michelle Williams

I come from a fiber arts background, working in weaving, embroidery, basketry, felting, fabric manipulation and beading. I have a BA in art/ education, am mostly self taught & have taken workshops. My work reflects an ongoing inner dialogue with myself, materials. I am attracted to the reflective qualities of the glass beads, the interaction of materials and the historical implications of the materials. Due to the nature and slow process of beading there is much time to reflect and let feelings surface. I am interested in the layers that compose each of us resulting in many layers within my sculptures.Each sculpture is thickly encrusted with beads and have a quartz crystal creating powerful energy for the viewer. My concern with all our discarded waste led me to collect all types of bottle tops. I build sculptures with the bottle tops that are thickly encrusted with beads. My work is in private collections, featured in several books and I have received numerous awards.

michelle is based out of Cook County.