Michele Muska’s work is often inspired by nature. She start with an idea or a color palette, but she rarely plans the entire piece out. The process of the work itself is what excites her and makes her mind and spirit work hard. Michele becomes very personally involved with her work going through this process. Felting has some unexpected qualities about it and Michele thinks that is what she enjoys most about it. It's the discoveries along the way that take you to new places in your art.

Even the smallest scrap she uses is chosen very carefully from her stash! Michele loves to use mostly hand dyed, hand woven silk and velvet. The colors that emerge from the hand dyeing process are rich with color and various shades. No two are alike. She enjoys the selection process so much that it feels like an art in itself. It's these materials that she layers upon each other in the felting process. The experimental process of the art of felting is a big part of her work. She uses an electric felter to get instant results and finds that exciting.

Michele graduated from UMASS Boston with a concentration in photography and painting but always returns to the colorful world of fiber. Her work has appeared in national craft magazines like Belle Amore/Jewelry, Haute Handbag, Quilting Arts and Cloth Paper Scissors. Recently her studio was featured in Where Women Create and my "Midsummer's Night Dream Pie" graces the front cover of Jo Packham's new book "Pieography." In the fall of 2012 Michele’s collaborative quilt "Exquisite Journey" was juried into Quilts Inc. "Quilt Festival." She sits on the board of The Quilt Alliance, that preserves the culture and history of quilting.