Michelle Clarke-Stables

In 2016 Clarke-Stables worked on #LettersFromTheHeart, a project about women and war and their messages of love. She collected love letters, texts, emails - any kind of message - sent or received during wartime. The finished exhibition will consist of portraits and sculptures and will be shown in several venues across the country including in Liverpool, London and Leeds.

Clarke-Stables is interested in engaging with the public and local communities through her art projects. Her third project, #HOMETheVanProject was a school project for young people, giving them the opportunity to create their own small pieces of art. The project started in Yorkshire and travelled across the UK. One of the schools and colleges visited by her green van was Darton College.

Other recent work includes a piece commissioned by Jo Brand for The Eve Appeal. Michelle completed a portrait of the late comedian Linda Smith who died from ovarian cancer. The work was exhibited at Claridges alongside the world's emerging and leading female artists.

Life and career
Clarke-Stables studied Sculpture at Stafford Art College before completing her Fine Art degree at Leeds University. She went on to complete her Masters in Fine Art Practice at Leeds Metropolitan University. For ten years she worked in education as an Art Facilitator and Teacher.