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Melissa Ellen Hood
Melissa Ellen Hood
Nashville,
TN
Medium:
Mixed Media 2D Past Featured Artist
“I’ve always had a creative pull, but it wasn’t until I began layering paper, found materials, and ink into meaningful compositions that I realized I was building more than images. I was building stories,” begins Melissa. “The process grounded me, especially during seasons of transition. That instinct to create something lasting from the ordinary is what turned me into an artist.”
Melissa is inspired by history, storytelling, and the way visuals evolve over time. Using repurposed materials, ink-stained papers, and acrylics, she blends nostalgia with contemporary curiosity to spark new perspectives. “I want people to feel a connection to a place, a memory, a piece of themselves they didn’t expect to find. My work explores themes of nostalgia, identity, and rootedness. If someone pauses, smiles, or sees their own story in the layers, that’s everything.”
Get to know Melissa Ellen better:
In terms of your art, where is the most inspirational place you’ve ever been?
As a mom of four and part of a busy, full household, some of the most inspirational moments come not from a specific place, but from those unplanned, fleeting moments when everything briefly aligns. It’s the way light moves through a window at the right time, or how quiet settles into a space just long enough for clarity. Those small, unexpected moments—when beauty sneaks in, are often where my most meaningful ideas take root.
Describe your dream art project.
I’d love to create a large-scale public collage installation that tells the layered story of a region, pulling in pieces of local maps, music history, and everyday materials to create a work that feels both personal and universal. Something rooted in place, with room for others to find themselves in it.
Titles of works can be descriptive or clever or totally unrelated. What’s your favorite title of a piece you’ve named?
I love coming up with names that help bring a piece to life. I’m drawn to titles that already carry a story, something with a sense of history, symbolism, or emotional weight. One of my recent favorites was "Monroe", a paper guitar collage created with pages from a Grand Ole Opry songbook, a touch of Norman Rockwell, and modern magazine layers. It was named after Bill Monroe, the Father of Bluegrass, and the name felt like the perfect echo of the past woven into something new.
