By : MelonVice - 12 September, 2025 2 min read
Old wishes and new dreams laid bare on me that blur the paths that carry me into the future. The muddied lessons taken from the past turn gristly when mixed with how I live in the present. Is that the feeling of swelling conflicts? Where is the middle ground? The home for all our values . . .
By : MelonVice - 16 August, 2025 12 min read
Five Years. 1825 Days. 3,800 Hours. 157,784,760 Seconds. MelonVice Studios opened in July 2020 so that means they have been creating artworks for over five years! That is an incredible milestone to have reached! Their website also started in August 2022 . . .
By : MelonVice - 23 July, 2025 15 min read
Ten minutes ago, the voice of Ms Cordew was a faded cocktail of grunts and groans. It was the last lesson of the day, and River’s tired eyes were glazed over in the direction of the chalkboard . . .
By : MelonVice - 13 April, 2024 1 min read
Several years ago, Miguel found fitness inspiration when he joined our studio and met River. River was the model of athleticism, a star soccer player and the kid with all the friends. It was difficult not to love him . . .
By : MelonVice - 30 March, 2024 2 min read
I took some time off school yesterday to help my mother prepare for the market that will run during the Easter weekend. Each year she sets up a clothing stall alongside the farmers, other artisans and antique sellers. It’s become a tradition, and a part of our family bonding . . .
By : MelonVice - 23 March, 2024 1 min read
Because work this quarter is slow and the studio is quieter than normal, Clian likes to spend his spare time in his office drafting ideas and clothing designs for next season's fashion line. He becomes so absorbed in his sketchbook that the early morning hours . . .
By : MelonVice - 13 April, 2024 2 min read
Being able to work at the studio was the opportunity for me to pursue my dreams as a photographer. When I received the job offer, I moved across the world, where I worked as a butcher in a small shop. Back then, photography was only a hobby and . . .
By : MelonVice - 30 March, 2024 1 min read
Come and visit the lost paradise, where leafy greens sprawl high into the infinite blue sky and wild beasts stalk through untracked paths. Let the saturated environment, as bright as the sun, soak into your skin. Feel the air, humid with tropical thunder . . .
By : MelonVice - 23 March, 2024 1 min read
The hardships and struggles that come hand-in-hand with adolescence can create a mindspace that is clouded with pessimistic thoughts and self-doubt. He may feel plagued within an impenetrable forest. Unable to escape the overgrown vines of trouble . . .
By : MelonVice - 1 March, 2024 1 min read
From green and tranquil faraway mountains to the neon night-time cityscapes. A flicker between two times and hidden realities pass unnoticed by the boy from separate worlds. A stolen snap-shot frame of the cross-streams paint a vision of the vastly divergent realities . . .
By : MelonVice - 24 February, 2024 1 min read
I remember when I was young, I would make up my own games in my room using empty bottles and bottle caps and random things I could find around the house. I wanted to buy all these toys and games, and even though my mom did leave me a lot of money . . .
By : MelonVice - 3 February, 2024 1 min read
Kei: It’s so cold outside. We should have stayed inside and done something at your house. I mean, it wasn’t meant to be this cold today! I can’t even feel my face.
River: Yeah… I wanted to show you a game Scott showed me the other day, but my two older brothers invited all their friends over . . .
By : MelonVice - 20 January, 2024 2 min read
A piece of tranquility was a rare sought after gem in Miguel’s holidays. With his parents at work today and his younger brother out to see a live-action showing of Space Rangers with his grandmother, he cusped that gem in his hands . . .
By : MelonVice - 13 January, 2024 1 min read
The flourishing of mutual feelings despite their different principles and interests is what brought River and Kei together. They have had incredible opportunities to support each other by the waist through tough trials, watch each other's backs during difficult times . . .
By : MelonVice - 1 January, 2024 1 min read
Is it friendship or love? A recent rise in emotions within Scott has left him with sleepless nights and confused thoughts. Because his school life is punctuated with social loneliness and isolation, Scott’s definition of a friend is murky and cloudy with uncertainty . . .