A mixed media artist, musician, and author who currently resides in Daytona Beach, Michelle’s new painting series, Abandoned, portrays visions of abandoned places. Inspired by actual places encountered during her travels and created from explorations of her mind and spirit. “The journey of abandonment is a personal look into the process of letting go: of people, of places, of things which no longer serve our highest purpose. Through our own reflections and exploration of love, one may find that through abandoning our past one might find a new bridge to the soul.”

Cathedral walls
Stand still
A remembrance
Of the faithful

Pillars of hope
Where music
once rose
Hearts
Whisper secrets revealed

Cherished and abandoned
Bare floors
Left crumbling
To the sacred light