My current work is exploring the capacity for analog equipment to provide perfected work in a digital era. Through the careful use of tools, technique, colour and pattern, I strive to create art pieces that find the balance of warmth that can only come through a hand made process with the level of quality that is difficult to achieve without the assistance of machinery. What would be simple with digital image editing software is made complex with cast iron letterpress printing equipment and hand carved matrices, painstakingly printed one layer at a time.
Michelle Wiebe is a multi-disciplinary artist focused primarily on painting, printmaking and letterpress. Her work is characterized by simple subject matter rendered with bold colour and line work.
She began her journey as an artist at an early age after being accepted to the Langley Fine Arts School. There she immersed herself in all aspects of visual art making. She continued developing her skills at Nova Scotia College of Art and Design, eventually finding her voice through paint and ink.
Michelle is also a passionate instructor with a deep love for teaching, she makes it her goal that students leave her class with quality work and the confidence to continue building their new skills. She can also be found doing collaborations, demonstrations and commission pieces.
Her studio is in Cochrane Alberta, she is a member of the Leighton Artist Centre, Alberta Printmakers and the Canadian Letterpress Alliance.
