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Domestic Whirlwind

Melanie Faith

Artist’s Statement:

“I’m fascinated by what is timeless about human nature (joy, anticipation, apprehension, expectation, disappointment, struggle) against the backdrop of the ephemeral, ever-changing world around us. Trained as a writer and an educator, I enjoy photography that hints at story. I like the challenge of either finding or composing images that invite the viewer into a narrative that sheds light both on what is present within the composition and what is held within the viewer. In the past year, I’ve become fascinated by still-life photography and the ability of assemblages to express characters, themes, and symbolism. I often combine vintage imagery of the ’40s-’60s with words (either on literal cards within the shot or post-processing excerpts from my own poems and prose in Photoshop). What I love about photography is similar to what I love about writing: it is an art form where one is perpetually learning, growing, and reflecting.”

—Melanie Faith

Domestic Whirlwind by Melanie Faith

Domestic whirlwind
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Melanie_Faith-WS--Crossbeams_and_Light_11-20-15

Crossbeams and Light
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I had the radio on

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Melanie_Faith-WS--One_Left--11-20-15

One left
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Melanie_Faith "Like_a_Riddle"

Like a riddle
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Melanie_Faith "The_Furnace_Works"

The furnace works
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Melanie_Faith "Seedpod_and_Shadow_Study"

Seed pod and shadow study
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Tumbling
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Melanie Faith

Brush it away again
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About Melanie Faith

Melanie Faith's photography was recently featured in the Birmingham Arts Journal in April 2016 and Sandy River Review's Fall 2015 issue. She enjoys warm weather, snail mail, and collecting shoes, quotes, and books. She is a tutor at a college-preparatory high school in Pennsylvania, a freelance writing instructor and adjunct professor, and an auntie. Her writing has been nominated for three Pushcart Prizes and most recently published in The Writer's Monthly Review Magazine and Embodied Effigies (both 2015). Her flash fiction placed in the Bevel Summers Prize for the Short Short Story and was subsequently published in Shenandoah (2014). Her Tiny House chapbook was published by Porkbelly Press (2015), and her WWII-era poetry collection, Catching the Send-off Train, appeared at Wordrunner eChapbooks (summer 2013).

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