93: Textures of the Natural World: An Interview with Artist Melissa Cormier

Mike begins 10 YouTube videos in 10 weeks and discusses recent pieces. Artist and fellow Pentel Canada Ambassador Melissa Cormier joins the show to discuss her journey from printmaking to her graphite abstract work inspired by natural textures. They talk about her tools, process, and education. They also talk about travel, movies, and earwigs that can fly. Her homework may have you looking the other way. 



Mike Hendley Fine Art on YouTube 



SpeakPipe page on DrawingInspiration.fm



Giraffes



Toucan



Pentel Canada Ambassadors



OCAD University



Printmaking (Britannica)



Salvador Dali



H. R. Giger



Pareidolia



Algonquin Park Residency Program



Algonquin park



Royal Ontario Museum (ROM)



Sophie Green Galapagos Trip



Newfoundland & Labrador



L’Anse aux Meadows



Graphgear 1000



Generals graphite powder 



Krylon Workable fixative



Deserres (Faber Castell Polychromos)



Stonehenge legion hot press paper



Inktober



Kimberly Brooks on Drawing Inspiration



Jo Brown



Flying earwigs



Star Trek Wrath of Kahn (eel in the ear)



Morning Pages from “The Artist’s Way” by Julia Cameron



“The Call” by Peadar O’Guilin



Frodo Baggins



Interstellar



Arrival



Video of ducks emerging around Mike’s pond



Blind contour drawing



===== How to reach Melissa Cormier =====



Instagram - @armcstudio



Web - https://www.assilemreimroc.com/



TikTok - @armcstudio



===== How to reach Mike Hendley =====



MikeHendley.com 



Instagram @Mike_Hendley 



Twitter @MikeHendley



Mike’s drawing kit 



Show notes at DrawingInspiration.fm



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