Art

Putting the Pieces Together • Melissa Arendt and the Art of Inspiration

Melissa Arendt refers to her work as “a fragmented record of life on earth.” At first glance, her pieces give the appearance of collage—dense, busy, eclectic—though in fact they’re completely hand-painted and drawn. Time and space are limited, and she’s trying to fit it all in. Art has been Arendt’s…