Start From Where You Are. Figure Drawing From the Inside Out. Rachel Mello lives and works in Somerville, MA, using traditional painting and printmaking techniques to explore the contemporary world. To hear about upcoming shows and events, Join My Mailing List.

Giving nature a second chance at life. I found a really nice maple log from a tree felled in my own yard, and it was game on. Two splitting wedges, a splitting axe and a five pound sledge later. This is what a fifty pound maple log looks like. Four dead batteries later, I had the corners knocked off so it would fit on the lathe. Roughing out the outside, and prepping to core out the inside. Managed to get a slightly larger piece .