I’m a student from Halifax, Nova Scotia. I do photography, speak foreign languages, eat soup, play the flute, write some words, and love my cats (Taters + Trout). I would love to have a career as a superhero, helping to make the world a better place. All images © Mel Hattie 2013Tumblr (3.0; @melhattie)http://melhattie.com/<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/0b2cc98ea0d8452ca9cfc62232361798/tumblr_mocy4xm8qR1qg2k4vo1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/>http://melhattie.com/post/52909030838http://melhattie.com/post/52909030838Thu, 13 Jun 2013 20:46:00 -0400cactusplantspikes<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/67702d355e6128fe7d5e654219c12eac/tumblr_mocy4mGAj71qg2k4vo1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/>http://melhattie.com/post/52909023515http://melhattie.com/post/52909023515Thu, 13 Jun 2013 20:45:00 -0400cactusplantspikes<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/0743b849802bf26d081d5a150da29fc8/tumblr_mocvrnk1hh1qg2k4vo1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/>http://melhattie.com/post/52905608394http://melhattie.com/post/52905608394Thu, 13 Jun 2013 19:54:00 -0400kyotojapanshrinetorigates<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/c97e915dd208d487ef4b7b12be0a03ee/tumblr_mocutrmbAg1qg2k4vo1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/>http://melhattie.com/post/52904251860http://melhattie.com/post/52904251860Thu, 13 Jun 2013 19:34:00 -0400kyotojapanwoodscats<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/fc3378d087f7bf66abbd972bad9285f3/tumblr_mocuu0I3TH1qg2k4vo1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/>http://melhattie.com/post/52904261093http://melhattie.com/post/52904261093Thu, 13 Jun 2013 19:34:00 -0400kyotojapanwoodscats<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/cedb15f9ab9247fdf398c87d60e4eaa1/tumblr_mocuf8cCd81qg2k4vo1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/>http://melhattie.com/post/52903666422http://melhattie.com/post/52903666422Thu, 13 Jun 2013 19:25:00 -0400kyotojapancandles<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/6775ead23f6871233967180eb94e915f/tumblr_mlwe9aqOrl1rsbw2jo1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p><a class="tumblr_blog" href="http://melqartiii.tumblr.com/post/48986030831/commission-for-mel-hattie-sketch-wip-of-her-and" target="_blank">melqartiii</a>:</p> <blockquote> <p>Commission for Mel Hattie - sketch WIP of her and her cat.</p> <p><strike>I apparently can only draw serious people</strike>. This is Mel and her cat, Taters.</p> </blockquote> <p>Whaaaaat! This is the best, sickest, most awesomest thing ever. My friend <a class="tumblr_blog" href="http://melqartiii.tumblr.com/post/48986030831/commission-for-mel-hattie-sketch-wip-of-her-and" target="_blank">melqartiii</a> is working on this piece of me and Tates. I’m totally in love with it already. If you want to see more of her art, you should check out her blog, she’s got a great style. </p>http://melhattie.com/post/49002363060http://melhattie.com/post/49002363060Sat, 27 Apr 2013 08:50:44 -0400mel hattietaterscatgirlawesomedrawing<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/7d18ad468d9b89885d75299e1775c1d9/tumblr_mlm6cwiVq41qg2k4vo1_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/efe91ff8c6f664e02a4fa369daec8e3e/tumblr_mlm6cwiVq41qg2k4vo3_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/73ce1c493cd7a917b8954e4d2192f4d5/tumblr_mlm6cwiVq41qg2k4vo2_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><p>My friend Jess is finishing up her degree this year and then heading out west to Vancouver to become a makeup artist. Pretty awesome stuff. These are examples of her work. Thanks to our volunteer models! For more images from the session you can <a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/melhattie/sets/72157633251180165/" target="_blank">check out the set</a> on Flickr.</p>http://melhattie.com/post/48534925200http://melhattie.com/post/48534925200Sun, 21 Apr 2013 12:41:00 -0400zebratigermakeupphotographybeauty dish<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/7ceaafa539e4d0382dce99996a0c1860/tumblr_ml1ya7H9To1qg2k4vo1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>“Tadaima” Blue Welcome. <span>”ただいま” is something you typically say when you come back home at the end of the day. It basically means, “I’m home!”.</span></p>http://melhattie.com/post/47633850758http://melhattie.com/post/47633850758Wed, 10 Apr 2013 14:34:00 -0400japandoorentranceblueumbrellatadaimayamaguchi<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/306e94fed3c194869a0917dda9d20f4e/tumblr_mlmcf2dYoo1qg2k4vo1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p><span>Hey guys! If you’re looking to get yourself a little end-of-semester present, or if you’re doing some spring cleaning and are looking for some new fresh prints for your walls, please consider checking out the photos I’m selling on </span><a href="http://society6.com/melhadtea" target="_blank">Society6!</a> <span>You can also get cool things like throw pillows and iPhone cases; it’s pretty amazing. I also just added a whole bunch of new stuff, and lowered the prices; the smallest prints are now only $16 instead of $20. If you could check it out, or maybe pass it on if you think your friends or family would enjoy any of them, I’d really appreciate it; everyone have an awesome end of semester; we’re almost there!