Michelle Morrissey-Brux	Having grown up in a far north suburb of Chicago, I flocked to the big city of Chicago where I lived for 11 years, then ran away to the woods of Northcentral Wisconsin. After 5 years, I uprooted myself again, this time from the Midwest in Oct. ’06 to experience life in the Southwest, here in Prescott, AZ. Adventure and new beginnings are two very essential aspects of life for me. Both aspects represent the quest to see things anew and fresh, honest and true, and afford me the pleasure of experiencing and appreciating new perspectives.
I believe this is the mindset I have toward the creative process as well. I decided quite some time ago, that although I appreciate talent and respect craftsmanship, I would continually seek to participate in the creative process whether it be via writing, poetry, pottery, photography, graphic design, or gardening, simply because I enjoyed it and it was good for my soul. Participating in creativity and art-making for me is a journey that leads me to the purest parts of my being and that of the universe. And photography does provide quite a journey! I once heard someone regard poetry as painting in words. Well, for me, photography is rather like poetry in images. When I first began studying photography in college, I came upon images created by the mystic, monk, poet-writer Thomas Merton. His photography left quite an impression upon me: images of simple, ordinary, found objects that captured a zen quality – at once restful and intriguing. It is this experience in photography that I am most attracted to and seek to emulate.
Sample of Michelle's work.