“It is the sum of life’s ordinary moments that make them extraordinary.”
My name is Michelle Seelig and I am an artist who believes art is a way of connecting with our personal stories. I think the art we hang on our walls should celebrate who we are and what is important to us.
My work explores ideas of home, childhood, and family life. Home is where life and love are captured in the ordinary moments and I make art that elevates these ordinary moments. My work pays tribute to everyday objects and gives them symbolic significance.
Using clean lines and bold, simple, contemporary design, my artworks sit comfortably amongst the noise and clutter of modern family life and reminds us to celebrate it.
Family. Childhood. Friendship. Home.
The joy of life is held in the ordinary moments.
Here’s a bit of my story….
I love to make work that is accessible and beautiful, and still expresses how I see my world and the people in it.
I love to play and make space for happy accidents that unfold spontaneously during the making process. I like to keep the beginnings as open ended as possible so that the work can reveal itself to me. It can be scary not knowing where one is headed. I have gotten stuck in the fear many times but this is my process and I have learnt not to fight it nor rush it nor steer too forcefully.
I delight in wonky lines, organic shapes, whimsy and playfulness. Oh, and tea.
I am largely self-taught as a visual artist. Straight out of school I completed a Bachelor Of Education with a double major in Dance and Photography. Whilst freelancing as a dancer and choreographer for a few years I became increasingly interested in other art forms as a means of expression. l completed a Masters Degree in Art Therapy and, with every intention of becoming a practitioner, I became deeply curious and engaged in my own art-making process. My muse emerged and I began to draw, paint and create furiously and prolifically. I felt alive and energised. I was open to possibilities and enchanted by what emerged.(You can read more in the Bio over here).
And now….
I feel like the work that we do is our legacy. My creative practice spans more than 20 years. I have set up and run creative businesses in that time, worked for myself and others as an artist and designer, run workshops and classes that support others in their creative journey, and now that my children are a bit older I feel that it is time for me to take my work to a wider audience…..that’s you!
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Michelle is currently represented by Manyung Gallery and works in the stockroom can be viewed over here. Sales enquiries about these works should be directed to Manyung Gallery over here.
