I’m really into art and just recently I started painting.

I had bought a new house and spent so much time on the logistical stuff like home security and getting the insurance up to date I didn’t have any time to think about things like getting it decorated or actually just enjoying it.

That’s why when my friend Sean suggested I turn the third bedroom into a painting studio I took him up on it, mostly just to see what would happen.

It ended up being the best thing in the world because now I have a relaxing hobby that I can actually use to decorate my house with since I’ve got no money leftover to do anyway! I’m really excited about what’s going to come from it and my friends say I’m good. I’m thinking about taking my stuff to sell to an art studio or something but I guess we’ll have to see how things go. I don’t want to embarrass myself and have someone tell me my friends are just being nice!

This guest post was written by Virgi Burks

Melanie Ducharme is a visual artist from Rhode Island. Her work has been described as “an exploration into the female psyche. ”

Melanie’s work explores one’s identity, what makes someone who they are, and why?

Melanie believes that identity can be a role or stereotype. She says that there are identities that are imposed on us and ones we create for ourselves. These identities start when we are young, “what will you be when you grow up?” We incorporate these identities into fairy tales or we see them in the role models that we follow … they shape us into the people that we are or are yet to become.

Melanie has been exhibiting her work since 2001. She is an artist member/volunteer at Gallery X, a cooperative art gallery in New Bedford, and a contributing member of the PopIcon and Cocktail Club podcast.

You can see her work online at her main blog @ melanieducharme.wordpress.com.

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A quick spin around the Sydney Gay and Lesbian Mardi Gras Exhibition, 2010. Tap Gallery. Artists: Janice Appleton; Russell Bastock; John Bortolin; Luke Carr; John Douglas; Jaye Early; Scott Elk; Peter Fountain; Don Gentle; Richard Hedger; Daniel Lutton & Paul McDonald; Annette Blanka Maguire; Mazz; Louise Miller; Martin Roberts; Lucia Rossi; Anton Veenstra; Isabella Humphrey Ventura; William Yang.

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