I'm Melissa. This is where I write things down and share new things. Sometimes I even post cute pictures of cats...

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it can be found here, or by clicking any of the links across the top of this page.

I just moved back to Ohio after living in the central valley of California for almost three years. People still mention that I'm all grown up and keep asking how being an adult is going, but I really don't know what they're referring to.

I'm officially a (self-proclaimed) curator -- OF GIFS. GIF CONNOISSEUR. Check it out. My GIF blog even made it to buzzfeed once.
ONE MORE CHECK OFF MY LIFELONG INTERNET TO-DO LIST.

Albums of note UPCOMING/2011/2010/2009
A list of albums from the year that had staying power. Not a top album list, because I haven't heard every album, so that just seems a bit silly to me -- the whole "of the year" thing... although I suppose in my own mind that's what they are...

THE ARCHIVES

Nostalgia
a place where I keep things that are already memories and store things that are currently in my life that will inevitably become memories. Vague enough?

Vestiges of a Life Soon Forgotten
A photographic series devoted to images taken in and around my apartment where I lived for 3 years in college. I moved out for good in December 2009.

Photobooth Sketches
photobooth documentation of sketches i have done and/or found.

Monthly Self Portrait Series
This was a short-lived project that sometimes shows up without warning again on my feed, but definately cannot be considered an "on-going" thing.

My New California Life
What started as an essay series about my experiences living on the left coast turned into a general account of my life here -- through words, photos and other ephemera.

jef etters tips of the day
Jef Etters was a colleague of mine who gave me life tips on a daily basis via a telephone call from a rotary phone. I would then transcribe the tips and post them here for the benefit of all mankind. He didn't know what tumblr was (nor does he now), but he did want to share all his wisdom with the world. enjoy.
PLEASE NOTE: Jef did finally get free long-distance after 7pm EST and will occasionally call to give me tips to transcribe. Be on the look out, it'll change your life.

ScreenCaptureSeries
Funny and or poignant things I feel the need to share with the world via screen capture. This project carries on with the luck that the internet will continue to bring the lulz. I think the odds are in our favor.

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hideandseekgallery: Melissa Olson: Mapped in Two Dimensions My new series, Mapped In Two Dimensions, is a reactionary exercise in dealing with a set of repeating nightmares I’ve been having since just November 2011. Out of the initial confusion surrounding the meaning of these dreams, I decided early this year that a good way to work through them would be to try and use photography as a method of recreation and analysis, potentially helping me decipher what exactly my subconscious mind was trying to tell me night after night. I normally am content not knowing the meaning behind dreams, but these were nightmares of the truest sense. They are very grim and haunting scenes, all of which I must encounter alone.Most of the nightmares have a root in loss, grief and self-doubt. I’ve been struggling with accepting the loss of a friend and have held myself accountable for things outside my control. The internal guilt and inability to discuss these feelings with anyone ended up surfacing in my dreams. This series is just as much about my process of re-creating what I felt as it is about the photographs themselves. The map imagery used in this work is selected based on a visual queue in the nightmare itself. The maps also represent an anchor-point for a journey, which is reflected both as a story in the nightmare itself as well as in the quest to discover the meaning.This series is not complete, but may branch out to include other models, as it has become clear to me that many of the feelings expressed through these pieces are transcendent. Loss and guilt are more widely shared emotions among humankind than we like to admit. It’s a beautiful constant in this life: the ability to weather the loss and pain and carry on. We are intrepid.On view at P*DE*Q 1940 Echo Ave, Fresno, CaliforniaThrough June 2012 New work up tonight for ArtHop. See you there!

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Melissa Olson: Mapped in Two Dimensions

My new series, Mapped In Two Dimensions, is a reactionary exercise in dealing with a set of repeating nightmares I’ve been having since just November 2011. Out of the initial confusion surrounding the meaning of these dreams, I decided early this year that a good way to work through them would be to try and use photography as a method of recreation and analysis, potentially helping me decipher what exactly my subconscious mind was trying to tell me night after night. I normally am content not knowing the meaning behind dreams, but these were nightmares of the truest sense. They are very grim and haunting scenes, all of which I must encounter alone.

Most of the nightmares have a root in loss, grief and self-doubt. I’ve been struggling with accepting the loss of a friend and have held myself accountable for things outside my control. The internal guilt and inability to discuss these feelings with anyone ended up surfacing in my dreams. This series is just as much about my process of re-creating what I felt as it is about the photographs themselves. The map imagery used in this work is selected based on a visual queue in the nightmare itself. The maps also represent an anchor-point for a journey, which is reflected both as a story in the nightmare itself as well as in the quest to discover the meaning.

This series is not complete, but may branch out to include other models, as it has become clear to me that many of the feelings expressed through these pieces are transcendent. Loss and guilt are more widely shared emotions among humankind than we like to admit. It’s a beautiful constant in this life: the ability to weather the loss and pain and carry on. We are intrepid.

On view at P*DE*Q 
1940 Echo Ave, Fresno, California
Through June 2012

New work up tonight for ArtHop. See you there!

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