The Artist

A dichotomy of art and science, creativity and craftsmanship, spontaneous creation and orchestrated brilliance, Michele Palenik is, in herself, a unique creation.

With over 20 years of experience in fine jewelry design & product development and a degree in Marine Biology, she incorporates into her pieces her two loves–science and art. This is a theme you will notice repeated throughout her body of work no matter how different the pieces seem to be on the surface.

Michele’s artwork appeals to people from all over the globe, but especially those who appreciate quality materials and the naturalness of her work with its undulating edges and exciting unique traits inherent to each piece. As every picture tells a story, so does every piece of Art that springs from her corner of Michele-Land, just ask her! Sometimes she writes it down and shares, and sometimes she squirrels it away in her journal for later.

Her creativity, flexibility and fearless exploration allows the artist to create intriguing works of functional art. Leaving no stone unturned, she utilizes everything from brilliantly hued glass, intricately sculpted PMC silver, gold, semi-precious gems, and luminous pearls to hand crafted Asian papers, silk, bone, and leather.

Michele has appeared on Channel 8′s NBC Daytime Show and was featured on HGTV’s That’s Clever, The St. Petersburg Times, Tampa Tribune, Association of Women’s Funeral Directors Blog, The Expressionist, The Crafts Report,Whimsy: Style on a Whim, The Entreprenette Gazette, PendantDesigns.com, ShoppingFromScratch.com

Her professionalism, flexibility, attention to detail and dedication to using only top quality materials in her work makes her a joy to work with either as an individual client, organization or business both large and small seeking a new line of custom work.

A Selection of Purple Cloud Studio Clients