Marsha Mello

has always been inspired by the elegance of nature, and strives to depict that in her detailed etchings and watercolors.

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I have been drawing since I was very young. After spending years doing pen-and-ink work, I took a two-day class on etching, and fell in love with it. I got a loan, bought a press, ink, tools and equipment, and started making prints in 1982. I haven't stopped since.

As an artist and naturalist, I am endlessly fascinated by the detail found in the natural world. Etching allows me to express this detail, and also to make multiples of each drawing. In this way I can share my vision with many people. The creation of a print goes through several transformations during the stages of the etching process, and sometimes the finished print holds surprises for the artist.

Making etchings is interesting, exhilarating, frustrating, lovely, tedious, and satisfying, just like life.