Michelle Fleur Studio Blog

Looking outside my window I see a row of heavy clouds drifting horizontally across the tops of the hills casting long shadows on the...

Sometimes the only thing to do is to head in the direction of the mountains, or the sea - whichever tugs harder on your heart at the...

I've been thinking a lot lately about the way humans relate to nature, or more specifically, how many of us tend to view ourselves as...

It's officially the first day of Spring here in Australia. It's unfathomable to me how quickly the past months have rolled by. I have...

This past week in the studio has been brimming with activity. I haven't stopped making and it's been absolutely wonderful! Not everything...

Ever since I was a little girl I've been entranced by the act of making things. I remember attending Sunday school when I was 5 years old...

Well, well, well, it's 2021 and oh gee, it's mid February already! How on earth did that happen? It has taken me till now to slip into a...

I put up my Christmas tree at the beginning of November. Yep, I got in really early this year. It just feels like the world needs a bit...

Following from my previous blog post, here is my Minjerribah Holiday Journal in full. I used a small accordion journal, specifically a...

There's a magical island off the coast of Meanjin (Brisbane) just a short ferry ride away from the mainland. Its name is Minjerribah,...

The earth speaks. She is always communicating - sending out messages on the wind and the waves. She talks with weather and all the wisdom...

“It is spring again. The earth is like a child that knows poems by heart.” ― Rainer Maria Rilke Ahhh, what a relief it is to be in the...

I feel as though I've come full circle, back to a place that I was many, many moons ago. Proof that time is cyclical. I suppose that...

Winter in Queensland is always rather lovely.🌞 The subtropics are good like that. Usually the weather is mild, with warm sunshiny days...

Dearest fellow Earthlings, How are you doing? It's ok, I already know. What a cluster-truck of a year this has been, huh? Sheesh, it's...

"I live a creative life." This feels like an odd thing to say because this is the life I have always lived and I don't know any...

It's been three months since my last blog post. We were in the final days of winter then and now Spring has almost come to an end. Oh how...

Spring is in the air and I couldn't be happier for the shift in seasons. Lately I've been spending lots of time outdoors in the garden...

I have always wanted to sew my own quilt. Ever since I can remember I have dreamed of having the patience to be able to sit and piece...

It is almost mid-winter. The daylight hours are short and I find myself tucked up in bed earlier than usual weaving baskets or...