honorable mention
Michelle Engberg united states
Photo © Michelle Engberg
title
Her Words
Her Words
Every loving witness to her, Craved the vaulted syllables in her heart Until those syllables screamed for her voice. So in the hum of their prayers and hers, that she would finally speak them She walked naked, She walked raw as the bud of a lotus And she stood at the blade edge of the world There, heaving quietly in the swell of her breath, Her words would no longer bear the shackles of her silence, And she would endure every wound, and grow every grace To speak – From A Shared Path, by Alana Helapitage
Both emerging entrepreneurs, Engberg and Helapitage yearn to build a career where their creations serve an ever-growing international community. Their art is designed to encourage compassion, self-awareness, and unconditional love— dissolving personal and cultural barriers to well-being. With this mission at the fore, they co-created the website, A Shared Path, in 2014. Her Words is definitive of A Shared Path, highlighting the vulnerability, grace, and strength of a woman realizing her voice in the world. So that she can embody who she is, a woman faces the challenge of taking a leap of faith—in herself. Engberg and Helapitage are committed to empowering and inspiring women; Her Words is a testament to that commitment.
A Shared Path is growing into a promising business. There, Helapitage embraces and promotes women’s voices, businesses, and lives through articles, poetry, and a variety of writing services. Engberg’s photographs advertise these services and the women who benefit from them.
To learn more about the artists, please visit A Shared Path and michelleengberg.com.
She’s built an impressive repertoire as a Fashion, Editorial, and Fine Art Photographer,and continues to flourish creatively and spiritually. Michelle is eager to show her Fine Art pieces in more galleries; she is currently working on submissions to galleries in Phoenix, Santa Fe New Mexico, New York, and Venice, CA. She also plans to donate a portion of her income to fund free youth art programs in her community.
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entry description
On a shared path both literal and metaphoric, visual artist, Michelle Engberg, and writer, Alana Helapitage, created the fine art and poetry collaboration, “Her Words:”Her Words
Every loving witness to her, Craved the vaulted syllables in her heart Until those syllables screamed for her voice. So in the hum of their prayers and hers, that she would finally speak them She walked naked, She walked raw as the bud of a lotus And she stood at the blade edge of the world There, heaving quietly in the swell of her breath, Her words would no longer bear the shackles of her silence, And she would endure every wound, and grow every grace To speak – From A Shared Path, by Alana Helapitage
Both emerging entrepreneurs, Engberg and Helapitage yearn to build a career where their creations serve an ever-growing international community. Their art is designed to encourage compassion, self-awareness, and unconditional love— dissolving personal and cultural barriers to well-being. With this mission at the fore, they co-created the website, A Shared Path, in 2014. Her Words is definitive of A Shared Path, highlighting the vulnerability, grace, and strength of a woman realizing her voice in the world. So that she can embody who she is, a woman faces the challenge of taking a leap of faith—in herself. Engberg and Helapitage are committed to empowering and inspiring women; Her Words is a testament to that commitment.
A Shared Path is growing into a promising business. There, Helapitage embraces and promotes women’s voices, businesses, and lives through articles, poetry, and a variety of writing services. Engberg’s photographs advertise these services and the women who benefit from them.
To learn more about the artists, please visit A Shared Path and michelleengberg.com.
about the photographer
Since her debut in 2011 as a professional photographer, Michelle has shot for world-renowned brands such as Hapari, Johnston & Murphy, Neman Marcus, Trask and Chevrolet. Michelle also has been published in numerous publications including her most recent in Valley Hype Magazine, AZ Foothills Magazine, Level 25 Art Journal, Runway Magazine, and Institute Magazine. In 2013, the Raw Organization nominated her for Fine Art Photographer of the Year. Michelle admits to having “dabbled in art since she can remember.” As a child growing up on the streets of New York, exploring the city’s abundant multicultural neighborhoods inspired a great deal of her work. In 2014 Visionary Artist, Michelle L. Engberg, co-created the photography and web design of A Shared Path blog with Alana Helapitage local Poet/Author and got the front cover of Level 25 Magazine with a featured artist spread.She’s built an impressive repertoire as a Fashion, Editorial, and Fine Art Photographer,and continues to flourish creatively and spiritually. Michelle is eager to show her Fine Art pieces in more galleries; she is currently working on submissions to galleries in Phoenix, Santa Fe New Mexico, New York, and Venice, CA. She also plans to donate a portion of her income to fund free youth art programs in her community.
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