Artist's Statement

Michelle Lougee uses her signature material – crocheted post-consumer plastic, to probe our habits in regards to our precious planet. Her work reflects our increasingly precarious relationship with the environment by contrasting material with imagery that range from microscopic forms to representations of nature. Her artwork has been shown internationally in Germany and Peru and locally at the Peabody Essex Museum, Heritage Museum and Gardens, Boston Sculptors Gallery and the Wilson Museum in Manchester, VT. In addition, she teaches at Lesley University School of Art and Design. She resides with her family in Cambridge, MA and maintains a studio at Vernon Street Studios in Somerville,MA.