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Michelle Connolly

"Mixed Media Collage :Characters With Charisma"

March 6, 2013, 11:30 room 103, Locklear Hall, UNCP

Connolly will discuss her work, demonstrate her process with mixed media creations and talk of sources of inspiration in her art. Emphasis will be on improvisation and play in the collage process with with found materials. This is an interactive workshop where students are encouraged to share their energy and imagination, in the true spirit of art making.

About the Artist:

Michelle Connolly is a mixed media artist from the United Kingdom. She currently works and resides in Wilmington, North Carolina. Connolly's recent body of artwork "ALL Sorts" shows her play with materials in bas relief as well as three dimensional form. Connolly offers figurative and abstract subjects juxtaposed to create an environment for characters which are created out of found materials (belt buckles, cigar boxes, drift wood, fabrics and glass etc) combined with paint and pastel.

The works take on a life of their own with their own personality, raw energy and quirky nature. Michelle works in a free and experimental way enjoying the element of surprise and improvisation in painting and mixed media. Connolly works in ACME Art Studios in Wilmington NC on multiple pieces at a time and is inspired by all she loves … people, animals, nature, music, travels, theatre, dance .. a rich visual life which leads to her saying 'Never A Dull Moment' in the comfortable chaos of her busy studio.

www.michelleconnollyart.com

www.facebook.com/michelleconnollyart

www.acme-art-studios.com

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Updated: Tuesday, March 5, 2013

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