shannon
@mellific.bsky.social
occasionally drawing; often asleep. http://mellific.tumblr.com
"catnap", 2025 / digital print
lmao still iterating on this concept a bit i took this book to a fair and reading it is KSDFL ORIENTATIONALLY LOCKED. which like, working as designed but also so so so stupid. anyway it's a book about "experiencing the weather you're already experiencing but smaller"
lmao still iterating on this concept a bit i took this book to a fair and reading it is KSDFL ORIENTATIONALLY LOCKED. which like, working as designed but also so so so stupid. anyway it's a book about "experiencing the weather you're already experiencing but smaller"
November 24, 2025 at 8:36 PM
"catnap", 2025 / digital print
lmao still iterating on this concept a bit i took this book to a fair and reading it is KSDFL ORIENTATIONALLY LOCKED. which like, working as designed but also so so so stupid. anyway it's a book about "experiencing the weather you're already experiencing but smaller"
lmao still iterating on this concept a bit i took this book to a fair and reading it is KSDFL ORIENTATIONALLY LOCKED. which like, working as designed but also so so so stupid. anyway it's a book about "experiencing the weather you're already experiencing but smaller"
"SEATTLE - BAINBRIDGE", 2025 / digital print of pencil sketch
a little book about taking the ferry
a little book about taking the ferry
November 24, 2025 at 8:33 PM
"SEATTLE - BAINBRIDGE", 2025 / digital print of pencil sketch
a little book about taking the ferry
a little book about taking the ferry
delicious pickles and beautiful zine the LUXURY
drawtober 1
a jar of pao cai pickles for @mellific.bsky.social, an accompanying zine
a jar of pao cai pickles for @mellific.bsky.social, an accompanying zine
October 2, 2025 at 6:04 PM
delicious pickles and beautiful zine the LUXURY
wah thank you!! i was so thrilled when i realized i had those 2 tones of kraft paper just laying around hahaha
August 27, 2025 at 4:34 PM
wah thank you!! i was so thrilled when i realized i had those 2 tones of kraft paper just laying around hahaha
TY A!!!! 💚💚 i'm so excited by the possibilities of translucent vellum rn
August 27, 2025 at 4:31 PM
TY A!!!! 💚💚 i'm so excited by the possibilities of translucent vellum rn
this book will be on view at the William Paterson University Galleries in NJ through dec 4th!! www.wpunj.edu/articles/new... if you are nearby and go and take a photo i'll thank you forever lol i'm trapped on the west coast
August 25, 2025 at 7:20 PM
this book will be on view at the William Paterson University Galleries in NJ through dec 4th!! www.wpunj.edu/articles/new... if you are nearby and go and take a photo i'll thank you forever lol i'm trapped on the west coast
TY SARAH! 💚 the translucent paper is SO fun to brainstorm ideas for hahaha
August 25, 2025 at 6:54 PM
TY SARAH! 💚 the translucent paper is SO fun to brainstorm ideas for hahaha
thank you!!! i feel like i've been unintentionally reducing the amount of drawing in my books to like zero hahahaha
August 25, 2025 at 6:54 PM
thank you!!! i feel like i've been unintentionally reducing the amount of drawing in my books to like zero hahahaha
"2 sq. in. of rain at 9:15 AM on 8/6/2025" / digital print on translucent vellum
i held a sheet of paper in the little drizzle we got a few weeks back & took a slowmo video of the rain hitting it in order to transcribe 2 sq inches of rain from outside my front door to this book :)
i held a sheet of paper in the little drizzle we got a few weeks back & took a slowmo video of the rain hitting it in order to transcribe 2 sq inches of rain from outside my front door to this book :)
August 25, 2025 at 4:46 PM
"2 sq. in. of rain at 9:15 AM on 8/6/2025" / digital print on translucent vellum
i held a sheet of paper in the little drizzle we got a few weeks back & took a slowmo video of the rain hitting it in order to transcribe 2 sq inches of rain from outside my front door to this book :)
i held a sheet of paper in the little drizzle we got a few weeks back & took a slowmo video of the rain hitting it in order to transcribe 2 sq inches of rain from outside my front door to this book :)
TY ZOE!! the blue of the paper is doing so much carrying, i love to look at it
August 4, 2025 at 5:22 AM
TY ZOE!! the blue of the paper is doing so much carrying, i love to look at it
aw thank you!! i'm REALLY pleased with how the seagulls came out hahaha
August 4, 2025 at 5:22 AM
aw thank you!! i'm REALLY pleased with how the seagulls came out hahaha
thank you marya!!!!! 💚💚
August 4, 2025 at 5:21 AM
thank you marya!!!!! 💚💚
"to shore", 2025 / screenprint, papercraft
a "squash" accordion book with a bunch of different papers glued to it hahaha. happy with this one!
a "squash" accordion book with a bunch of different papers glued to it hahaha. happy with this one!
August 1, 2025 at 5:06 PM
"to shore", 2025 / screenprint, papercraft
a "squash" accordion book with a bunch of different papers glued to it hahaha. happy with this one!
a "squash" accordion book with a bunch of different papers glued to it hahaha. happy with this one!
slkfjsd unfortunately no but i definitely plan on bringing them to whatever the next zinefest/fair is... potentially sometime in the fall and almost certainly seattle-based!!
June 3, 2025 at 11:12 PM
slkfjsd unfortunately no but i definitely plan on bringing them to whatever the next zinefest/fair is... potentially sometime in the fall and almost certainly seattle-based!!
ahh thanks for picking up the moth&dirt books!! i'm so happy you enjoyed them!
June 3, 2025 at 11:11 PM
ahh thanks for picking up the moth&dirt books!! i'm so happy you enjoyed them!
thank you!!! i had a ton of fun making it 😊💚
May 5, 2025 at 6:13 AM
thank you!!! i had a ton of fun making it 😊💚
pretty excited by the construction of this, the case is made from the leftover paper of the zine so it can all be printed on a single 8.5x11 sheet!!
May 5, 2025 at 1:36 AM
pretty excited by the construction of this, the case is made from the leftover paper of the zine so it can all be printed on a single 8.5x11 sheet!!
i'll have this little turkish map fold zine called "soil survey" at seattle art book fair this upcoming weekend (may 10-11) at washington hall! come by and say hi!
May 5, 2025 at 1:35 AM
i'll have this little turkish map fold zine called "soil survey" at seattle art book fair this upcoming weekend (may 10-11) at washington hall! come by and say hi!
ahh thank you!! very fish-forward of late hahahah
April 4, 2025 at 7:52 PM
ahh thank you!! very fish-forward of late hahahah