Portfolio Blog

I have always worked across a variety of mediums. I began producing film and art with an openness to utilize any and all tools I could master. I still thrive on the challenge of a new project and I still love to mix and explore combinations of different media coming together!

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Tanzanian mythology

Illustration

Posted by Louise Michaels on November 1, 2016  /   No Comments

My day to day work was animating, illustrating and photography. I also taughts students and conducted workshops. I illustrated a third children’s book for “Connecting Tanzania” about Hamisi, a little lizard learning and growing up …

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Hard Rock MP3 Package Design

Print & Logo Design

Posted by Louise Michaels on October 30, 2014  /   No Comments

                                 

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Maya-3D-samples

Motion Graphics & Animation

Posted by Louise Michaels on October 29, 2014  /   No Comments

      I began studying and using 3D and other animation software in the 1990s. Flash was brought on the scene via 2 young developers and purchased by Macromedia. Maya was called Softimage 3D …

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emma-goldman

Work in Progress…

… as in “the progressive movement” rather than an unfinished project. Several years ago, I began a film on the subject of laborers in the granite quarries in Barre, Vermont. Originally, my interest was spurred …

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Raku by Louise Michaels

My Raku

Posted by Louise Michaels on October 21, 2014  /   No Comments

    Raku sculpture – I began working in clay as a child and was fascinated with how freely I could create shapes and meaning with enormous expressive opportunities. On and off over my lifetime, …

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