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  5. About - Michelle

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Mural & Street Art

$1,000

Canvas Paintings

$250

Portrait Art

$350

Live Paintings

$800

Member Since

January, 2025

Michi_WOC in United States

Michi_WOC

Michelle

San Marcos,United States

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Workshops,Interviews,Live painting events,Custom designs for wallpapers or decals

Total years of experience:

About
My journey has been marked by tremendous challenges, including becoming a widow at the tender age of 21, battling ovarian cancer while rebuilding my life following the 2015 SMTX floods, and enduring a relationship with an emotionally abusive individual grappling with mental illness. The pain and grief that have accompanied these experiences permeate my work. Through my art, I strive to convey a relatable narrative of survival in the face of trauma, both emotional and physical. While my art may not directly mirror the struggles of my life, it embodies the collective experience of navigating life's chaos, including isolation, building emotional fortifications, setting boundaries, and discerning the fine line between healing and guarding one's heart. It is about embracing the scars of the past and finding beauty within our brokenness. Murals: I have experience collaborating with nonprofits, with extensive experience in public art installations involving the community. I also offer experience working with new build construction from conception to completion. My most recent work emphasizes flowers and landscapes striving to bring us back to our roots and the land. My work combines botanical illustration with a stylized technique. Locally, I am known for my large-scale flowers and greenery that focus on the simple beauty of a singular flower on a brightly contrasting background. The chance to create a mural installation that not only beautifies the space but also becomes a landmark that fosters community pride and engagement is what I aspire to. I hope to create murals that serve as a gathering points and source of inspiration for residents and visitors alike Fine Art: My broken butterflies are a testament to the beauty of overcoming adversity. Despite being broken, their wings bear the marks of tears and imperfections, yet they still possess the ability to take flight. Some have been painstakingly mended, with wings sewn back together and holes adorned with delicate gold leaf. In our lives, we often try to conceal our scars. When we face adversity and suffer damage, whether due to the passage of time or external trauma, we attempt to piece ourselves back together. However, sometimes the damage endures, leaving us forever changed. It is in this acknowledgment of our scars that I find inspiration for my art. I choose to spotlight these imperfections, celebrating the fact that what nearly shattered us ultimately strengthens and beautifies us.

I do not mind replicating an existing design

Pick me for these projects! :-

Floral Murals and all types of watercolor painting especially emotional portraiture and the female figure.

I'll sit these ones out :-

Brown Mountain Mural
Coven
Taking a minute
Pink Warrior Advocates Gala - May 15 2022
Abstract Mural - The Groove Restaurant
Horizon
Grandmother
Shrunken Head Guy
Luminary Birthing Center 1st mural
Boop
Cigarettes on Patios
How to Be Made Whole
Luminary Birthing Center - 2nd Mural
Space Kitty
2020
Buda Art Brawl - 2nd Place
Deer in Blue
Migraine
Iris Garden
Ronnie Coleman
Dahlia Botanical Illustration
Paws to Perfection
River
Golden Mountains
Tiny Things
Botanical Mural, Ramos Accounting
Cabomba in Bloom

Qualifications/Positions:

Published Artworks
Book Cover Illustration,   “Outside of Grace”,   Author: Anna Daugherty
Book Cover Illustration,   “How to Be made Whole: An Answer to the Whole Question” Author: Robin Steele
Book Cover Illustration,   “Broken Words: Capturing Essence of Beauty From Pain in Emily Dickenson’s Poetry” ,   Author: multiple authors,   Azusa Pacific College
Honors Thesis,   “Only in Fairytales” Texas State University Honors Program,   Author: self

Public Artworks
2024 - currently in process - Stelos Activated Spaces,   Asphalt project with Texas State University Stelos Fellowship program and COSM,   San Marcos,   TX
2024 - Cabomba in Bloom,   Public Art project sponsored by COSM Mural Arts Committee,   San Marcos,   TX
2024 - Botanical Mural office of Lila R. Ramos EA LLC,   San Marcos,   TX
2024 - Golden Mountain Mural Promiseland Church,   San Marcos,   TX
2024 - Mountain Mural at Balcon Comedor y Bar,   Design and commissioned by Colorspace Architecture & Urban Design in San Marcos,   TX
2023 - Sacred Springs Kite Exhibition,   Kite currently on display at San Marcos Activity Center permanent collection
2022 - Marla’s Place,   Hays Caldwell Women’s Center,   sponsored by Austin Home Aid non-profit organization . Video Link: Marla’s Place - HCWC
2022 - Funky Wall - Photo backdrop mural at The Groove Cafe,   San Marcos,   TX
2021,   “Tiny Things” MURAL - Patron Melissa Forrester in memory of George Forrester. Mural located on as a backdrop to San Marcos Price Center Arts and Culture Center on Feltner Alley,   San Marcos,   TX
2021- “Poppies” - Community First! Village,   Donated mural on water station as a contribution to Austin Home Aid & Mobile Loaves and Fishes non-profit organizations.
2019,   “Iris Garden”,   MURAL sponsored by First United Methodist Church of San Marcos,   Giant purple and pink irises painted on the activity center wall as a focal point for photo opportunities and bringing visual focal point for the Church grounds. vVideo link: https://youtu.be/HGrwpvbvDI8?si=vsVDHDkvBg9bFiW6
2018,   “In Love”,   MURAL,   located at Yogurt In Love,   San Marcos,   TX 78666,   mural dedicated to Ruth Molina,   public involvement of painting hearts in support of Ruth Monlina’s fight against cancer. Video Link:“In Love” Mural by Michi & Friends

Awards/Grants:

Competition,   1/21/21,   2nd place - Inspired Minds Art Center Art Brawl,   proceeds of art sold benefited charity,   Inspired Minds Art Center,   Buda TX

Exhibitions:

Pollinate,   10/12023 - 2/2/24,   Tantra Coffeehouse,   San Marcos,   TX
Mothership Studio Studio Tour Exhibition,   3/31/23,   Mothership Studios,   Martindale,   TX
Solo Exhibition,   7/1/22 - 8/13/22,   Inspired Minds Art Center,   Buda,   TX
Competition,   1/21/21,   2nd place - Inspired Minds Art Center Art Brawl,   proceeds of art sold benefited charity,   Inspired Minds Art Center,   Buda TX
Group Exhibition,   1/2/2019 - 2/14/2020,   Cultural Activities Center,   Curated by Sheri Wilson,   Cultural Activity Center,   Temple,   TX “The Making of the Mark: A Drawing Collective”
Solo Exhibition,   May 2020,   Blue Dahlia Rotating Art Show,   “Broken Butterflies and Botanicals”,   Blue Dahlia Bistro,   San Marcos,   TX
Live Painting,   9/13/2020,   Promiseland Church San Marcos,   painted live during 3 sermons in conjunction with advertising for book release “How to Be Made Whole ”https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qzum-awErSE
Group Exhibition,   1/4/2020 - 3/20/2020,   Arthritis Association Gallery,   San Antonio,   TX,   Curated by Winterstar Arts
Group Exhibition,   11/7/2019 - 12/1/2019,   218 Co-Op Tiny Art of Texas,   218 Gallery,   “Tiny Red Poppy”,   Juror 218 CoOp and guest Judge Catherine Lee,   San Marcos,   TX 78666

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