Mychelle is a mixed media sculpture artist working with a base of clay. Her art explores the natural world, connection, loss, and mending as well as a fair bit of humor. Mychelle draws from observations, in-depth research, lived experiences, and stories, combining ceramic work with fibers, glass, wood, and other materials both natural and fabricated to create narrative series of works.
Mychelle’s life started out in the foster care system, with frequent relocations throughout her childhood. Her work often encompasses narratives from the natural world as metaphors for displacement and grief along with kinship and repair.
Mychelle earned a Master’s degree in Art Therapy from Marylhurst University. Her work has been shown locally and nationally including at Touchstone Gallery in Washington,DC and the Oregon Governor’s Mansion, and in 2021 she received a third place award for her work included in the Art Fluent Connection show. Most recently she was an artist in residence at Pine Meadow Ranch Center for Arts and Agriculture Artist Residency Program during which she researched and created works about the migration of invasive species. Mychelle lives in Portland, Oregon where in addition to her artistic practice she also works as a therapist.