You’re Invited to my Virtual Open Studio!

By Melani | August 16, 2020 |
Open Studio 2020 Postcard Invitations featuring the painting, "Year of the Rat" by artist Melani Grube, for Sac Open Studios..

  Will you be there? Today, at 1 pm, I will be Live-streaming on Facebook with my Open Studio, as part of Sac Open Studios hosted by Verge Center for the Arts .   And I’m baking cupcakes for you!   Yes, I know you won’t be able to actually eat them, but you can…

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You Can See the Work in Progress on the Journey of Hope Painting

By Melani | December 13, 2019 |
The cropped thumbnail of The first phase, the paint spatter, for the painting, by Melani Grube, "Flowing Over", for the Journey of Hope Art Show 2019. Work in Progress shot.

  What would you do? For the Journey of Hope Art Show, I was given a written story of a young woman’s real life journey through mental health challenges. I did not know the woman, but I was to create a painting inspired by what she had written. While she shared her diagnosis, she focused…

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What You’ll Want to Know About the Journey of Hope Show 2019

By Melani | December 7, 2019 |
Journey of Hope Art Show 2019 writer Valerie Dacpano and artist Melani Grube in front of Melani's piece, "Flowing Over", inspired by Valerie's story of her mental health journey. Cropped for thumbnail image.

  I am so excited to tell you about the Journey of Hope Show 2019. The most important thing about it is it’s cause: to stop the stigma surrounding mental health issues. The Journey of Hope Show is about real life stories of living with mental health challenges portrayed through art. I know that I…

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