Custom paintings on silk celebrating your journey towards fulfillment!

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MEET THE FOUNDER & Artist

Hey, I'm Melissa!

I started painting on silk 30 years ago as a way to balance the heavy science load I carried on my journey to becoming a doctor. Along the way, I found it fostered joy in myself and those around me.

Life has been hard along the way, and many things have required patient progress, as I faced challenges such as:

Multiple medical issues (miscarriage, hospitalizations, international medivacs)

Nearly 20 years living, working and studying outside the US

Serving at-risk populations during conflict and political instability, including emergency evacuations

It was the stories I shared through my art and my conversations that helped me transform, heal, and help others celebrate their own journeys.

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