Conversation with Michelle Lougee

Please enjoy my conversation with Michelle Lougee. Michelle’s sculpture and other works focus on the delicate balance between nature versus human society and technology. The duality of this relationship is explored in both materials and subject matter. The combination of the two factions produce mysterious yet familiar forms. For example, both feathered helmets and chestnut pods encased in carpet tacks serve as a proverbial "call-to-arms" for environmental protection. Human figures shaped from twigs and branches offer a less heavy-handed reminder of our covenant with mother nature.
In her art, Michelle strives to replicate the animated quality that all living things possess. That is what makes nature beautiful. Her job as an environmental artist is to capture that beauty in her work while instilling a message into it.

https://www.mlougee.com/

https://www.castlehill.org/

https://www.snowfarm.org/

https://www.sheilapepe.com/

https://www.bostonsculptors.com/

Gather Symposium https://www.gatherfibersymposium.com/

https://flinngallery.com/

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