About the Artist
I find myself increasingly sensitive to the interdependence of very separate lives; to differences between us that are simultaneously superficial and profound. Through my cut-silhouette grounds and their painted surface imagery, I'm working on pulling these personal landscapes out to the surface and making connections. (Read more...)
Rachel Mello lives and works in Somerville, MA, using traditional painting and printmaking techniques to explore the contemporary world.Contact



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Tool World
The man-made and natural are inexorably linked. There is no place on this earth we have not touched and there’s no turning back. Tool World marks the beginning of my newest series of prints, exploring this intersection, through whimsical animations of hand-tools. Opening a playful window on this reality, for me the point is to find humor and light as a way to be in this shared world.
In this new series I’m combining relief, collagraph, and monoprint techniques. Coming from a painting background as I do, creating these prints represents an intensive process of experimentation and discovery for me.

