Michelle Beasley is a self-taught artist who enjoys using a variety of technical approaches to her work. She is one of the sweetest and most sincere people I've met in a long time (well, her husband, J. Leroy ranks right up there, too). The Doll Project brought us together last year, and we have stayed in touch since.
Michelle's doll reflects her obviously huge love affair with shoes! It's hilarious and beautiful, uplifting and joyful.
Michelle gets her inspiration from people she knows and places she visits. She says that her strongest inspiration, however, comes from her loving and supportive husband and fellow artist, J. Leroy Beasley. "He provides me with a sense of strength, support and challenge. This gives me the freedom, confidence and joy I needs to reach further, wider and deeper as an artist."
The really, really exciting news is that both Michelle and J. Leroy have confirmed that they will be members of Team 5! The children at SMK are going to fall in love with this warm, loving, spiritual, creative, kind, down-to-earth, funny couple. It will be Michelle's first trip to Africa, a place she has wanted to visit for a long time.
If you are a shoe lover, this doll is for you! She is 16" tall, a bundle of colors and fun. The words say: "Oh how I love shoes. Momma says when I grow up I can have all the shoes I want!"
** There are eleven pairs of shoes in the piece, all made with a quick drying clay. There's even a pair of pink flip-flops.
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