Maryellen Costello Dunbar, the artist behind Melonart, relocated to Cape Cod in 2017. She has always loved color, patterns, and reusing items of every description. In addition to creating the pieces we feature at Repurposed, she has taught art to pre-K through adult ed, and developed her own "cottage industry" of hand painted furniture, murals, and accessories. She tells us: "I upcycle items to create new life, new art!"