I’m Michele and it’s wonderful to have you here. I’ve been trained in Old World finishes, and my art represents my style in that domain.
I’ve always loved painting. I was the child always volunteering to paint whatever my parents wanted painted around the house. But I had no idea about the world of texture in painting until 5 years ago when I discovered Old World finishes and immediately fell in love. It was what I’d been looking for my whole life.
Here’s why:
I don’t believe in perfection. I believe in wholeness. The wholeness of a tree in front of you. The wholeness of you - the whole human being that you are. That is the feel of you. The feel of our world. The feel of our families passed down through a thousand generations. The blights of our past, the triumphs of our successes. For me, Old World finishes captures the wholeness of nature under the weight of time. That’s what makes this work so beautiful. The chipped places. The cracks. The aging.
Thank you for stopping by. I’m happy to have you here anytime.