Artist Statement

Sierra Melcher was born in Vermont and raised in a number of cities across the United States. She is thus an avid traveler and a lover of history. She is a certified high school history teacher and has worked in schools in San Francisco. She has studied and practiced art over fifteen years and has recently been privileged to concentrate solely on her artistic pursuits. She has several specialties: painting, drawing and most recently photography.

Her photographs show her unique perspective and keen attention to ordinary details. She sees photography as a way to share her perspective and world view with others, as a way to guide the audience to pay attention to what can often be missed. The natural beauty of the land, the sky and the people who inhabit this world provide endless motivation and inspiration for her in her work as an artist. She sees humanity, even in its most wretched state, as a beautiful thing and she has a way to see the peace and the calm in every image.

Her paintings and sketches explore various themes while she experiments with mixing media, materials and sizes to create an expression. She has a simplistic form and style often understating rather than over stating. It is especially clear through her paintings and drawings that she is an avid fan of history; components of that fascination are evident in virtually every piece she does: be it an Atomic Bomb Series, portraits of historic figures and icons, historic landscapes, portraits of ancestors, or pieces including classic architecture. However she does not prescribe to the use of traditional materials in a traditional way. She mixes and manipulates her materials. She often uses glass and mirrors in her work to create an ethereal effect.

She is still in the blossoming stages as an artist and continues to explore new colors, materials and mediums. She is finding an inner peace from her renewed focus on her artistic expression. In a world that expects so much of us and from us; in a world that demands our constant attention she finds solace in the quiet of her work. It is her work that can quiet her mind and heart; she hopes that it can do the same for its audience.


• 3024 Fulton #1, San Francisco, CA. 94118 •

• E-mail sierramelcher@hotmail.com •
• Phone (415)368-8697 •