{"product_id":"michelle-july-2026","title":"Michelle- July 2026","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eMichelle— July 2026\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis month's mix celebrates so much. July 2026 is the 250th year since the Declaration of Independence was signed in Philadelphia on July 4th. With the mix, Michelle, we are commemorating two outstanding Americans who symbolize the best of our country: Former First Lady, Michelle Obama, and Artist, Amy Sherald, who painted the First Lady's portrait for the \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/npg.si.edu\/learn\/classroom-resource\/michelle-obama\"\u003eNational Gallery in Washington, DC. in 2018\u003c\/a\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eSherald is an American Artist who paints monumental and graphic portraits using bold, flat colors and a limited grayscale palate to represent skin tone. Arresting and bold, each portrait demands your undivided attention; the artist has captured the essence of a moment and memorialized it just for the viewer. In \u003cem\u003eMichelle Obama\u003c\/em\u003e, we are grabbed by the image in the best possible way. Resting her chin on her hand, Obama is looking directly at us and letting us in...\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eArtist Inspiration: \u003c\/strong\u003e In selecting Michelle Obama by Amy Sherald, Janice had the challenge of capturing the grandeur of the painting, including Amy Sherald's signature grayscale to represent African American skintones and Michelle Obama's choice of a humble cotton ball gown that is also monumental. Designed by Michelle Smith under her label Milly, the dress was inspired by \u003cspan\u003ethe quilts of Gee’s Bend, Alabama.\u003c\/span\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eBorn in Georgia, Sherald now lives and works in New York City. Ms. Sherald is represented by \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.hauserwirth.com\/artists\/11577-amy-sherald\/\"\u003eHawser \u0026amp; Wirth.\u003c\/a\u003e Go to \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/CqlEIr5jvbB\/?hl=en\"\u003eInstagram\u003c\/a\u003e to learn more about the artist. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eProject Ideas:\u003c\/strong\u003e This month's mix is going out to both Danielle and Janice. Each is going to create something to celebrate this historic occasion and the beauty of the painting, the subject and the artist. 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