Michelle East - Germantown TN, Memphis TN Artist New Art Work

Just put the finishing touches on this collage. Such a sweet way to capture a baby's christening memories, a special time in their lives or a meaningful series of events.

With collage portraits I am able to bring in many elements to tell a story. These include but are not limited to handwriting, diplomas or certificates, of course multiple pictures of the subject both current or past, poems, songs verses, etc.... All of these make up the fabric of the collage and are presented in an artistic way on one canvas - 20x24 or larger. The artwork will be finished off with oil paint for a beautiful heirloom art piece that you and your family will forever cherish.

Please call me to commission an artwork of your own.

Till next time,

Michelle East partners with The Village Toy Maker - Germantown, Collierville TN

I want to give a special thank you to The Village Toymaker - the most wonderful toy store in the Memphis area!
I have had the privilege of partnering with them for a few years now and the friends that I have made in the store could not be nicer. If you ever need a gift for a party or your child, grandchild- The Village Toymaker is the place to go.
I did most of my Christmas shopping there for my kids and they even gift wrapped all of the toys. Could not ask for better customer service and selection!


They also have a new party room at the Germantown store available for your birthday parties!


If you stop by the Germantown store you can see some of my work on display.
Visit their super cute blog at -
http://www.thevillagetoymaker.blogspot.com/
The store Website -
http://www.thevillagetoymaker.com

Till next time.

Michelle East Germantown Artist

Here is what I have been up to lately.......

To see more of my work-
http://www.Michelleeaststudio.com

Till next time,

Michelle East Photography's work at the New Le Bonheur Children's Hospital

Today my sweet friend Amber emailed me some pictures of my display at Le Bonheur Children's Hospital downtown Memphis. I have not had a chance to see the final work hung in the halls so the pictures are a great gift to me today!  I am so pleased with how it all came out!  This project started last year October of 2009 when I was asked to do some photography for the new hospital in collaboration with children's author Melissa Conroy. Melissa also makes custom dolls, the ones featured in the pictures, her site is www.wooberry.com.

In January of 2010 during a snow storm in Memphis, Melissa, Dianne Papasan and I met in my studio to do the initial photography for the project! Melissa was in town from her home in Philadelphia for a whirl wind weekend of book signing and to work on this Le Bonheur Children's Hospital project. She did an awesome job under the pressure of the terrible weather we were having and I was very impressed with her. She even allowed me to photograph her for her business head shots to be used in conjunction with her books!

Once the photographs were prepared to her specifications, I sent her the images and she added her additional artwork.  The images were then sent to the amazing staff at Le Bonheur who have spent countless hours working on the art for the hospital.

In the spring/summer the images were printed and hung and voila, there is an awesome wing in the hospital of these great wooberry dolls!  I know the children will be smiling as they travel this hallway!

Thank you so much to Dianne Papasan for the opportunity to be a part of this incredible project! I have enjoyed the entire process and it has been a privilege for me to be included on something as special as this for our community.

More to come on this project!

The Art for Heart Party is Thursday, the 26th of August in the evening. If you would like to see more of the wonderful artwork from artists all around the mid south, please join me there! It is going to be a magical night! You can purchase tickets at http://www.lebonheur.org  click on the Art with Heart tab.
(it will have an easel with a heart that say art with heart)

Hope to see you there!

Michelle East Photography with Painter and Writer Karen Sperling

A great painter, author and teacher, Karen Sperling @  http://www.artistrymag.com asked to use one of my portraits as an example of her oil painting techniques. I am so flattered that she choose something that I photographed! 

Thank you Karen! It is an honor to work with you!

Original Portrait that I took:

Take a look at her blog-http://artistrymag.com/blog1

Karen's Painting:

Great detail Karen!

Painting by Karen Sperling from a photo by Michelle East.

Karen writes on her blog:

I used the techniques described in the Painting for Photographers DVD and the Artistry Bonus CD to paint this portrait, and I painted it with my custom brushes on the Artistry Bonus CD.

If you would like to have an original painting of your child, pet, family member, or yourself, please call me. I would love to work with you and so would Karen.

Till next time,

Memphis Artist and Photographer Michelle East- Michelle East Photography

A new painting to show! I love this one of The Myrtles Plantation in St. Francisville, LA.

According to legend, this place is haunted! It has been featured on Oprah Winfrey and the most haunted houses TV show.

Thought you may like a look!

Michelle East Studio Children's photography Germantown, TN

This is the Venetian Hotel in Las Vegas- Beautiful!

This has been a fun yet busy few months! In March I attended a photography convention WPPI. Wedding and Portrait Photographers International where I met photographers from all over the world! I think there were something like 15,00 photographers there!! Wow! I was a small fish in a big sea! Learned a lot and had a blast in Las Vegas! My first time there! I saw the Phantom of the Opera at the Venetian Hotel, took in a Cirque show at the MGM Grand and had lots of great food!

In April life took me to New York, New York! What fun I had seeing all of the sights and sounds of the city! It was fabulous! I spent some time with an artist friend Bernette Rudolph. You can see her work at www.BernetteRudolph.com! She and I had a great time in the city visiting the art museums and galleries! A big thank you to Bernette for her wonderful hospitality!

Michelle East Studio Germantown Artist- New Children's Painting

Just finished this lovely 20x24 mixed media painting! What a beautiful little one!

Can't wait for her parents to see it in person when they come to pick it up!

