Collection of Fine Art and Fiber Art
Fog Series 1: Young Muir Men
Upturned Roots
Baby Blue Whale
Root Series
Light Element Series
Sweetwater Stupa
Spiritual Journey
Atelier, Figurative and Additional Works
Double Dipsea Bow Tie
Birthing Tray: Mount Tamalpais
Stitched
Sea Level Rising Series
Digesting Technology
Pleats and Columns
Gathering Ocean
Fiber Works
Illustrations
Dipsea Double Bow Tie
Year: 2026
Medium: Watercolor and Cotton & Synthetic Embroidery Thread, andVellum Woven into Arches Watercolor Paper.
Handmade Loom created with Harsware Cloth
Dimensions: 21 ½” x 19” x 2 ½”
Inquiry: Investigation of the “Magical Net”
Tan- the Verb to Weave in Sanskrit
Tanti- String or Weaver
Tantra- the Warp threads- Symbolizing the sacredness that runs through everything. The magical net that connects all of humanity.
Birthing Tray for Mount Tamalpais, 2026
Medium: Watercolor paper embossed and painted, Cotton & Synthetic Embroidery Thread, Vellum Woven into Arches Watercolor Paper. hardware cloth as loom and embroidery hoop.
Dimensions: 16” x 16” x 2 ½”
Tectonic Textiles: Investigation of the “Magical Net,” the sacred thread that that weaves together humanity and the natural world together.
MELISSA PARHM | Brief Bio
Classically trained in the United States and Europe, Melissa is a master of the traditional techniques of drawing, painting and seeks to forge connections between classical and contemporary approaches to art-making by fearlessly combining multiple genres to create unique works.
As an active member of the art community, she exhibits her work, most recently in the upcoming de Young Open Exhibition, at the de Young Museum of Art in San Francisco, Opening September 30, 2023. This will be her second time to be shown at the de Young. Her work was chosen to be featured also at the de Young in The de Young Open in 2020 titled, “On The Edge.” She teaches fine art part-time in the combined outside and virtual classroom setup during this unprecedented time at The New Village School in Sausalito, Ca.
Melissa's body of work is filled with a devotional reverence for nature with a special emphasis on light and ongoing experimentation such as her new series of three-dimensional pleated paintings.
Archived Work. Local Galleries
Please see my archived work
Fiber Sculpture: Once Around at the Lumber Yard, 129 Miller Ave, Mill Valley, CA 94941
TYSE, 74 Throckmorton Ave, Mill Valley, CA, 94941 | KARL the Store1201 Bridgeway, Sausalito, CA 94965
Fine Art: Tazi Designs, 2660 Bridgeway, Sausalito, CA, 94965
Upturned Roots de Young Open Exhibition, On The Edge, 2020-2021