Notes from a restrained palette

Minneapolis-based artist working in watercolor, fiber, drawing, and installation. For available work, prints, and commissions, contact me at michelle@michellemiles.com.

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Featured Work

Offering — dishcloths, embroidery floss, thread

Offering

Fiber · 2016
Heart in My Hand — digital drawing

Heart in My Hand

Digital · 2023
Don't Eat Lily — watercolor and ink on canvas

Don't Eat Lily

Painting · 2026
A Bad Year — mixed media installation

A Bad Year

Installation · 2021
Mini Quilt — cotton fabric, batting, thread

Mini Quilt

Fiber · 2021
Untitled — mixed media

Untitled

Mixed Media · 2023

From the Journal

Notes

Hey, Judgement. Go sit down.

A homemade watercolor book, no intentions, and judgement sent to read a book in the corner.

October 2022
Essay

On Using Worn Out Stuff

On old dishcloths, saved pandemic coffee filters, and what happens to white fabric over time.

April 2026