BIO

Michelle Mi Che presents a raw and unapologetic exploration of compulsory femininity through striking ceramic sculptures that brim with contradiction: soft yet violent, alluring yet grotesque, tender yet unsettling. Through this duality, Che renders visible the often-unspoken fractures beneath the surface of womanhood. Drawing from Jungian archetypes and divine feminine spirituality, she exposes the psychic and societal wounds inflicted by white, colonial, capitalist patriarchy—and carves space for healing, power, and transformation.

The materiality of clay plays a central role in this alchemy. For Che, clay is not simply a medium but a spiritual collaborator—one that demands care, surrender, and reciprocity. Her practice unfolds in ritual cycles of breaking, building, shaping, and unshaping, mirroring the processes of healing and identity formation. The medium itself becomes metaphor: mutable, resilient, and historically entwined with feminine labor and lineage. In referencing the Jomon, early female potters of ancient Japan, Che situates herself within a matrilineal continuum of sacred making.

CONTACT

tamakimichelle@gmail.com
@michelle_mi_che_