Wearable works from Expressive Art

Michelle Springett loved art at school but it wasn’t until she started studying art therapy at age 50 that her creative career took off. Now she runs Expressive Art Experience, helping others unleash their creative sides via workshops, retreats and events. Most recently she teamed up with the Travel Focus Group in Gerringong to lead art adventures on their popular Roam* Women Tours.

As well as running events and curating shows, Michelle loves working on her own art, making prints, cards and a fantastic line of wearable art, using recycled denim jackets as her canvas. Michelle loves the challenge of working with the threads, seams and textures to create stand-out designs. Her one-off works feature beautiful Australian birds, such as magpies, cockatoos and kookaburras, with a deliberate focus on their eyes. 

In 2024, Michelle launched the Daisy Spring Festival at Kiama’s Old Fire Station. With drop-in art classes and a painting competition, her second spring festival attracted hundreds of visitors. 

This year artists were challenged to paint chickens and ducks; last year the theme was cows. Each year a highlight has been giving iconic ‘Daisy the Cow’ a fresh coat of paint. 

Contact Michelle on 0411 417 36 or visit www.expressiveartexperience.com