Author: Michelle

Michelle’s Altered Toys Design

I initially had a lot of trouble coming up with an idea for this project, because I didn’t have any toys growing up, so instead, I decided to take inspiration from a friend’s childhood.

Michelle’s Lantern Design

I have a friend from Bangladesh that was telling me about how homesick she was feeling, so I wanted to create a light-box with traditional Bengali designs that would help her feel more at home. Artists Question: I’m planning on using wood for this piece, but I don’t know if i should cut out the…

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Michelle’s (very late) Layer’s Project + Progress

Hello world! I know this project is very late, but I’m glad it’s done now! I underestimated how small I made the proportions for this project, so the piece came out with so many details that i had to assemble most of it with tweezers. I also last minute chose not to add in a…

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First Cuts! – Michelle!

WARNING/TW: Same warning as before, where my second cut (drawing #3) contains nudity and mild self-harm imagery. Below are my first cuts, which came out,,, interestingly,,,

Michelle’s Drawings 2 and 3!

WARNING/TW: Drawing 2 contains nudity and mild self-harm imagery. Below is drawing #3 Here is Drawing #2 + the sketches for it (in order of completion)

Drawing #1

For something important to me, I thought about the concept of creation and the ability to make, so I just chose to do my own hand. In all art there is two concepts, the creation or the artist, symbolized by the hand and the perception or the viewers, shown by the eye. This is my…

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Michelle Kirtich Introduction!

Helloooooo world! My name is Michelle Kirtich and I’m originally from Brooklyn, NYC. I was born and raised there until I came to Worcester for college. My parents are originally from Ukraine, so I’m fluent in Russian and grew up in a very slavic area. I’ve been painting for a long time now- I’m essentially…

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