, pastel, thread on reclaimed canvas
Crimson Horizon - Oil, acrylic and tulle on canvas, Framed in Oak, 105.5 x 85cm
High and Dry - Acrylic, oil and woodblock on canvas, framed in Oak, 100 x 100cm
Heat - Woodblock print, acrylic, on reclaimed canvas
Untitled - Natural ink, pigment, acrylic, pastel, gouache, thread, tulle on canvas, hessian, screen, paper, plastic, 120 x 150 cm
Vital Signs - Natural ink, pigment, acrylic, pastel, gouache, thread, tulle on canvas, hessian, plastic, 120 x 600 cm
Sky Mirror - Acrylic and ink on canvas, Framed in raw Oak, 43 x 43cm
In the Line of Fire - Acrylic and woodblock on canvas, framed in Ash, 63 x 63cm
Surrender - Acrylic and ink on canvas, Framed in raw Ash, 63 x 63cm
Kaleidoscope - Acrylic and ink on canvas, Framed in raw Ash, 63 x 63cm
Bearly breathing - Acrylic and ink on canvas, Framed in raw Oak, 43 x 43cm
Hidden blooms - Acrylic on canvas, Framed in raw Ash, 43 x 43cm