COMMUNITY
Marina Del Rey School Utility Box Workshop
Melissa partnered with after school care program Prime Time's art director to lead a workshop to paint a utility box in Del Rey community. Students learned how to properly paint outdoors being creative, safe, and have fun.
Utility Box Project with Del Rey Community
Melissa is a local to Del Rey Community and partnered with the Del Rey neighborhood council to paint a box herself and distribute a couple other boxes to contributing artists with professional background in the arts and murals. Melissa invited artists who have shared and volunteered their time and materials to these boxes and to workshops within the neighborhood.
Face painting for Communities in Los Angeles
Melissa "Yher" spends a lot of her time face painting for communities in Los Angeles for different events and festivals. One of her favorite and most known events is the annual Olvera Muertos Art walk loacted in Olvera Street.