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Michele O’Brien Art
@micheleobrienart.bsky.social
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Collage artist working out of my home studio in Somerville, MA, US.
Everything is terrible but love wins.
www.micheleobrienart.com
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It's November - know what that means? Time to prep for the holidays! My recipients get weird abstract stuff. I make hand-collaged cards - here are some examples. Thx for looking!

#bostonartist #art #artsy #bskyart #blueskyart #collagesky
#collage #collageart #mailart #snailmailart #notecards
four brightly colored collaged notecards, with cobalt blue, orange, black and white.
November 10, 2025 at 5:43 PM
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It's November - know what that means? Time to prep for the holidays! My recipients get weird abstract stuff. I make hand-collaged cards & I'll post some examples here. Thx for looking!

#bostonartist #art #artsy #bskyart #blueskyart #collagesky
#collage #collageart #mailart #snailmailart #notecards
Four colorful, abstract, collaged notecards. Colors include teal green/blue and yellow with pops of orange and red.
November 6, 2025 at 7:47 PM
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In the NYC area? Run don't walk to see the Ruth Asawa exhibit at MOMA! It's truly incredible, the quality and breadth of her art. You'll love it. Her work is genius and the show is motivational. 
@moma.bsky.social  #nyc #museums #RuthAsawa #Moma #visualart #artsy #contemporaryart #art #motivational
Two abstract wire sculptures hanging from the ceiling, with orb and cone shapes. Watercolor painting of red cherries in a clear bowl. Sketchbook black and white drawing of a sunflower. Close up of two abstract hanging wire sculptures that look a little bit like seaweed or sea creatures.
October 30, 2025 at 8:10 PM
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The Telephone game for artists went live today! Please check it out. It's one of the coolest artist/collaborations ever. 1400 artists across the globe making work responding to others' work. Poems invoking songs invoking paintings... Magic!

#artistcollaborations
Michele O'Brien - TELEPHONE
View Michele O'Brien's artwork in the TELEPHONE exhibition. I am a collage and mixed media artist working out of my home studio in Somerville, MA, U.S.Creating with my hands is a satisfying and medita...
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October 10, 2025 at 10:27 PM
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Ireland has approved plans to permanently implement a basic income program that will support up to 2,200 artists.

A cost-benefit analysis found that for every €1 invested, society receives €1.39 back.

Officials from other countries are now expressing interest in the program.
October 9, 2025 at 3:42 PM
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Nick Cave! Go see his work in person if possible.
This piece at the Museum of Contemporary Art Chicago is part of the show "City in a Garden: Queer Art and Activism in Chicago" - running thru May 2026.
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A mannequin shaped sculpture with colorful flower decoration on the legs and fabulous metal florals swirling around the head and torso.
October 1, 2025 at 6:23 PM
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UNTIL IT'S DONE, Ep. 2

When the Brownsville Clinic opened in 1916, it was the first birth control center in America. Its very existence felt impossible. For young women, it was a lifeline.

109 years later, the Clinic is long closed—but Brownsville mothers are still struggling.
September 26, 2025 at 2:30 PM
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Promo! My collage, Stand Tall, is in the Red Dot Small Works Sale at the Cambridge Art Association!
Sale runs now til 11/13 at CAA@Canal gallery in Kendall sq. Please DM for info!

#somervilleartist #bostonartist #art #affordableart #artforsale #originalartforsale #contemporaryart #artwork #collage
promo flyer for the Cambridge Art Association's Red Dot small works sale, Sept 20- Nov 13, 2025.
September 24, 2025 at 7:32 PM
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My collage, Stand Tall, is in the Red Dot Small Works Sale at the Cambridge Art Association!
Sale runs 9/25-11/13 at CAA@Canal gallery in Kendall sq. Please DM for more info!

#somervilleartist #bostonartist #art #affordableart #artforsale #originalartforsale #contemporaryart #artwork #collage
A small square abstract collage with some brown, blue, and a deep orange stripe down the center.
September 23, 2025 at 7:01 PM
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The Process: Episode 1, THE MOVIE
Cue VoiceOver: "In a world where artists toil away in darkness comes the tale of ..."
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September 18, 2025 at 6:53 PM
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So pleased that my collage, Hidden Messages, was chosen as part of the Mary Schein Fall Salon at Cambridge Art Association!

#somervilleartist #bostonartist #art #visualart #artsy #originalart #bskyart #abstractart #contemporaryart #artist #artwork #collagesky #collage #collageart #blueskyart
Abstract collage with black, green, red and white. There is a layer of tissue paper on top of the collage with cut outs showing parts of the collage underneath. Poster for the Mary Schein Fall Salon, running 9/13 - 10/17.
September 10, 2025 at 2:48 PM
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Want a postcard that I made? DM your address and I'll pop it in the mail to you! Thanks for looking.

#somervilleartist #bostonartist #art
#visualart #artsy #originalart #bskyart #abstractart #contemporaryart #artist #artwork #collagesky #postcardart #mailart #snailmailart #snailmail #postcards
Array of 6 brightly colored collaged postcards.
September 7, 2025 at 10:02 PM
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The Process, episode 1, part 2
In which collage artist Michele O'Brien answers even more questions
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August 29, 2025 at 8:53 PM
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Subtle! (That's the title of this collage). My latest work using a transfer print and graphic images. Thx for looking!

