Embodied living is about wholeness — bringing together mind, body, spirit and the environments we create. In this reflection, Michel Van Devender shares how art, design, beauty, travel, psychotherapy, Reiki and everyday life weave together as an invitation to express all of our parts.

Artist and designer Michel Van Devender shares the inspiration behind her long-standing love affair with black and white. From interiors to abstract art, discover how this timeless palette grounds her creative process and reflects a deeper way of seeing through contrast, clarity and visual emotion.

After years of creating, a spark was reignited for Michel Van Devender in the Louvre and the Picasso Museum. Five years into her journey, she shares what she wishes she had known when she fully committed to her art, lessons in self-trust, growth, and making space for your creative voice to lead.

Artist and designer Michel Van Devender shares her Shoutout Atlanta feature — a glimpse into her non-linear path, what it means to trust the process, and how she’s learned to follow her own creative pull, one season at a time.

Mixed media abstract artwork telling an artful story of connection, memory, and the spaces we almost call home.

Lately I’ve been leaning into smaller works — fragments of life made visible through tiny collages and gentle experiments. It’s an ongoing study in contrast, balance, and letting go of the perfect plan. Always learning, always adjusting — in art, work, and this beautiful, messy life.

“May is Skin Cancer Awareness Month. I’m sharing my melanoma story to remind you: check your skin, wear your sunscreen, and protect the light that keeps you here. When caught early, skin cancer is highly treatable. Stay safe.”

Michel Van Devender art, goods and wearables featured at the Lisa Sherry A Summer Place Pop-Up in Charlotte — a curated summer shop of texture, inspiration and beautiful finds.

A new collage from my Fragments of Life series by Michel Van Devender — mixed media layered with memory, material and mood. Each piece traces the quiet poetry of what’s gathered and often overlooked, a visual record of the unseen. Because sometimes, the smallest fragments hold the truest stories.

An abstract painting and reflection on how life’s roads circle us back to what we’re meant to see.

A peek behind the scenes at how I brought my artwork to life on t-shirts and sweatshirts with Studio Print Shop in Concord.