</span></p>http://melhattie.com/post/48545532163http://melhattie.com/post/48545532163Sun, 24 Mar 2013 18:42:00 -0400society6printsphotography<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/4c98ff8c04795ad3cc727f67076abbbf/tumblr_mk5d1q1EPs1qg2k4vo1_r1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>Lily pond in Tokyo’s Imperial East Garden (<span>皇居東御苑 - kōkyo higashi gyoen)</span><span>. I also just uploaded this and a bunch of others as prints, </span><span></span><a href="http://society6.com/melhadtea/Lily-Pond-in-Tokyo-Imperial-Garden_Print" target="_blank">here!</a> It’s so crazy how time flies, I was just texting a friend whose birthday it is that I remembered it was this time last year that I was just getting ready to go  on my big adventure to Japan. What an amazing time.</p>http://melhattie.com/post/46133587079http://melhattie.com/post/46133587079Sun, 24 Mar 2013 00:13:00 -0400japantokyolilyliliespondwaterreflectionsignphotography<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/7614d8ac258c0aa33577b388de75b827/tumblr_mk16rq5O5r1qg2k4vo1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>This is a rough cover for a short comic book that I really messily scripted, story-boarded and drew some preliminaries for a couple years ago, and would like to go back to someday and finish. I’ve been thinking while I’m studying and working towards getting into Med school in the next year or so, I might have some time to do it. The story is about a young girl on the autism spectrum who is trying to keep the woods on the edge of her village from scheduled deforestation. There’s a fantastical element to it as well; I think kids would like it (and adults too!)</p> <p>I pulled it out today because just when it was looking like Spring was going to start, we got another big snowstorm here in Québec, and now it feels once again like Winter is never going to end. </p>http://melhattie.com/post/45941058776http://melhattie.com/post/45941058776Thu, 21 Mar 2013 18:07:00 -0400comicsdrawingsBlack and Whitewinterwinter's dregs<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/98fe6e58866ef06d95ec163877074eb5/tumblr_mjky2lYQlX1qg2k4vo1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>Tiny living room studio! With cat.</p>http://melhattie.com/post/45244334944http://melhattie.com/post/45244334944Tue, 12 Mar 2013 23:37:33 -0400cattatersstudiophotography<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/569dd86786d07f864346930be6c8a6f6/tumblr_mjilzzRcHG1qg2k4vo1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>My friend Jess had to undergo surgery late last year that left her with this large, ribbon-like scar on her inner forearm. She wanted to take some photos to commemorate and capture this moment, since she’s now getting out of the woods after all the trouble that led to the surgery in the first place. Luckily, Jess is a badass, and where a vainer person might whine about having a post-op scar, I really admire the way she’s decided to embrace it, rather than wincing away.</p> <p>We also ate a whole bunch of mac and cheese that my boyfriend made. It was awesome. I loved being home for March break. Only five more weeks left of my undergrad, then back home to Halifax again!</p>http://melhattie.com/post/45134468849http://melhattie.com/post/45134468849Mon, 11 Mar 2013 17:21:35 -0400portraitscar<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/a67509905d3bd5326b4a1365405ec803/tumblr_mjb4ysgdCj1qg2k4vo1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>Surprise Batstache!!!</p>http://melhattie.com/post/44802139176http://melhattie.com/post/44802139176Thu, 07 Mar 2013 15:30:28 -0500<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/3e92d5624e6b810cbdf9596aac28630a/tumblr_mj3p0tGMLx1qg2k4vo1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>Cat won’t move from my lap… So reading the magazine on top of her seemed like the best option. #cats</p>http://melhattie.com/post/44478726427http://melhattie.com/post/44478726427Sun, 03 Mar 2013 15:02:52 -0500cats<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/0f36d62a6bf060f67d813bff93c7bbe2/tumblr_misoibbvcV1qg2k4vo2_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/609e076fe1412502a261b0dc97c2366b/tumblr_misoibbvcV1qg2k4vo3_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/77d55ce163ce62c0ed7b444ba47e9d90/tumblr_misoibbvcV1qg2k4vo1_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><p>Don’t $@#! With These Monkeys. I recently put these guys up for a mini student art exhibit that coincided with a Theatre festival here at Bishop’s.</p>http://melhattie.com/post/44005760709http://melhattie.com/post/44005760709Mon, 25 Feb 2013 16:18:00 -0500Animalsmonkeyjapankyotoarashiyamasarumacaque<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/54ccb934d3752b1130839685f43669cb/tumblr_mod0hzfOgx1qg2k4vo1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p><span>​Canadian composer and Bishop’s University professor Andrew MacDonald receives applause after performing with the Pegasus Quartet during a concert celebrating his works, marking his 25th Anniversary of being at Bishop’s.</span></p>http://melhattie.com/post/52912537905http://melhattie.com/post/52912537905Sat, 23 Feb 2013 21:37:00 -0500Photojournalism<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/bf838e7b207da758e3830c38f8b93f62/tumblr_mi5avymP7t1qg2k4vo1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/>http://melhattie.com/post/42986606302http://melhattie.com/post/42986606302Wed, 13 Feb 2013 01:19:10 -0500jo joclownphotographyballetshoestutured nosebowlerhat<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/bb11d456e3f2be1fcae218030138fe52/tumblr_mi5atrIaLl1qg2k4vo1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/>http://melhattie.com/post/42986543591http://melhattie.com/post/42986543591Wed, 13 Feb 2013 01:17:51 -0500clownjazzphotographyplaybillbowlerhat