Artist, musician, writer, #ND she/herhttps://bsky.app/profile/melwell.bsky.socialhttps://bsky.app/profile/melwell.bsky.social/post/3muucrrp2rk23I think we need to changer grocery day to Monday instead of early Sunday. My sensory overload begins by putting in my loop earplugs, and even then the sounds are UNBEARABLE. But on top of it the stockers are restocking, shouting, rolling empty metal carts. I go out to the car and weep from it.06 Sep 2026 15:30 +0000at://did:plc:3bbdlavdcdg6qczcazvpgvcn/app.bsky.feed.post/3muucrrp2rk23https://bsky.app/profile/melwell.bsky.social/post/3muu6dz4moc2m"I have seen the enemy, and the enemy is us." "Mother, you BITCH!!!!!!!!" "I'll tell you about my mother ..." [contains quote post or other embedded content]06 Sep 2026 14:11 +0000at://did:plc:3bbdlavdcdg6qczcazvpgvcn/app.bsky.feed.post/3muu6dz4moc2mhttps://bsky.app/profile/melwell.bsky.social/post/3muu5ychxxc2mDissertations I will not write (because I am tired but not incurious): Children as agents of linguistic preservation and change in oral tradition06 Sep 2026 14:04 +0000at://did:plc:3bbdlavdcdg6qczcazvpgvcn/app.bsky.feed.post/3muu5ychxxc2mhttps://bsky.app/profile/melwell.bsky.social/post/3muu42ypwx22iHas anyone else noticed the article “an” is starting to disappear? I noticed it has been dropped in news broadcast and pundit podcasts. “A historic meeting,” instead of “An historic meeting.” “A American dream,” not “An American dream.” Anyone else notice this trend? Not a school marm but golly.06 Sep 2026 13:30 +0000at://did:plc:3bbdlavdcdg6qczcazvpgvcn/app.bsky.feed.post/3muu42ypwx22ihttps://bsky.app/profile/melwell.bsky.social/post/3murfo5vgdk2sWhen the IRS thinks you owe it, it will spend a lot of postage to scare the crap out of you, but when the liability is paid off and the wolves back away from the door … crickets. That’s kind of cruel in a sick way. Very American.05 Sep 2026 11:44 +0000at://did:plc:3bbdlavdcdg6qczcazvpgvcn/app.bsky.feed.post/3murfo5vgdk2shttps://bsky.app/profile/melwell.bsky.social/post/3muoy3lqlnc2s"Veil of Rain," oil on canvas by Melwell, 48x36 – Call Parsons Gallery of the West ay +1-575-737-920004 Sep 2026 12:36 +0000at://did:plc:3bbdlavdcdg6qczcazvpgvcn/app.bsky.feed.post/3muoy3lqlnc2shttps://bsky.app/profile/melwell.bsky.social/post/3mummjuregs25Playing with the griddle burner on my new stove. I have fallen in love with an inanimate object.03 Sep 2026 14:04 +0000at://did:plc:3bbdlavdcdg6qczcazvpgvcn/app.bsky.feed.post/3mummjuregs25https://bsky.app/profile/melwell.bsky.social/post/3mumf5dwdek2wIt's been hard to make music ever since Jupiter left us, but I have been thinking about my release of digital music I called "Pet Angels," which is a quiet (more or less) homage to Brian Wilson. https://www.mixcloud.com/callingsistermidnight/pet-angels/03 Sep 2026 11:51 +0000at://did:plc:3bbdlavdcdg6qczcazvpgvcn/app.bsky.feed.post/3mumf5dwdek2whttps://bsky.app/profile/melwell.bsky.social/post/3mumcyciggk2b"Where the Sky Opens Up," oil on panel by Melwell, 12x16 – Call Parsons Gallery of the West at +1-575-737-920003 Sep 2026 11:13 +0000at://did:plc:3bbdlavdcdg6qczcazvpgvcn/app.bsky.feed.post/3mumcyciggk2bhttps://bsky.app/profile/melwell.bsky.social/post/3mujx64iiuc2k"Gate