Mel Baxter

My studio is half my home, which is a 70’s wooden cabin. Artwork that inspires me is everywhere, along with my own artwork and little notes from people I’ve worked with and friends. Everything is wooden or leather - even my keyboard is made of wood. It has a very warm, orangey, cosy feeling.

I research. I collect images that inspire me- mainly by screenshotting them on my phone and putting them in a dedicated album. They’re generally not even of artwork, just everything that sparks a fire in my belly. Today I collected a 70’s image of someone’s mum wearing a great tshirt and ripped jeans...and an etsy listing of a quilt with awesome colours.