{"id":1452,"date":"2021-03-16T09:32:41","date_gmt":"2021-03-16T13:32:41","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/melissamwai.com\/index.php\/art-portfolio-2\/"},"modified":"2026-04-24T16:32:41","modified_gmt":"2026-04-24T20:32:41","slug":"art-portfolio-2","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/melissamwai.com\/index.php\/art-portfolio-2\/","title":{"rendered":"Art Portfolio"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow aligncenter\" data-effect=\"slide\"><div class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_container swiper-container\"><ul class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_swiper-wrapper swiper-wrapper\"><li class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_slide swiper-slide\"><figure><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1179\" height=\"1169\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_image wp-image-2273\" data-id=\"2273\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/melissamwai.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/IMG_5350.jpg?resize=1179%2C1169\"\/><\/figure><\/li><li class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_slide swiper-slide\"><figure><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"2732\" height=\"2048\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_image wp-image-2269\" data-id=\"2269\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/melissamwai.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/Puerto_Rican_Tody_highlights-1.jpg?resize=2732%2C2048\"\/><\/figure><\/li><li class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_slide swiper-slide\"><figure><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"2048\" height=\"2048\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_image wp-image-2270\" data-id=\"2270\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/melissamwai.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/Melissa_H_Mwai_highlights.jpg?resize=2048%2C2048\"\/><\/figure><\/li><li class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_slide swiper-slide\"><figure><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1179\" height=\"1037\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_image wp-image-2096\" data-id=\"2096\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/melissamwai.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/IMG_4196.jpg?resize=1179%2C1037\"\/><\/figure><\/li><li class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_slide swiper-slide\"><figure><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"2732\" height=\"2048\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_image wp-image-1522\" data-id=\"1522\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/melissamwai.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/untitled_artwork-4.jpg?resize=2732%2C2048\"\/><\/figure><\/li><li class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_slide swiper-slide\"><figure><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1179\" height=\"960\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_image wp-image-1734\" data-id=\"1734\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/melissamwai.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/image-2.jpg?resize=1179%2C960\"\/><\/figure><\/li><li class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_slide swiper-slide\"><figure><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1440\" height=\"1079\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_image wp-image-1693\" data-id=\"1693\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/melissamwai.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/d5450754-e9a2-448f-8e6f-1ecd6b29e3e4-1.jpg?resize=1440%2C1079\"\/><\/figure><\/li><li class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_slide swiper-slide\"><figure><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1179\" height=\"877\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_image wp-image-1725\" data-id=\"1725\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/melissamwai.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/img_0422-2-1.jpg?resize=1179%2C877\"\/><\/figure><\/li><li class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_slide swiper-slide\"><figure><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1179\" height=\"1519\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_image wp-image-1723\" data-id=\"1723\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/melissamwai.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/img_0419-1.jpg?resize=1179%2C1519\"\/><\/figure><\/li><\/ul><a class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_button-prev swiper-button-prev swiper-button-white\" role=\"button\"><\/a><a class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_button-next swiper-button-next swiper-button-white\" role=\"button\"><\/a><a aria-label=\"Pause Slideshow\" class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_button-pause\" role=\"button\"><\/a><div class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_pagination swiper-pagination swiper-pagination-white\"><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-css-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Illustration Notes<\/strong>: I am a mixed media artist who combines painted papers and textures with digital art. Art pieces that look totally collaged are pieced together behind-the-scenes in Procreate. Art pieces that lean more digital still have textures or photos worked in.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Illustration Notes: I am a mixed media artist who combines painted papers and textures with digital art. Art pieces that look totally collaged are pieced together behind-the-scenes in Procreate. 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