in the Sunlight," oil on panel by Melwell, 16x20 - Call Parsons Gallery of the West at +1-575-737-920002 Sep 2026 12:36 +0000at://did:plc:3bbdlavdcdg6qczcazvpgvcn/app.bsky.feed.post/3mujx64iiuc2khttps://bsky.app/profile/melwell.bsky.social/post/3muhjoy4chk23"Chamisa Field," oil on panel by Melwell 12x16 - Call Parsons Gallery of the West at +1-575-737-920001 Sep 2026 13:29 +0000at://did:plc:3bbdlavdcdg6qczcazvpgvcn/app.bsky.feed.post/3muhjoy4chk23https://bsky.app/profile/melwell.bsky.social/post/3muezbe3rw22t"Morning Visit," oil on panel by Melwell, 12x16 - Call Parsons Gallery of the West at +1-575-737-9200 One of my new paintings with the hand-milled iron oxide ground.31 Aug 2026 13:30 +0000at://did:plc:3bbdlavdcdg6qczcazvpgvcn/app.bsky.feed.post/3muezbe3rw22thttps://bsky.app/profile/melwell.bsky.social/post/3muevva4idk2sI hurt myself by eating too much of this banana nut bread, two days in a row. Let that be a lesson to all the bakers baking delicious stuff. Cuidado!31 Aug 2026 12:30 +0000at://did:plc:3bbdlavdcdg6qczcazvpgvcn/app.bsky.feed.post/3muevva4idk2shttps://bsky.app/profile/melwell.bsky.social/post/3mua47tams22tExperimenting with homemade yellow iron oxide ground on a sanded-down acrylic painting. I love the way the pigment settles into the old surface, leaving bits of the previous painting and all that texture showing through. It already feels like the beginning of something new.29 Aug 2026 14:40 +0000at://did:plc:3bbdlavdcdg6qczcazvpgvcn/app.bsky.feed.post/3mua47tams22thttps://bsky.app/profile/melwell.bsky.social/post/3mua3szjxrk2tThere is an inordinate amount of confusion about which lady part Trump is wearing on his neck. I hear a lot of people say it's a vagina, but honestly, if you guys think that's actually the vee-jay-jay, we have more problems than we know. Bi-labial fricative.29 Aug 2026 14:32 +0000at://did:plc:3bbdlavdcdg6qczcazvpgvcn/app.bsky.feed.post/3mua3szjxrk2thttps://bsky.app/profile/melwell.bsky.social/post/3mu63du6bts24I wish I had taken a pic but I just finished a burger I ground myself from a chuck roast in my food processor and it has to be the most delicious burger I have ever eaten. Totally worth the effort. I am done with ground beef that smells of ammonia and who knows what.28 Aug 2026 19:19 +0000at://did:plc:3bbdlavdcdg6qczcazvpgvcn/app.bsky.feed.post/3mu63du6bts24https://bsky.app/profile/melwell.bsky.social/post/3mu5f4vybhk2vA new tool in the studio. I’ve been experimenting with dry pigments lately, making my own oil colors and grounds. This glass muller and plate will let me properly grind pigment into oil and see where the experiments lead. Pigment, oil, glass, and time.28 Aug 2026 12:41 +0000at://did:plc:3bbdlavdcdg6qczcazvpgvcn/app.bsky.feed.post/3mu5f4vybhk2vhttps://bsky.app/profile/melwell.bsky.social/post/3mu3eqnrtwc2qwww.climate.us https://www.climate.us/27 Aug 2026 17:29 +0000at://did:plc:3bbdlavdcdg6qczcazvpgvcn/app.bsky.feed.post/3mu3eqnrtwc2qhttps://bsky.app/profile/melwell.bsky.social/post/3mu2u5mlhs222He’s doing it to the USA as well. But for who? [contains quote post or other embedded content]27 Aug 2026 12:32 +0000at://did:plc:3bbdlavdcdg6qczcazvpgvcn/app.bsky.feed.post/3mu2u5mlhs222https://bsky.app/profile/melwell.bsky.social/post/3mu2t4co5qk22"Northside," oil on panel by Melwell, 12x9 – Call Parsons Gallery of the West at +1-575-737-920027 Aug 2026 12:13 +0000at://did:plc:3bbdlavdcdg6qczcazvpgvcn/app.bsky.feed.post/3mu2t4co5qk22https://bsky.app/profile/melwell.bsky.social/post/3mtyhjcnyuk2p"Mountain Horse Meadow," oil on panel by Melwell, 10x8 - Call Parsons Gallery of the West at +1-575-737-920026 Aug 2026 13:40 +0000at://did:plc:3bbdlavdcdg6qczcazvpgvcn/app.bsky.feed.post/3mtyhjcnyuk2phttps://bsky.app/profile/melwell.bsky.social/post/3mtvvomdbqs2pThe pollen tassels glow in the moon light. The moon is almost full. Each kernel sits, in potentia. "Buck's Cornfield in the Moonlight," oil on panel by Melwell, 16x20 – Call Parsons Gallery of the West at +1-575-737-920025 Aug 2026 13:16 +0000at://did:plc:3bbdlavdcdg6qczcazvpgvcn/app.bsky.feed.post/3mtvvomdbqs2phttps://bsky.app/profile/melwell.bsky.social/post/3mttqhncins2rI watched the movie backrooms last night and it have left a lingering taste in my mouth. Parts of it reminds me of my early exploration with #snowpixel and #aiart24 Aug 2026 16:37 +0000at://did:plc:3bbdlavdcdg6qczcazvpgvcn/app.bsky.feed.post/3mttqhncins2rhttps://bsky.app/profile/melwell.bsky.social/post/3mtth5oav2k2p"Our Lady of the Mountains," oil on canvas by Melwell, 24x24 – Call Parsons Gallery of the West at +1-575-737-920024 Aug 2026 13:51 +0000at://did:plc:3bbdlavdcdg6qczcazvpgvcn/app.bsky.feed.post/3mtth5oav2k2phttps://bsky.app/profile/melwell.bsky.social/post/3mtlyq72gf22tI need to take this screen off this window and wash it. I think I'd better have a plan, first.21 Aug 2026 14:44 +0000at://did:plc:3bbdlavdcdg6qczcazvpgvcn/app.bsky.feed.post/3mtlyq72gf22thttps://bsky.app/profile/melwell.bsky.social/post/3mtlw6vqm422k"Bowl of Fruit," oil on panel by Melwell, 9x12 – Call Parsons Gallery of the West at +1-575-737-920021 Aug 2026 13:58 +0000at://did:plc:3bbdlavdcdg6qczcazvpgvcn/app.bsky.feed.post/3mtlw6vqm422khttps://bsky.app/profile/melwell.bsky.social/post/3mtjndoyrts27Cleaning hack I devised for my #ADHD #AuADHD – I put together this cleaner's trolly and now I roll around with my little cart and attack all the build-ups, waxy or otherwise. I have a brush for everything! It will be fun while it lasts IYKYK.20 Aug 2026 16:15 +0000at://did:plc:3bbdlavdcdg6qczcazvpgvcn/app.bsky.feed.post/3mtjndoyrts27https://bsky.app/profile/melwell.bsky.social/post/3mtjepu6fus2m"Solitude," oil on panel by Melwell, 12x12 - Call Parsons Gallery of the West at +1-575-737-920020 Aug 2026 13:41 +0000at://did:plc:3bbdlavdcdg6qczcazvpgvcn/app.bsky.feed.post/3mtjepu6fus2mhttps://bsky.app/profile/melwell.bsky.social/post/3mtgvpv6bis2e"Take Wing," oil on panel by Melwell, 8x10 – Call Parsons Gallery of the West at +1-575-737-920019 Aug 2026 14:07 +0000at://did:plc:3bbdlavdcdg6qczcazvpgvcn/app.bsky.feed.post/3mtgvpv6bis2ehttps://bsky.app/profile/melwell.bsky.social/post/3mtee6cgqzc22"Sunflower Season," oil on panel by Melwell, 12x16 – Call Parsons Gallery of the West at +1-575-737-9200.18 Aug 2026 13:47 +0000at://did:plc:3bbdlavdcdg6qczcazvpgvcn/app.bsky.feed.post/3mtee6cgqzc22