Michelle Patterson

@auntieshellie.bsky.social

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Existential optimist, collage artist, aspiring author, social justice warrior, rock & roll groupie, sci-fi geek, Buffy fanatic, francophile and world's greatest aunt (she/her) IG @michellepattersoncreates https://auntieshellie77.substack.com

A toad perched on the word swamp with a crown of white flowers on its head set on a gray paper background with torn edges.
A graphic acknowledging submission in a 100 word writing battle microfiction contest.
An alpaca riding through the night sky on a quill pen under the words "I followed my whim!" Underneath is a banner that says "Submitted."
A collage featuring a brown silhouette of a little girl's profile filled with pictures of a girl from ages 3 months to 17 years, surrounded by photos, bits of old report cards, assessments, notes and memorabilia on a large.
A collage based on the color orange featuring worldly images of Egypt, Africa, Asia and a sense of travel and adventure. The top left has the words Great Escapes, the top right says What's You Calling, and the bottom says Wonder And Wander.
A collage of a lake at sunset with a peach sky featuring a puffy white cloud over the black silhouette of a tree line. A butterfly hovers in the cloud, which is drifting behind a lighthouse made of books and featuring the word Adventure. In the lake are two fish jumping along a rocky shore.
An abstract collage featuring women's faces looking in through a window at a woman sitting between two men with red eyes amongst a cityscape. The collage has a heading of Dreamers: An American Journey, and the sitting woman's eyes are covered with the words The Sound of Silence. The words The Mam are underneath them and a snake is weaving its way through the skyline.
A black page with a tan pen on the left side and the words Write a horror story using only 3 Words in white typewriter lettering on the right.
A smiling woman wearing fluffy grey earmuffs, black frame glasses and a black winter coat with an I Voted sticker on it.
A collage featuring patterns and items in shades of yellow and the words What's On Your Bucket List.
A collage of images in red with various words and phrases pasted over them.
A poem titled Grateful Today I cannot see beyond the darkness of the world. It closes in around me, but I'm the distance, there's a light. I strain to see what shines so bright and cuts through the blackness. It is love. It is beauty. Echoes of heartbeats saved just for me ring out like church bells. The warmth of arms holding tight and cozy blankets and hot, nourishing meals surrounds me. I see the places I've been, near and far, like beacons guiding me through the storm. I feel the emotional weight of a masterpiece filling my head and my soul. In these hopeless moments, I find my solace in being grateful.
Written text that says, "Last night I dreamt of a forest. It was dark, but not like night - shadowed by the towering trees choking out the sun. The ground was soft from the previous night's rain, soaking the dried leaves and needles. I was glad I wore boots because the spongy earth caked them with mud in the bare spots. I could hear rustling in the branches as a gust of wind caused me a chill. My jacket wasn't warm enough for the cool damp air in these woods. I wasn't sure where I was going or what I was looking for, so I took my time feeling the forest and noticing every tiny detail. There was thick, soft moss growing on the rough bark of a tall tree. A fallen trunk was home to tiny mushrooms and assorted insects. I narrowly missed walking through a spider web as I ducked between a narrow gap in the trees. The forest became close, as if the trees were gathering around me. The previously chilly air was now warming. My too light jacket was now too heavy. My boots, covered in mud over the..."
A collage with a pale blue background featuring pictures of the Eiffel Tower, the Rodin statue of The Thinker, a scrap of paper with handwriting saying, "how far would you go?", a dark street lit only by two street lamps, a shard of mirror with a forlorn woman's face in it, the back of a woman standing in the middle of a winter road, the Cloud Gate sculpture in Chicago, two hands grasping one hand in a forceful and supportive way, and typed text that says, "The hardest thing about the road not taken is that you never know where it might have led," attributed to Lisa Wingate. The time of the image is dark and a bit sad.
An orange sunset and sea smoke on Lake Superior in Grand Marais, MN
A vision board collage featuring a background of different swatches of wallpaper with bold patterns and many quotes and words cut out of magazines.
A collage featuring pictures of the Eiffel Tower, the Thinker in the garden at the Rodin Museum, a dark street with two streetlights, a woman's hand holding a shard of mirror with reflection of part of a sad woman's face, the back of a woman standing in a winter street, the Cloud Gate (the Bean) sculpture in Chicago reflecting on wet ground, and one hand being grasped by two hands. There's a torn bit of paper on the top right with handwriting text saying, "how far would you go?" and typewriter text on the bottom right that says, "The hardest thing about the road not taken is that you never know where it might have led." By Lisa Wingate. The whole image is in a muted blue green with some photos in black and white.
A picture of the night sky with thousands of stars above a line of winter trees.
The cover for the movie A Christmas Carol starring Alistair Sim. The background is gold and the movie title is in large white letters over a picture of Scrooge dressed in a top hat, red scarf and green coat holding Tiny Tim on his shoulder, who is dressed in a blue jacket and pants with a red scarf and cap.
A book cover with a white background and the title Turning to Stone: Discovering the Subtle Wisdom of Rocks by Marcia Bjornerud with a column of rock shaped images in differing colors and textures.
A black box with blocks of yellow that says The House is Reconvening. Swear in Adelita Grijalva. Release the Epstein Files. Contact your representative today.