I am off to New York City on Thursday! Spending a long weekend with my artist friend Bernette Rudolph, a wonderful Park Slope Artist! She is showing me the New York art scene! I can't wait! If you want to see her truly one of a kind work, log on to http://www.bernetterudolph.com! You know what, the best part is that she is 80 years young and I am not sure if I can keep up with her!

All for now! I'll be back with NY pictures and stories next week!

Michelle

Happy Easter! Memphis Children Photographer, Digital Artist

Wishing all my Clients, Friends and Family a Happy Easter!

Enjoy your day with loved ones you hold dear.

This picture was taken yesterday at the beautiful Memphis Botanic Garden! If you have not visited the garden this spring, you need to! Take the kids to see My Big Back Yard there! The flowers are just gorgeous and it is such a great place to relax and enjoy your day.

I was asked by Le Bonheur Children's Hospital to take some pictures of some dolls and stuffed animals to be hung on the walls of their new hospital- opening this summer downtown. I am so honored to be a part of this project. A big thank you to Linda Hill and Dianne Papasan for all the work they are doing for our community and Le Bonheur Children's Hospital. They are giving their heart and soul to this project for the children to enjoy for years to come. Bravo to you two!

Happy Easter!

Michelle

Michelle East Studio Paint Fusion Workshops at Memphis Botanic Garden

Paint Fusion : Where Digital Art meets Traditional Art!

Please join me for a free demonstration and lecture at the Memphis Botanic Garden on Thursday, March 25th 2010 from 10:30-Noon where I will be discussing digital art and traditional art!

I would love to see each and everyone of you there!

Michelle

Michelle East Studio WPPI Convention in Las Vegas!

I am off to Las Vegas! Out of the studio for the week!

I plan to have limited time on email and phone this week

but I will get back to you!

For those who are not in the photography field, WPPI stands for

Wedding and Portraits Photographers International.

www.wppionline.com

The convention is a wonderful time for me to get continuing

education in photography, photoshop, lighting, and posing.

I will be in class most of the time however, I do hope to see

a little bit of the city!

There is also an awesome trade show where I can get all the scoop on

new props, backdrops, equipment, etc..... Basically spend all my money!

I can't wait to bring back to my clients all kinds of new and fresh ideas from photographers

all over the country!

Talk to you all soon!

Michelle

Michelle East Studio and Spoiled Sweet Boutique

As many of you know I am privileged to partner with some of the most awesome children's stores in our city! One of those stores is having a huge sale this month! SPOILED SWEET BOUTIQUE! Each day, something wonderful is on sale!
Stop by and check it out at:

Spoiled Sweet Boutique
2011 Exeter Rd
Germantown, TN 38138

Please note that they are open Monday thru Saturday. Closed on Sunday.
Happy Shopping!
Michelle

MichelleEastStudio.com Something New! Memphis Children's Photographer

This is a great example of a collage that I am now offering! Available in 16x20 and larger and can combine up to three images from your session! BEAUTIFUL!

Michelle East Studio Paint Fusion Workshops at Memphis Botanic Garden

Painting I have done!

Paint Fusion: Where Computer meets the Paintbrush!

Free Lecture and Demonstration

March 25, 2010 10:30- Noon

Memphis Botanic Garden

Free Admission

Call Laurie at 636-4128 to register.

Paint Fusion Workshop: Fusing Digital Art

with Traditional Art

April 8, 15, 22, 29

Thursdays

10 am - Noon

Memphis Botanic Garden

Fee - $200 non members of the Garden and $175 for Members of the Garden

Prepayment by April 1

Call Laurie at 636-4128 to register.

www.Michelleeaststudio.com

Michelle East Studio Germantown TN business Head Shots

Yesterday I had the pleasure of working with Ken Hoover for Head Shots. Ken is a great father, husband, and citizen. He gets our vote for School Board in Germantown/Shelby County!

Check out his website at:

http://www.kenin10.com/

Ken believes in:

Parental involvement – good schools have involved parents

Transparency – the public’s business should be done in public

Fiscal Responsibility – no new property taxes

Ken has four children in Shelby County Schools; sons in the 6^th, 9^th, and 11^thgrades and a daughter in the 2^nd grade. He has is intimately connected to our schools and has a long term commitment to their success.

Michelle East Studio Germantown TN Wins WPPI Registration!!

I won, I won! I can't believe I won a full registration to WPPI 's (Wedding and Portrait Photographers International) 2010 convention! www.wppionline.com
All of the best in the photography industry will be there! I can't wait to

learn and be a part of this great event!

A HUGE Thank you to http://www.alyciaalvarezphotography.com/ Alycia Alvarez for choosing me! I really appreciate the support Alycia! Thank you for believing in me and my work!
BIG THANK YOU TO THE SPONSOR of the free registration http://www.azuraalbums.com/!
I can't wait to get there! Las Vegas, here I come! March 2010!

Here are some corporate headshot samples! www.MichelleEastStudio.com.

Michelle East Studio (Germantown Artist) & Melissa Conroy Wooberry Dolls

What a great time I had photographing the Wooberry dolls for a project I am working on with Melissa Conroy for Le Bonheur Children's Hospital! www.wooberry.com to see these enchanting dolls!

The photos that I took will be used by author Melissa Conroy and the hospital in a display of images on the walls of the new hospital downtown Memphis! Our prayer is that the children will enjoy looking at these sweet dolls during their stay at the hospital.

While Melissa was at my studio, I also took some pictures for her to use as headshots. She's a beautiful & talented young woman with a big heart! Her current book is Poppy's Pants and you can find it at local book stores and on amazon. Your children will just love it!