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About Lia Melia
I am always looking for new ways in which to explore my creativity. The fluidity of melding powdered pigments with solvent based paints on aluminium suits my love of representing inner states and outer forms (like the sea). While some of my paintings can be quite representational, or look a bit like something real, the truth is, I want the viewer to see what they will; and, actually, to complete my art.
Beadwork is another avenue for my creativity. I often work with sculptural forms, and love playing with colour and shapes in an unusual way. Currently I am developing a unisex collection, using heavy metal beads and crystals.
More about the medium
It took many years, of experimentation to develop the techniques needed to use my medium. I love the cold surfaces, liking people to touch in order to feel the different textures. I am often asked if it is an enamel. No, it isn't. It has an enamel-like quality, being as hard an an enamel when thoroughly cured. The surface when new can be damaged if hard surfaces come up against it , but after curing will not need to be treated any differently to an oil painting. An oil painting can take up to a year to thoroughly harden, the same can be true of my work if paint is very thickly applied. A new painting should be hung and left to harden. It is lightfast, and can be cleaned with a damp cloth and a drop of washing up liquid in the cleaning water.