The word Paris in giant neon pink block letters next to a large cut out of a heart with a reflection showing on wet ground at night on the roof of the Montparnasse Tower
A woman with short brown hair and black rimmed glasses smiling with the Eiffel Tower at night lit up in the background.
A wall of bones and skulls with the skulls making an arch pattern with a cross in the middle.
A collage that says "If I don't come home from Paris..." with an image of a woman in black riding a scooter, half the Mona Lisa's face, several jeweled crowns and the Louve.
A picture of a lit match on a white background with the The Goodman 100 and Revolution(s) printed around it and a yellow box with the word Playbill in the lower right corner.
A screen shot of a participant's 5k race stats showing a chip time of 46:12, gun time of 46:29, pace of 14:54, overall placement of 162 out of 298 and placement in the females age 40-49 of 35 out of 64.
People marching towards trump tower in Chicago on a sunny day with someone giving the middle finger to the building.
An illustration of a blue-green river and lush forest scene featuring animals of the water, air and land amidst plants and clouds.
Buffy the Vampire Slayer text in white on a black background
A concert stage lit with blue and green spotlights featuring a giant banner that says The Warning and 3 women playing rock music in front of a crowd.
A black background with white and gray letters that says Covid still sucks in all caps.
A picture that says Did You Know? Most of the devastating impacts of the recently passed legislation won't take effect until after the 2026 midterms or in 2028. Meanwhile, the tax benefits to regular Americans will start immediately, creating a sense of prosperity and making the damage that will be done. We need to stay angry and educate people on what's going to happen to them.
The cover of a book that is yellow with a white banner at the top that says cross stitch creations and a red banner below it that says fine art with a subheading that says 12 patterns from the world's finest masters. There's a picture of a cross stitch loom with a giant wave and the authors' names at the bottom saying Josh Lohman and Rhys Turton.
A passage of text from the book Turning to Stone with a sentence highlighted in green that says, "In other words, to be an Earthling means learning to live with the inevitability of cataclysm."
Cross stitch art of a giant blue wave crested with white foam over a peach colored boat being tossed on the water. It's an interpretation of The Great Wave Off Kanagawa by Katsushika Hokusai.
Protesters marching in Chicago for No Kings Day
A young, blonde woman wearing a black shirt and gray pants is standing across from a tall man with dark hair wearing a black satin shirt and black leather pants. The man is standing in front of a gray, swirling cloud holding his hand out towards the woman as he looks down at a sword in his chest. In the background are shelves with candles and a heavy black curtain.
A 1980s video game cartoon featuring a kitchen scene with a chainsaw in the knife rack and blood on the walls and in the refrigerator while a blonde male character stands in the middle of the room.
A middle aged white man with reddish hair wearing a tan shirt and brown jacket smiling in a room with blue curtains and a punching bag in the background. Mayor Wilkins from Buffy the Vampire Slayer.
A movie still of Val Kilmer in Willow with long dark hair wearing a golden suit of armor and holding a sword in front of a stone archway. One of the most handsome men in the world.
A woman with short brown hair and glasses wearing an orange sweater is looking angrily right and pointing at a picture of an angry white cat sitting at a dining table with a plate of vegetables in front of it and someone's hand resting on the back of the chair behind it.
A close up of a man with blood on his face standing in a white hallway with red lighting with the blurry silhouette of a woman in the distance. Still shot from Severance.
A light blue background with the words NeilMed Sinus Rinse by Dr. Mehta, all natural sinus relief, soothing saline nasal rinse, pH balanced, the original and patented sinus rinse kit, trust the #1 physician recommended brand, nasal symptoms from flu and cold, nasal congestion, nasal allergies, 50 premixed packets. A picture of a sinus rinse bottle is on the left, packets of rinse powder in the middle and a picture of a middle aged man with dark hair and tan skin wearing a blue shirt and tie and a white overcoat.
A brunette gurl wearing a black tank top and a blonde girl wearing a lavender tank top are dancing seductively in a night club. Faith and Buffy at the Bronze in Buffy the Vampire Slayer.
Painting of a woman in a white dress sitting on a couch by a window while a man reads behind her. La Lecture by Édouard Manet.
Image of Jane Fonda at an awards show in a pink and black dress making a speech with the heading, "It's ok to be a late bloomer as long as you don't miss the flower show." and the subtitle, "I'm a late bloomer."
Illustration of a green frog on a lily pad with orange and white flowers on its head surrounded by bubbles and stars and text underneath that says What a dick.
An illustration of two red cherries connected by stems with a green leaf in the center of a circle of words that says That's a strange thing to say.
A gray seal face with the words no more phoques to give written above it.
Cover of the Shakespeare play Much Ado About Nothing featuring a green background with lavender flowers, a party mask, a diamond ring, jester hats and birds surrounding the title.
Cover of the book The Adventures of Tom Sawyer featuring a yellow border around an illustration of two boys wearing short pants. One boy is painting a fence white and the other is talking to him.
Cover of the book Man's Search for Meaning by Viktor E. Frankel with a picture of the author in a teal blue color.
Cover of the book The Historian featuring a man's face from a classical painting horizontally across the bottom.
A post apocalyptic scene with a nuclear mushroom cloud coming out of the ruins of a city in the background and run-down yellow house with junk in the front yard.