Originally from Puerto Rico, Michelle Irizarry is a visual artist and civil engineer living in Orlando, Florida. As a result of climate change, she has seen a big transformation in her work as an artist.
A mother of two girls still in elementary school, she not only uses her art to process her own relationship with climate change, but to reach people with a message that will get them to think, feel, and act. Hear about her powerful new paintings and the role of art in her life as she deepens her understanding of climate change.
Coming up next month, writer Aaron Thier and his wacky and moving novel, Mr. Eternity
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This article is part of The Art House series.
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As host of Citizens’ Climate Radio, Peterson Toscano regularly features artists who address climate change in their work. The Art House section of his program includes singer/songwriters, visual artists, comics, creative writers, and playwrights. Through a collaboration with Artists and Climate Change and Citizens’ Climate Education, each month Peterson reissues The Art House for this blog. If you have an idea for The Art House, contact Peterson: radio @ citizensclimatelobby.org
Thanks so much to Peterson Toscano of Citizens Climate Radio for the interview. Thanks to Artists and Climate Change for featuring me and my art. You can see more of my environmental art at: http://miriza.com/#/environmental-art/
You are very welcome, Michelle. Thank you for letting your art evolve.