January 28, 2021:   Melissa Newman is an artist who works primarily porcelain and stoneware. She has shown work around the Northeast, with pieces included in the 2012 Hamptons Show House. She also performs frequently with her jazz trio. Melissa has spent almost 20 years volunteering and working with the inspiring women at Bedford Hills Correctional Facility, teaching art and singing there and in other communities. She is the daughter of Paul Newman and Joanne Woodward. has two (almost) grown sons, a lovely husband and is pretending to write a very messy novel, which no one will ever see. Instagram @ melissamudandmusic. 

Melissa talks about her parents careers, their family life, their Westport CT home, and her work as a singer.