Based in Northern New York, Melissa Reilly has been passionately creating art since she was a child. With the nature of the Adirondack Mountains and Lake Champlain as her greatest muse, Melissa enjoys capturing the amazing world around her, finding inspiration from her travels, the creatures she encounters, and the people she meets.

As a busy elementary special education teacher and drama director, Melissa was only able to share her creations with friends and family. Following her retirement in 2023, she has been able to devote more time to her art and explore more mediums, adding a variety of hand-crafted polymer clay creations to her watercolor and alcohol ink offerings. Her goal is to spread beauty and happiness; she hopes her work brings you the joy that it brings her!