Imaginarium Botanica
Melanie Thompson
April 12 - May 1
Opening Reception: Friday April 12, 5-7pm

"Using a collection of botanical and found materials, I have made an installation creating an imaginary space, an Imaginarium Botanica. A variety of techniques from basketry, stitch, 3d sculpture, printmaking to paint and cyanotype is used to create the work. This environment encourages viewers to view botanical detritus with new eyes.

This work is partly born from a dire need to encourage the world to appreciate our natural environment with a desire to help saving it."

Melanie Thompson is a Canadian multi disciplinary visual artist. Already a professional basket maker, Melanie completed the Diploma in Fine Arts at ECUAD and continued with additional course work for a number of years. Her practice has a conceptual focus on material transformation and the environment, often including both 2 and 3 dimensional work in installations.
Melanie has exhibited and sold her work widely. Her work can currently be found at Summer Artcraft, The Pottery, and Nook on Salt Spring Island, BC. It can also be viewed at https://ssartscouncil.com/user/melanie-thompson, www.craftcouncilbc.ca and on her instagram account https://www.instagram.com/melaniethompson1