Come say hello and see the show I’m in? I’ll be at the Gallery 4-5 on Thursday, the 5th.
This is one of 4 works created for a giant exquisite corpse drawing that extends in 4 directions, like a quilt. A cool idea by the Still Utopia+Exquisite Corpse Collective.

Gallery MC, 545 West 52nd Street New York, NY 10019, 6-8PM.

#contemporaryart #Drawing #exquisitecorpse #exquisitecorpsedrawing #drawing #draw #justdraw #collaborativeart #drawingtogether #drawingoftheday #fineart #art

It isn’t done till you lint roll.

I’m halfway through a two-part commission for a new collector. This first panel is built from the finished edges of roughly 300 garments from my own collection. The second panel will be all denim, supplied by the client.

More soon.
#lintroller #textileart #fibreart #clothingsculpture #secondhandclothing #upcycledart #processart #contemporaryart

I’m happy to be part of Still Utopia:
Broken Links, a group show opening tomorrow, Wednesday, January 14. The exhibition includes drawings by all of the artists, but I'm especially excited about the large exquisite corpse quilt/ drawing we made together.

545 West 52nd Street New York, NY 10019, 6-8PM. Hope to see you there.

@held.line @gallerymcnyc
#contemporaryart #GalleryMC @countryboy12724
#exquisitecorpse #exquisitecorpsedrawing #drawing #draw #justdraw #collaborativeart #drawingtogether

Came across this feature from @booooooom! and was astonished to see that it’s from 15 years ago, featuring work from the first 10 years of my art career.

I’ve done so much work but I have so many projects still living in my head! I’m grateful that I am still excited about secondhand clothing and looking forward to the exhibitions I have scheduled for 2026.

#abstractstructure #abstractartworks #fibreartist #contemporarysculptureartist #contemporary-artists #handmade #smallsculpture

Clothing becomes structure, structure becomes movement, movement becomes sound.

It was truly a joy to watch Sarah Swift bring the set design to life. I love the way she and Michael improvise here, as Dawn quietly emerges from behind the orange cut-out piece.

#Improvisation #ModernDance #ImprovisationalMusic #LivePerformance
#setdesign #clothingsculpture #textileart #fibreart #handmade
#dalcroze #intergenerationalarts

Where we are... where we are going

WIP wall-work for a new commission. Excited to be back to this piece.
Made from over 300 seams from unwearable second-hand clothing. There is some ochre in there.. do I keep it or remove it?

#usedclothing @textileart #textile #textiledesign #textileartist #arcylic #artprocess #ClothingArt #modernart #fineart #art #contemporaryart #clothingsculpture #sculptureart #abstractsculpture #fineart #art #contemporaryart #sculptor #contemporarysculpture

Where we are now. Where we are going.
I'm close to finishing this wall-work, made from over 300 seams from unwanted second-hand clothing. It will be 20" x 18” and appear to be emerging from the wall.

#usedclothing @textileart #textile #textiledesign #textileartist #artprocess #ClothingArt #modernart #fineart #art #contemporaryart #clothingsculpture #sculptureart #abstractsculpture #fineart #art #contemporaryart #sculptor #contemporarysculpture #derickmelander @countryboy12724

Join Me for Upstate Open Studios on Saturday, July 19th and Sunday, July 20th, 2025, 11am – 6pm.

New this year, Upstate Open Studios joins the Upstate Art Weekend constellation with an ambitious debut: over 185 artists across the region throwing open their studio doors to the public.

#upstateopnestudios #upstateartweekend #callicoonny #freemontcenterny #cooksfallsny #roscoeny #livingstonmanorny #jeffersonvilleny #northbranchny #smallvilleny #narrowsburgny #collectart #derickmelander