Melissa Cole often finds herself snorkeling with salmon, smooching manatees, and swimming with tiger sharks. It is from these amazing encounters that she derives much of her inspiration for her vividly colored, heavily textured and patterned acrylic paintings. Her paintings are dreams, a touch of hope for what she wishes upon the earth. As part of her show, Melissa will be working with local youth to create a permanent mosaic on our patio (sponsored by the Coeurd'Alene Tribe)