Melissa Fleming | Artist, Writer & Public Speaker
  American Glaciers
  Wildfires
  Sentient (Night Seascapes)
  Sea Change (Ocean Photograms)
 
  The Space Between
  Wax Flora
  Sand Waves
  On the Water
  Wildlife
  Orchid Haze
  New York in Motion

Under Glass 

Under Glass is a series of sculptural assemblages exploring how context shapes our perceptions of nature. Inspired by the traditions of nineteenth-century natural history, I placed natural objects beneath Victorian-style glass domes to highlight the act of looking that lies at the heart of both art and science. Each dome bears an engraved label that offers a new way to consider the object within, drawing attention to an often overlooked quality or suggesting a broader association.

Atlantic Ocean, 10 gallons (evaporated ocean water/sea salt, engraved glass, wood) 13.5"H x 9.25"W x 9.25"D
Memory, 41 years (tree-ring section, engraved glass) 10.5"H x 12.75"W x 12.75"D
Fibonacci Sequence (nautilus shell, engraved glass, Fibonacci set) 9.0"H x 8.25"W x 8.25"D
Perception: 360 degrees (peacock feather) 10.5"H x 12.75"W x 12.75"D
Energy 300 million years (coal, engraved glass) 9.0"H x 8.25"W x 8.25"D
Value Added XAU (gold, engraved glass) 9.0"H x 8.25"W x 8.25"D
Chaos, 3mph (butterfly, engraved glass) 9.0"H x 8.25"W x 8.25"D
R.O.Y.G.B.I.V (quartz, engraved glass) 9.0"H x 8.25"W x 8.25"D
Potential (seed, glass dome, paper, box) 6.0"H x 6.0"W x 3.5"D
Time, 1 pound (sand, engraved glass) 9.0"H x 8.25"W x 8.25"D