Michelle is a Gulf Coast artist who resides in Pass Christian, Mississippi. Her primary medium is acrylic paints, which she applies to unique textural surfaces. While Michelle has taken instruction internationally in various art techniques, she is primarily self-taught. Michelle has exhibited her work in galleries in Arizona, Texas, New Jersey, Virginia, Mississippi, Washington D.C. and Louisiana.

Michelle began her art career as a "faux finish decorative painter" in the early 1990s, working in various locations across the South. After a time, Michelle began  to use canvas as her creative pallet. Using her knowledge of paint and compounds as well as assorted glazes, she treats her canvas with textured putty, sandpaper, and then paints her images.