S Michelle Babcock

Vitreous enamels, silver, gold, copper bronze

Art Philosophy

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Cloisonne enamels, which Michelle thinks of as tiny wearable paintings, is her passion. Michelle enjoys the pond in her backyard. It's an oasis, a place to rest and contemplate. What she observes there often inspires her work.

Artistic Beginnings

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S. Michelle Babcock has been fascinated by jewelry since she was eight years old, when she made a brooch and a tie tac for her mother and father. They encouraged her to draw, paint, and create as she carried on the family's artistic tradition; her father made his living as an artist. Michelle's parents often were amazed at the tiny things she would create with her six fingers.

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She earned her BFA in jewelry and metalsmithing at the University of Kansas, where she studied enameling under Olli Valanne.

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Michelle opened her jewelry and enameling studio in 2001 after her three children grew old enough to allow her to work. She lives with her husband, Rob, in the Midwest.