about mkc photography
Michelle Ciarlo-Hayes is the award-winning artist, creator, and story-teller behind mkc photography. Until the age of ten, Michelle was certain the secret passage into Narnia truly existed and if she just rifled through enough closets and cupboards, she would find it. Fables, fairy tales, and legends have always enchanted Michelle, her favorites being those where feisty and daring heroines like Lucy and Alice run off to have wild adventures. She graduated from the University of Oxford, where she would read in the same gardens that inspired C.S. Lewis and Lewis Carroll’s imaginations, and her whimsical, witty, & joyful {with just a hint of quirky} artwork is still influenced by this idea of magical worlds that mingle with our own. She’s a former librarian (hence, all those salvaged books) and she creates every piece of artwork featured on her handmade wares.
Michelle is a member of MamaCITA (an award-winning artist collective), received the Artist Cultural Exchange prize for “Alone With the Stars,” her mixed-media piece honoring Amelia Earhart, and was named Runner-Up Entrepreneur of the Year (2017) by Handmade Business Magazine.
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Art Blocks
Handmade by Michelle from her archival prints, reclaimed wood, and vintage book paper. Michelle seals each block with multiple layers of non-toxic matte varnish and signs them on the reverse. All blocks come with a keyhole opening in the back for ease of hanging.
Canvas Gallery Wraps
Professionally printed with archival inks on water resistant canvas that last over 100 years in direct sunlight. The canvas is stretched over 1.5 inch-deep handmade frames constructed of solid wood, and arrives signed and ready-to-hang.
Growth Charts
printed on removable, reusable vinyl and come with application instructions. While most designs are in stock, you may need to wait for a certain design to be printed and shipped…but, it will be worth it!
Fine Art Prints
Professionally printed on archival photo paper with light-safe inks. Prints last 100 years in home display and 200 years in dark storage. Michelle signs each print on the reverse with photo-safe ink. If selecting the matted 8x8 or 8x10 option, your print will arrive matted in classic white archival mat board and will be signed on the mat in pencil.
Keychains, Ornaments & Picture Holders
Beautiful and eco-friendly! Michelle creates each one from 1.25″ square salvaged wood and book paper, and seals them with multiple coats of a high-quality, non-toxic finish. Our keychains aren’t fully waterproof, so please don’t leave them outside in a rain storm, but they will withstand years of daily use.
Shipping
All items on this site ship free in the Continental United States. Please allow seven (7) business days for prints, ornaments/keychains, and 5x5 art blocks; twelve (12) business days for canvas gallery wraps, and large art blocks, and up to fourteen (14) business days for growth charts to arrive (expedited and international shipping is available for an additional fee: please contact us for a quote).
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retailer boutiques
mkc photography is available at these fine retailers in the USA:
California
Stepping Stones : Santa Rosa
Connecticut
Ally Bally Bee: New Canaan
Ally Bally Bee: Ridgefield
Dwell: New Haven
Necessary Indulgences: Madison
The French Hen: Chester
Florida
La Playa Resort: Naples
Tampa Museum of Art: Tampa
Hawaii
Collections: Maui
Illinois
Two Story Farmhouse: Oak Park
Iowa
Des Moines Art Center: Des Moines
Louisiana
Ooh La La: New Orleans
Maine
Quisisana Resort: Center Lovell
Maryland
LoveCraft Handmade Gifts: Rock Hall
Massachusetts
Harvard Art Museums: Cambridge
Joie de Vivre: Cambridge
Left Bank Gallery : Wellfleet
Mark August: Chatham
Weekend: East Orleans
Michigan
The Lima Bean: Suttons Bay
New Jersey
Good Scents: Cape May
Heartstrings: Clinton
How to Live: Beach Haven
How to Live: Surf City
Sojourner: Lambertville
Words Bookstore: Maplewood
New York
ABC Carpet & Home: Manhattan
Mohonk Mountain House: New Paltz
Neuberger Museum of Art: Purchase
North Carolina
City Art Works: Charlotte
SugarBritches: Holden Beach
Pennsylvania
Artisans Gallery: Peddler’s Village
Artisans Nest: Skippack
Custer Kitchens: Abington
Earth & State: Media
The Frame Game: Newtown
The Frame Game: Yardley
This Little Gallery: Jenkintown
Verde: Philadelphia
Windfall Gallery: Chestnut Hill
Rhode Island
Three Wheel Studio: Providence
Online
AnytownUSA
Artfully Elegant
Artisanal Being
The Barrington Garage
Groundswell Greetings
The Markt Hause Shoppe
Simply Inspired Goods
