Nancy Michaud:
Amazing Artist & Paper Quilting Queen

Up for the Task
Behind every great business there are lots of people who help to make things run smoothly. Here at Rossi Studios, we've been privileged to have many talented artists walk through our doors. One of our most recent employees is Nancy Michaud, a "Jill of all trades" who is always willing to lend a hand with any job. From helping with studio moves to clearing the land in Norfolk for Karen's sculpture garden to assisting with the creation of new artwork, Nancy has been there for any and every task.

Art is Life
Nancy Michaud, a recent UConn graduate, has graced Rossi Studios with her talent, enthusiasm, and cheerfulness for over a year. It wasn't long after she started her initial internship here that it became very clear to us that Nancy thrives on creating. She experiments with tons of different artistic techniques and spends much of her free time painting, drawing, and gardening. We all fell in love with her glazing style, a technique of layering paints over textured surfaces to create incredible paintings and illustrations. She even used this style to give a Nancy-esque twist to one of Karen's flying characters.

Paper Capers
One of Nancy's most recent discoveries, paper quilts, sprung from a need to organize the many drawings and paintings she had accumulated over the course of 4 years in art school. She was lacking to space to save them all, but struggled with the thought of throwing them away. On her blog, she describes the situation, "Out of a whole semester of paintings, I really only painted two or three that I wanted to keep. Rather than throw them away, or let them collect dust for the rest of my life, I gave them new life, by cutting them up and sewing them into quilts. Once sewn together, I painted over them with oils. The translucent quality of the oils allowed the figures to peek through and the layering of colors brings another aspect of texture to the paintings," The resulting pieces are both brilliant examples of creative recycling and absolutely stunning artistic masterpieces.

See More
Learn how to make these paper quilts by visiting Nancy's blog, www.nancymichaud.blogspot.com. Also, check out her amazing illustrations on www.portfolios.com/nancymichaud.

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