Kreh Mellick
All my drawings tell a story, and stem from a deep love of
illustration’s storytelling power. Ghosts, folklore, and memory
commingle in my work. The red motifs come from my greatgrandmother’s
sketchbooks: she painted traditional Pennsylvania-
Dutch decorations for tins, chairs, and glass paintings that I
continue to adapt and expand, creating atmospheres for my
figures to inhabit. In creating the patterns that become havens
for my figures, I reference the past, in hopes of connecting to the
women who came before me.
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