MICHELE DONOHUE ART
ABOUT THE ARTIST
Michele Donohue, Canadian Artist
​
Artist Biography
​​
Whitehorse, Yukon was Michele’s childhood home. They say, “You can take the girl out of the Yukon, but you can’t take the Yukon out of the girl”. Michele’s family moved to North Vancouver, beautiful B.C., where she lived for ten years. Michele enjoyed the innocent fun & true wilderness of growing up in the North, and also reminisces often of the scenery & ocean in Vancouver, but she is content, comfortable & happy living in the sunny prairies for over 30 years. Michele resides between Calgary, and Airdrie, Ab. Michele is married, and has two children.
​
Michele is mostly self taught, but has also studied with a variety of artists since 1997, and occasionally participates in learning a variety of other art mediums & styles. Michele shares her resin knowledge and has also been teaching resin art workshops, and the occasional alcohol ink workshop, in Airdrie, Alberta for the past 7 years.​
Artist Statement
​​
​​Art is my therapy, and I am so very grateful to have this creative outlet I love. I have always been a creative person in general, and strived for uniqueness in my surroundings & daily life. Art can do many things for a space, but for me it hopefully either brings a sense of joy, wonderment, memories, colour, and in many cases an energy. Sometimes art is full of vibrancy, or sometimes it has calmness & serenity vibes.
​​
My art philosophy is very simply…. beauty in things exist, in the mind that chooses to see them. For me, art should speak to the soul rather than the intellect. Happiness or joy, is not something that you get, it’s something that you bring.
​
“There is no exquisite beauty… without some strangeness in the proportion.” ― Edgar Allan Poe
​
Initially my art consisted mainly of acrylic paints and a variety of mixed media including alcohol inks. Over the past ten years, I have created a lot with pigmented resin (both wall art, functional art and resin castings). I also love incorporating my passion for gemstones and crystals into my art.
​​
Due to my experience with resin, my love of gemstones & crystals, and a desire to add more positive energy into our world, I was asked to create orgonite pieces by folks that work with energy healing therapies. Orgonite is commonly used with reiki, meditation, yoga, feng shui, sound therapy, ayurveda vata dosha & much more.
​​​
Though, I went through a phase where I loved making extra large wall art, my upcoming goals are working on a few series of smaller pieces, in some of my favourite themes. My art is constantly evolving. I most often find my inspiration for my organic style, from things found in nature.​​
​​
My work is available on this website, as well as in a few gift shop galleries. ​If you have any questions, or are interested in discussing a custom piece, please reach out via the website contact page.