Michele Morehouse is a ceramic artist and painter who divides her time between residences in Bodega, California and the small fishing village of Melaque, Mexico. Her love of the natural beauty of the windswept hills and coastline of western Sonoma County with it's abundance of swallows, hummingbirds, sparrows and other wildlife has given her subject matter a sense of alchemy and spirituality
archetypes of interconnectedness, expectations and fortune are explored.
Living in Mexico since 1986 has made it's own mark on Michele's imagery. A playful sense of vibrant color and the Mexican concept of "La Fortuna" are celebrated in the images of her paintings, drawings and ceramic candelabras.
Hands are a universal symbol of faith, healing and protection. "Good Luck" and "Home Is" were inspired by African tribal stools. These garden sculptures reflect the alchemy and sense of spirit found in the functional world of African art.
Dove Love 44x32
pastel 2003
Heart's Desire 32x44 pastel 2003
Heart Felt 12x13x5 2007
glazed earthenware
collection of Greta Kline
Home is Where the Heart Is
Candleabra glazed earthenware 19x19x6" 2002
Charitas Candlestick 11x71/2x6"
glazed earthenware 2004
collection of Dorje Bond
glazed earthenware stool
20x12x12 2000
private collection
Jar raku 14x9x9 2004
no longer available
Bluejay Love
14x17" glazed eartheware candleabra 2005
private collection
underglazd
earthenware
14x9x9" 2004
Mark's Summer Redbird 22x35" pastel
collection Gerald Murphy
Prickly House 15x12x4"
glazed earthenware
copyright 2013 Michele Morehouse all rights reserved
Birds Eye View 2011
25x12x12" earthenware
Jar raku 10x6x6 2004 sold
Jar raku 16x12x12 2004 sold
Jar raku 14x8x8 2005
private collection
Where the Heart Is
glazed earthenware 21x11x12 2005
private collection
Alexander's Cuckoo 22x35 pastel 2003
This page was last updated: October 7, 2020
Doggie Style 20x12x12"
earthenware
Songbird 30x22" pastel 2010
Bluebird's Garden
candlestick earthenware
15x13v6" 2010
collection Allis Teagarden
Heart Heat
Things that Go Prick in the Night
10x13x4" earthenware 2016
collection of Michele Korin
SpineFullNess 12x12x6" candlestick earthenware 2011
collection of Susan Mertz
Handsoff 24x12x12"
earthenware jar 2012
Allis' Candelabra
22x23x7" 2013
collection of Allis Teegarden
Allis' Candelabra with Candles
Prickly Heart Things that Go Prick in the Night
10x10x5 earthenware 2017
Blue Heron 2017 12x16" acrylic on board
Audubon's Band Tailed Pigeon Caught in Storm Surf 2019 8x10" acrylic on wood panel