Melinda Young, Groundfall Lei, Shell lei collected from hard rubbish, oxidised silver

Made for the touring exhibition Island Welcome curated by Belinda Newick

Melinda Young, Future Relic Neckpiece, 2018; Plastic marine debris, brass, handspun fishing line

Toowoomba Regional Art Gallery Collection

Melinda Young, The caress of your scent lingered long, even after you had left…Neckpiece, Frankincense, silk thread

Exhibition Reminiscent curated by Meg Fizell

Melinda Young, After you had bathed, I drank in the smell of your skin – it clung to my clothes, a clean embrace Neckpiece, Pears soap, silk thread

Exhibition Reminiscent curated by Meg Fizell

Melinda Young, That tang; the taste, the scent of you that catches at my throat Neckpiece; Nutmeg, silk thread

Exhibition Reminiscent curated by Meg Fizell

Melinda Young, Waft (with me) Neckpiece, Frankincense, amber, silk thread

Exhibition Reminiscent curated by Meg Fizell

Melinda Young, Lather (me up) Neckpiece, Pears soap, amber, silk thread.

Exhibition Reminiscent curated by Meg Fizell

Melinda Young, Sea Sketch Neckpiece, Marine debris

Exhibition Seashape curated by Sarah Heyward

Melinda Young, Graft Neckpiece; Marine debris, driftwood

Exhibition Seashape curated by Sarah Heyward

Melinda Young, Red Frill Neckpiece, 2019, Acrylic, glass beads, silk thread.

Exhibition Red, it’s not just a colour curated by Bridget Kennedy

Melinda Young, From Scratch Neckpiece, 2019, Acrylic, pigment, silk thread.

Exhibition Red, it’s not just a colour curated by Bridget Kennedy