Susan Menchel
I am an acrylic mixed media artist using all the tools in my toolbox. I enjoy the creative process daily while providing beautiful and affordable original art for everyone. I believe everyone deserves original art in their home. My work is happy and colorful. When I make art in my studio, I become a carefree soul, creating colorful and energetic pieces that soothe every fiber of my being. I can feel my blood pressure becoming lower as I continue with the process. I often do not know what the final piece will look like at finish because my mind takes over my hand. The world around me is my inspiration; nature, people, places I’ve visited and shapes. I find beauty in the extraordinary and the mundane. I collect fragments of diverse origins, each carrying a story of their own and give them a new life. Collage art becomes a metaphor for life itself, the old gives way to the new and beauty emerges from the chaos.
I am a Brooklyn, NY native. I am a retired registered nurse and have an interior design degree. My husband and I happily relocated to beautiful Orange County to enjoy the wonderful weather.