{"title":"Melissa Lamont-Gordon","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan lang=\"EN\"\u003eMelissa Lamont-Gordon is an active fiber artist who often incorporates nuno felting, wet felting, sewing, weaving, knitting and spinning her own yarn into her work. She was an exhibiting artist at Crossroads Art Center several years ago, and has been an exhibiting artist at The Bay School Community Arts Center in Mathews County Virginia since 2022, joining the Board of Directors there in 2025.   She exhibits in both themed shows and is an artist in residence there. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan lang=\"EN\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan lang=\"EN\"\u003eMelissa is also a professional musician. As a child, she began violin lessons at a summer fine arts workshop in her hometown. This led to a career in the performing arts, specifically, directing high school orchestras, the Richmond Symphony Young Performers Artists Youth Orchestra, and instructing Advanced Placement Music Theory. She is still active in the music profession as a guest conductor and adjudicator.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan lang=\"EN\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan lang=\"EN\"\u003eAfter retiring from teaching in 2016, Melissa began to explore more of the fiber art world, teaching herself how to weave, spin, and, most recently, wet and nuno felt, which has opened up a new world of artistic expression.  She creates both wearable and functional art– much of which is upcycled. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan lang=\"EN\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan lang=\"EN\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan lang=\"EN\"\u003eArtist Statement: \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan lang=\"EN\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan lang=\"EN\"\u003eFiber, fabric and “floof” have always fascinated me.  I enjoy the challenge of taking raw materials and creating something beautiful and often functional.  My fiber journey began when I was a child - learning from my grandmother how to knit, and then learning needlepoint and basic crochet.  By high school, I was sewing my own clothing, and continued to sew and knit through music school and my career. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan lang=\"EN\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan lang=\"EN\"\u003eCurrently, I work from my studio in Mathews County Virginia, where I have several looms, sewing machines, and a spinning wheel.  I use these tools to create artwork from raw fibers and fabrics, often combining the two.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan lang=\"EN\" style=\"font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%; font-family: 'Arial',sans-serif; mso-fareast-font-family: Arial; mso-ansi-language: EN; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA;\"\u003e\u003cimg src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0780\/8101\/files\/Lamont-Gordon_headshot.jpg?v=1778000507\" alt=\"\" width=\"206\" height=\"223\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/melissalamontgordon.com\/\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\"\u003e\u003cspan lang=\"EN\" style=\"font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%; font-family: 'Arial',sans-serif; mso-fareast-font-family: Arial; mso-ansi-language: EN; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA;\"\u003emelissalamontgordon.com\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003ca rel=\"noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/melissalamontgordon.com\/\" target=\"_blank\"\u003e\u003cspan lang=\"EN\" style=\"font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%; font-family: 'Arial',sans-serif; mso-fareast-font-family: Arial; mso-ansi-language: EN; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA;\"\u003e\u003cimg height=\"284\" width=\"294\" alt=\"Art by Melissa Lamont-Gordon – Artfelt Fiber Creations\" src=\"https:\/\/melissalamontgordon.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/cropped-proof-3-rough-logo-for-melissa-lamont-gordon-360x348.png\" style=\"display: block; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","products":[],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0780\/8101\/collections\/Cover.jpg?v=1778000592","url":"https:\/\/www.crossroadsartcenter.com\/collections\/melissa-lamont-gordon.oembed","provider":"Crossroads Art Center","version":"1.0","type":"link"}