The Painter
A self-confessed colour addict.
Michele is a multi-passionate creative whose colourful work is collected around the globe. She's drawn to the magnetic pull of colour — how it holds feeling and memory — and to the energetic connection we each have with it: the shared wavelengths of being human.
A colourful career
Many hats, one throughline.
Michele's career is as colourful as her pieces. Applying what she learned from a Fine Art degree throughout her time at iconic brands like Nike, she wears many hats effortlessly — from corporate, to entrepreneur, to pure creative.
Today she works from her home studio in Melbourne, with a dedicated space to spread out around family life and raising two teenagers. That creativity has become a real cathartic pillar for her, both personally and professionally.
She blends the foundations of her BFA with years of working as a designer — directing product creation, trend and colour forecasting — all of which became fertile compost for the work she makes now.
Michele's process
Seeing paint as an object.
Michele produces distinctive work that explores new ways of seeing paint as an object — work that reminds us of our own originality, and of living fully through our sensory experience. Her process uses colour to initiate a connection or a memory. It's driven by exploring, staying curious, and staying open to the excitement of a painting surprising her along the way — forms taking on unexpected dimensions to make unique, one-of-a-kind pieces.
Each painting requires a lengthy process to come to life in its fully dimensional form, so that every piece has a voice and expression of its own. Her works can be found in collections in Australia and around the world.
In her words
The making of a collection.
Back then, I just wanted to play. Could paint stand up? Did it need structure, a canvas — or could it fold on its own? Could it become sculptural without adding anything else? That curiosity led me down a path where I discovered that with the right temperature, timing, and an embarrassing amount of patience, paint could become something entirely new.
These pieces can take forever to make. Some have been sitting in my studio for over six months, waiting for the right moment to make the next move. Each one needs hundreds of different steps, and between each step I have to wait — sometimes a full day — before I can continue. It's honestly a bit ridiculous how time-consuming it is, but that patience is what makes each piece special. I'm crazy, or adventurous, and probably a little of both. ;-)
I'm all about exploring the new. That's what drives me as an artist — finding those uncharted spaces where materials and colours can do unexpected things. Here's the truth: what began as a genuine exploration by a handful of artists (myself included) has now become recognizable as a “folded look” that others have begun to replicate. That's the natural cycle of art and innovation.
But this collection holds something that can't be copied: years of quiet experimentation, countless failed attempts, and the knowledge that only comes from truly understanding a process from the inside out. These pieces represent everything I've learned about making paint defy its own nature — heat, timing, and how paint moves when you ask it to. The visual language may look familiar now, but the depth of understanding embedded in each piece is what sets them apart.
This collection marks both an ending and a beginning. For those who've collected my work from this series — thank you for being part of this evolution. Your support allowed me to push these boundaries further than I ever expected.
For those just discovering it, this is your chance to own a piece created by someone who developed it from pure curiosity since 2017. Each piece captures a moment in time that can't be recreated. And if you're curious about what's next? I've spent the last eight months exploring entirely new territories. Because at the end of the day, I'm in this for the constant discovery — for finding what's next, what's possible, what hasn't been done yet. That curiosity isn't going anywhere.
Thanks for being here — Michele
Every piece captures a moment in time that can't be recreated.