Melissa Quam, Mole
Melissa Quam
1969-
Zuni Pueblo
Medium Specific
Septarian
Classification
Sculpture: Stone
Dimensions
1/2 x 1 7/8 x 3/4 in. (1.3 x 4.8 x 1.9 cm.)
Accession Number
2021.35.28.178
Credit
Gift of Carol and Don Tallman
Memo / Artist Statement
Melissa's carvings are lightly sculptural - she typically carves smaller animals caught in a turning pose, which gives them a gentle flow and rhythm. She seldom inlays the eyes but tends to carve utilizing decorative stones such as lapis, malachite, labradorite & yttrium flourite. https://sunshinestudio.com/collections/melissa-quam
Biography
Melissa Quam is an abstract carver born January of 1969 to a family with many carvers; notably her sister Abby Quam. Both Abby & Melissa learned to carve from their older brother Gabriel Quam.
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