{"id":321,"date":"2024-08-02T11:49:29","date_gmt":"2024-08-02T11:49:29","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sickaf.amandaalderson.com\/dir\/?page_id=321"},"modified":"2025-08-07T15:47:27","modified_gmt":"2025-08-07T15:47:27","slug":"melissa-cameron","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/sickaf.amandaalderson.com\/dir\/artists\/artists-pg\/melissa-cameron\/","title":{"rendered":"Melissa Cameron"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
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…no raw or overlocked edges to irritate, or threads to soak in the pools of lotion that I must anoint myself with twice daily… The result, a medicinal dress.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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I made my first dress in early February, as an act of self-preservation. The summer, one that would become Western Australia\u2019s hottest on record, was reaching temperatures over 40\u00b0C weekly. This was not a comfortable for many people, but it made getting dressed particularly challenging for me.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

I love clothes and own many – too many – but in recent times I\u2019ve found it difficult to find items that play well with my chronic skin condition. When it\u2019s hot I need lightweight low-touch clothes. I shop carefully, paying attention to the textile labels. After an online shop of supposedly 100% linen clothing went awry, a different instinct kicked in. I\u2019d have to make my own.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

I\u2019m a career maker, but I had only sewn soft toys with my nieces and nephews, and stitched up a couple of simple costumes, before attempting this garment.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

A frayed and too-small silk dress, previously my extreme weather go-to, was a rough guide.  I paired a breathable and washable light cotton fabric with wide and soft cotton cording to make a feature of thick straps that wouldn\u2019t cut into my skin, even if pulled.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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Melissa Cameron, black dress, 2024, cotton fabric, cotton cording, cotton thread\n<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

French seams, I saw on other favoured garments, mean no raw or overlocked edges to irritate, or threads to soak in the pools of lotion that I must anoint myself with twice daily. A bit more cording was employed over surface seams, again to hide the edges that had to be turned away from skin. The result, a medicinal dress.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Melissa Cameron is a Western Australian artist with degrees in interior architecture and jewellery and metalsmithing. Her aesthetic rationale reflects these twin interests.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Her works are in public collections, include the National Gallery of Australia, the University of Iowa Museum of Art, and Cheongju Collection in South Korea. Her writing appears on Art Jewelry Forum and Garland Magazine, and she has presented papers, undertaken residencies, curated exhibitions and received grants in multiple countries.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Website: melissacameron.net\/<\/a>
Blog: melissacameron.net\/blog\/<\/a>
Instagram: @melissacameronjeweller<\/a>
Youtube: @MelissaCameron-artist<\/a>
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Invest in original art.<\/strong> Reach out to the artist directly through their website, online shop or social channels to enquire about available works or future commissions.

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Melissa Cameron
black dress <\/em><\/strong>
2024
Cotton fabric, cotton cording, cotton thread
98cm x 100cm
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Melissa Cameron, black dress, 2024, cotton fabric, cotton cording, cotton thread\n<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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SICK AF exhibition, Nyisztor Studio, L-R Melissa Cameron, Amanda Alderson, Helena Bugucki, Lucinda Crimson, photo: Brad Coleman<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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SICK AF exhibition, Rose de Freycinet Gallery, Nadeen Brown, Melissa Cameron, photo: Ash Cramond<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

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Artist Statement I made my first dress in early February, as an act of self-preservation. The summer, one that would become Western Australia\u2019s hottest on record, was reaching temperatures over 40\u00b0C weekly. This was not a comfortable for many people, but it made getting dressed particularly challenging for me. I love clothes and own many … <\/p>\n

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