#visualart #artsy #originalart #bskyart #abstractart #contemporaryart #artist #artwork #collagesky #abstract #artgallery #collage #blueskyart #somervilleartist #bostonartist
Abstract collage with a distressed looking background and vibrantly colored letters scattered across it. Visible are the letters S, B and an upside down T with an exclamation mark.
August 27, 2025 at 3:34 PM
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The Process: Episode 1
A conversation about art with collage artist Michele O'Brien
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August 22, 2025 at 6:19 PM
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Black Cat Appreciation Day was yesterday, but I'm posting today w/ pix of our newly adopted kitty, Hennessy! She's the most AMAZING cat ever. Sweet, affectionate, playful, and beautiful too; the whole cat-package! Big thx to Black Cat Rescue in Boston.

#blackcatappreciationday #cats #adoptdontshop
close up of a cute black cat on a blue chair black cat snoozing with her leg up on a blue chair with a stuffed koala bear toy black cat on a "cat tree" or "cat condo" next to a window, with a palm plant leaf in the foreground black cat looking out a window
August 18, 2025 at 4:40 PM
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BIG THANKS to all who came by for Somerville's Yart Sale this past weekend! I appreciate the support and I love meeting neighbors, so it's a win-win for me.

#visualart #artsy #originalart #bskyart #abstractart #contemporaryart #collagesky #abstract #artist #artwork #somervilleartist #bostonartist
outdoor display of small colorful collages with stairs in the background.
August 13, 2025 at 3:48 PM
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Boston local? Tomorrow is the Somerville YART SALE! Sat Aug 9th, 12-6pm. My collage work will be on view on Highland *Road* - right near the corner of Morrison. See artists' work & maybe get yourself a gift. Come say hello!

#somervilleartist #bostonarts #artsale #artforsale #art #artfair #artmarket
Promo poster for Somerville's Yart Sale, Aug 9, 2025, 12-6pm Six colorful collaged postcards.
August 8, 2025 at 5:43 PM
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Thrilled to have 2 collages at the "In the Moment" exhibit, at Galatea Fine Art in Boston's SOWA district. Show is juried by Boriana Kantcheva, and viewable thru August.

#somervilleartist #bostonartist #visualart #artsy #bskyart #abstractart #contemporaryart #artist #artwork #artforsale #gallery
Close up photo of Michele O'Brien next to her two abstract collages in the "In the Moment" exhibit at Galatea Fine Art in Boston. Publicity image for the In the Moment show at Galatea Fine Art in Boston. Outdoor image of the Galatea Fine Art sign on the side of a building in Boston, with a tree on the left and reflections in the windows on the right. Same image as the first, but this photo is taken a little bit further back. You can see Michele O'Brien with her two collages on the gallery wall, and the edges of two other art pieces.
August 3, 2025 at 10:47 PM
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Somervillian? Visit the YART SALE! Aug 9th, 12-6pm. (Rain date Aug 10). Stroll, see artists' work, & maybe get yourself a gift. My collage artwork will be on view on Highland *Road* - steps from the bike path. Come say hello!

#somervilleartist #collage #artsale #artforsale #art #artfair #artmarket
A pink and green sign advertising the Somerville Yart Sale on August 9, 12-6pm. Rain date Aug 10. A photo of several tables with blue tablecloths, and many small colorful pieces of collage artwork displayed on them. The tables are outside in front of a house's front stairs. There are a couple green plants in the background.
July 25, 2025 at 5:43 PM
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How cool is this?!  A walk in my neighborhood park led me to a tree with major mushroom energy. This fungus was about 12" tall and 18" wide. The close-up reminds me of sea coral, or bones. Love the shapes and textures, and wanted to share!

#mushroom #localpark #fungus #nature #trees #symbiotic
close-up photo of a large mushroom or fungus. the shapes look like sea coral or bones, and the colors are white and tan and light brown. photo of the base of a large tree trunk, with a large fungus growing out of the base and grass surrounding both.
July 22, 2025 at 8:28 PM
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Who wants a collaged postcard?! DM your address -- will mail anywhere on the planet. Even if you've already received one - happy to build connections!

#artist #artwork #visualart #artsy #bskyart #abstractart #collagesky #abstract #collage #art #mailart #somervilleartist #bostonartist #collageart
Four brightly colored, abstract collaged postcards.
July 18, 2025 at 8:03 PM
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Postcards hot off the desk! It's HOT here, but a portable AC means I'm living the good life. Feel for those who work/live outdoors. Very grateful today.

#visualart #artsy #bskyart #abstractart #artist #artwork #artoftheday #collagesky #abstract #artwork #mailart #somervilleartist #bostonartist #art
Five brightly colored, hand-collaged postcards.
July 16, 2025 at 5:12 PM
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More cards! All hand-collaged. Really enjoy making these.
Hope you have a lovely weekend. Yes, we're in a dystopia but I still hope for lovely weekends...

#visualart #originalart #bskyart #abstractart #contemporaryart #artist #artwork #artoftheday #collagesky #somervilleartist #bostonartist
four brightly colored abstract collaged notecards
July 11, 2025 at 10:09 PM
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5 New card designs! These are original collaged notecards, not postcards. (Sometimes postcards don't travel well, so a notecard is often a safer bet).
Thanks for looking!

#snailmailart #snailmail #notecards
#postal #mailart #collagesky
#abstract #artoftheday
#somervilleartist #bostonartist
Image of 5 original collaged poscards, all different designs. They are abstract and very colorful.
July 7, 2025 at 6:38 PM