Issue #04

A conversation with artist Michelle Nunes

This is an interview with Michelle Nunes, a multidisciplinary artist and maker based in Portugal who we have had the pleasure of getting to know over the past couple years. Michelle is one of our favorite people for many reasons, including her warmth and generosity, her unique style and her beautiful beaded art. We had the privilege of collaborating with Michelle on a limited edition of t-shirts in our first capsule collection called “New Natives”, featuring Michelle’s signature hand beading technique and designs. To learn more about Michelle’s practice we sat down with her over tea to hear about her inspirations. But we were so excited to talk with her that we forgot to start recording until we were deep in conversation (rookie mistake hehe). We have edited this interview for clarity and length. The recording starts just after Michelle explained to us that she had just started some “dense reading”…