Melissa Fague

“Art, and creativity in people’s consciousness is all things to all people and a profound reflection of man’s relationship with life. Art is a unique expression of the mind or innermost soul and feelings through demonstrating a particular matter or thing in its most profound meaning. It may portray beauty or aesthetic form of its nature. That reaches out into the hearts of others, from the wonders of dreams and aspiring illusions and never ending world of fantasy. It may be from its simplest to the most passionate expression of beauty or anything to do with various creations exploring a world from its most profound sense. It is the essence of the mind and soul by nature that was formed by expression. It may also be dramatically delivered as a form of communicating from oneself to connect into this world of reality with its undying purposes and reasons. In any such, art is like a world of magic flair with a deeper uninhibited touch of versatility in its meaning and design. Art is the icing of the cake so to speak when it comes to decorating; it finishes off any room, no matter if it’s in your home, office or dorm spaces. Art is also a great gift for moms or dads or even housewarming to holiday gifts; it will brighten the day for any recipient.” Nature and landscape photography communicates with a person’s soul and it helps us connect with the world around us. Both landscape and nature photographs can reflect an impressive array of memories and emotions, happiness and sorrows, love and hate, truth and fables. But is can also teach people and inspire greatness within us. However, art and photography does so much more; it’s a creative experience which explores the mysterious, the sublime, the unexpected, the often obscure and otherworldly, bringing fleeting moments of profound meaning into frozen moments of time; a moment that would otherwise have been invisible to us. Featured artist is national and international award winning nature and landscape photographer Melissa Fague. We are opening our doors to other artists in 2018. If you would like to submit work for consideration, please contact us via email. About Melissa Melissa Fague has always had an appreciation and passion for visual arts or visual storytelling but her career in photographic art did not start until 2009. In 2009 Melissa was involved in a traumatic car accident and endured multiple spinal surgeries; she was laid up of almost 19 months. During that time Melissa chose to learn as much as she could about photography through the Internet and through the Art Institute of Pittsburgh Online division. As Melissa healed and her strength grew, so did the passion and the curiosity for the art of photography. Even though most photographers have a specific style, Melissa finds something interesting and compelling about each field of photography and continuously explores them all. However, Melissa’s love for the outdoors always takes her back to the calming aspects of nature and landscape photography. In 2011, Melissa established PI Photography and Fine Art and in October of 2013 Melissa received her degree in Digital Photography for the Art Institute of Pittsburgh. With visual storytelling, Melissa discovered that there is huge potential to express a more creative and personal vision on (to some individuals) ordinary subjects that are normally passed by without a second thought. Focusing her attention on Delaware allows Melissa to discover not only beautiful landscapes that Delaware offers but the chance to invoke mood and character of the region she lives in. Seeking to capture the beauty, or convey the emotional qualities of a place or moment in nature, her images have elicited responses ranging from evocative, to spiritual and breathtaking. Melissa became a national and international award winning landscape photographer in 2014 and to date, has had over 3 dozen published nature and landscape photos in various media outlets. We invite you to visit our galleries, enjoy the exploration of finding the extraordinary in the ordinary and if you would like to read more about her journey please visit her blog...she is always willing to share her experiences with you.