Melissa Sanchez

Melissa Sanchez

Melissa Sanchez was born on July 26, 1985 in Long Beach, CA and currently lives and works in the South Bay area of Los Angeles She received her BFA from the University of Southern California’s Roski School of Fine Arts in 2009. She was born with a rare condition called Arthrogryposis that effects the joints and muscles, leaving her with limited movement and wheelchair bound. Melissa began drawing at the age of 3-years-old despite the difficulty her disability presented when using her hands. Though intrigued by many different types of art, Melissa’s mediums of choice are illustration and design. She is a music enthusiast, horror movie fanatic and dog lover. When she’s not out somewhere between LA and Orange County going to concerts, you can most likely find her at home catching the latest episode of Supernatural or singing along to some Taylor Swift while drawing zombies. More Info


My Hobbies Drawing, listening to music and going to concerts, watching horror movies, petting all the dogs, going to Disneyland.

My inspirations Brian Ewing and Tara McPherson

My message for this community Never let anyone tell you you can't do something! You can do anything you set your mind and heart to. Work hard, do it because you love it and never give up. Everything else will fall into place.


My creative work

Corpse Bride: This was part of a series of drawings I did in October where I watch a horror movie once a day and do a drawing based on the movie to accompany it. A lot of my art tends to be influenced by pop culture and Tim Burton films are some of my favorites so this is my ode to this film.

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