My Yearly Artist Portrait: Makeup & Make Believe

Michelle Casey, November 2011

Michelle Casey, November 2011

Michelle Casey, November 2011

Michelle Casey, November 2011

Michelle Casey, November 2011

Michelle Casey, November 2011

Detail of a mini book for Gillian Jansen, November 2011

This January, I was delighted to […]

September 2011: Collage Bits & Bytes

Mary Delany, Detail of Passion Flower, Paper Collage, 1777

First Love Blooms in Molly Peacock’s Paper Garden

If you’ve read my blog: Unearthing Molly Peacock’s Paper Garden, you’ll know how inspiring her book is for those of us struggling to make an art career for ourselves late in life. Having just finished reading […]

Molly Peacock’s Book Unearths Mary Delany’s Paper Garden

Michelle Casey, "Body Talk", Mixed Media/Collage, June 7 2010 features Mary Delany's embroidery work in the background.

With several projects on the go, I haven’t had much time to read this year. Even still, I’m slowly ploughing through several books. One is Molly Peacock’s: The Paper Garden; the true story of eighteenth century […]

Journal Page Highlight: I was Raised on Country Sunshine

Michelle Casey, "Country Sunshine", Collage in progress, June 2011

Today I’d like to share some thoughts with you about another one of my latest journal pages, “Country Sunshine”, which was named in part by the cheerful country tune made popular by Dottie West. Late last year while taking a workshop in Arnprior, I […]

The Collage Artist is In!

Elaine Coombs, "Once in a Song", Acrylic on canvas over panel, 50 x 40 inches, 2011

Hello! It’s been nice to take a break from blogging to concentrate (almost) exclusively on producing works for my upcoming Atrium Gallery show. Some of my friends thought I was away on vacation, but no such luck! […]

One Grateful Collage Artist: Pre-show Thoughts

Real Love, Journal Page June 30 2010

All summer I’ve been running around like mad preparing for my upcoming September exhibition: “Pieces of Me II” being held at the Ottawa Public Library. You know, I practically grew up there. It’s where I first fell in love with reading and story telling. All those […]

Collage Artist Portraits by Carmin Davidson

Michelle Casey Portrait 1 July 2010 by Carmin Davidson

Michelle Casey Portrait 2 July 2010 by Carmin Davidson

Michelle Casey Portrait 3 July 2010 by Carmin Davidson

Michelle Casey Portrait 4 July 2010 by Carmin Davidson

Michelle Casey Portrait […]