Michelle de Villiers

I  scribble , dribble and doodle.

I sculpt in clay for bronzing; paint anything under the sun; write children’s stories and illustrate them. I read a lot.

When I’m not in the studio covered in paint; working on a new picture story; doodling cartoons, or reading; I reluctantly go to the gym. Or travel to far-off places. With no gyms.

I once lived in a rainforest.

Once upon a time I worked as an engineer on secret projects. And also underground in a gold mine.

I have a lot of Neanderthal DNA. Relatively speaking.

I can wiggle my ears.

I have two cats.

See some of my art. And here is some more.

See some of my scribbles:

Maples Muses Roar has been juried into the N3XT CANADA Exhibition! The theme is Canadian Unity. My painting is of a trimorphed (art, science, literature; white-, red-, black sugar maples; earth, sea, sky) maple tree against the dance of the aurora (pun intended). I was also inspired by Rita Joe‘s “I Lost my Talk“. The voice of nature is now imperiled, yet it unites us all.

Should you find yourself in Toronto, do check out a collection of fifteen of my paintings and sculptures on show in ‘A Seat at the Table’ in the offices of TEWealth. Copies of The Whistle Thorn Tree will also be available.