MAW Studio Melanie at Work

Being an artist is much more than making pretty things, it's being open to challenges and new business practices and taking leaps of faith.

Miranda Herrick shows off her amazing hanging skills with her Works and Days 2 series at University School of Nashville.

Take the break you need to, but don't succumb to overwhelm when you want to come back.

I've loved the work of Hannah Lane for a while now, since Bennett Galleries Nashville started representing her paintings. Her Crowd Series is colorful and fu...

Okay, it took me waaaaay to long to go see this show, but better late than never! One of the reasons I'm so intrigued by this collection is because it was th...

Time for another installment of the Coffee Break, where I share a little bit about what's happening behind the scenes at MAW, interesting events around Nashv...

That's right, folks, I just upgraded my camera in a big way, and I'm so excited about it. If you follow me on Facebook or Instagram, you've seen these images...

Over the past couple of months, I've started looking inward a bit more. There have been a few situations that drained me, so I stepped back from everything m...

It's the second day of 2019, and I have truly kicked the year off right. A few restful days, a great New Year's Eve party, and the traditional collards, blac...

A few months ago, I was asked to photograph the study in the home of Mary and Michael Spalding. Mary is an interior designer and antiques expert and she'd re...

One of the monthly meetings for the Master Gardeners of Davidson County took place at Andrew Jackson's Hermitage, where the Master Gardeners take care of the...

This is going to be a bit of a long read, as I'm re-telling some lost history and embellishing as needed. In early November, my husband, Bill, our friend, Ka...

The owners of Fry Classic Construction commissioned a painting from Charlotte Terrell earlier this year. Charlotte asked me to photograph the installation, a...

When I was invited to photograph some pre-party prep for Mary Spalding of Spalding Way, I jumped at the opportunity. Her design philosophy is very accessible...

I was introduced to Tori Alexander by Charlotte Terrell this past summer. Tori is a scream, full of personality and ideas. I imagine working with her, whethe...

Last year I had the privilege to work on documenting a large collection of historical documents, artifacts, and commemorative pieces for local attorney and C...

I was recently invited to photograph a breakfast hosted by artist Charlotte Terrell, Tori Alexander of Alexander Interiors, and Mary Spalding of Spalding Way...

In mid-September I took a road trip to Cadiz, KY to photograph the installation of Days and Deeds, an art exhibit featuring the works of Miranda Herrick and ...

I've recently been introduced to Mary Spalding of Spalding Way. I love her design philosophy: she's not one to clear out a home, rather she takes the time to...

I enjoy my work for many different reasons. One of the things I really like about what I do is getting a peek inside places I normally wouldn't be invited. P...