about – KAREN MICHEL

Thanks for coming by my little corner of the web! I am a mixed media artist exploring the spiritual interconnectedness between humans and the natural world. My practice incorporates repurposed fabric, not only as a way to support sustainability but as a means of awakening our ancient connection to the Norns, the weavers of fate and destiny. Stitching together pieces of fabric with their own histories becomes a symbolic act of weaving together past, present, and future. I view sketchbooking as a radical creative practice that nurtures the modern spirit and soul, while my art process engages with the living forces that animate our world. Rooted in animism, I seek to communicate with the vibrant energies present in our inner and outer landscapes, drawing from our collective subconscious and the symbolic visual libraries that shape our shared human experience.

Karen Michel is a mixed media Artist and Author who creates Art as Ceremony. Here latest project The Artist as Naturalist is a year long sketchbook study of the coastal region of southwestern Long Island, NY which was made possible with funds from the Statewide Community Regrant Program, a regrant program of the New York State Council on the Arts with the support of the Office of the Governor and the New York State Legislature and is administered by The Huntington Arts Council, Inc.

She is the author of Green Guide for Artist, The Complete Guide to Altered Imagery and has also contributed to many books and magazines in the mixed media art community.

Karen Michel has taught art workshops throughout North America and is currently sharing some of her process on her YouTube channel. She participated in running a not for profit art center in New York for over 10 years which featured an active working multi discipline art studio & gallery space.

the last name? it’s pronounced (me-shell)
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