Melissa Muehleisen, Artist's Notebook — Composite Paintings

Benjamin Franklin said “When the well’s dry, we know the worth of water.”

Water and stardust are required for life. The body needs water to form, to live and to decay.

The behavior of electrons commands endless fascination and study. As we grow to a better understanding of their behavior technology advances and devices can be made smaller and more powerful.... The shapes of the fabric and the foils represent different concepts related to the behavior of electrons...