A well-known jewelry designer, Melissa Pluch has never forgotten her passion for painting.Influenced by the Arts and Crafts movement and Art Nouveau era art, Melissa is drawn to the use of elegant line and shape taken from the natural world. "My works are influenced by objects of everyday life such as vases, bowls and furniture. I find the representation of those simple everyday sculptural elements very beautiful."
While living in Japan, Melissa began to admire the Japanese design sensibility noting that, "Its flowing delicacy and visual balance is what I am always trying to achieve."
Melissa attended Ryerson University where she studied film and ph...
Joan Coleman, an avid artist since childhood and a professional artist for nearly 10 years, specializes in creating beautiful fashion-forward artwork. She utilizes a wide variety of art techniques and mediums such as acrylic paints, oil pastels, graphite, colored pencils, watercolors, inks, and digital design software to compose her stunning collection of artwork. Joan is known for her versatility and tenacious design strategy while bridging the artistic gap between tradition and technology. Joan and her partner of 10 years, Paul, founded their company Ink Wonderland in 2009. Ink Wonderland is a high-tech design company that specializes in creating artwork for major retail stores, theme p...
