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Michelle Jean Pier, artist, mom of who wishes to paint their inspira-
two, and entrepreneur; born and tion. Community events are also or-
raised on Guam. Her official career ganized where everyone on island
title is Creative Executive Officer, comes together to share and estab-
CEO! Awesome! I love that! lish and rekindle relationships.
A beautiful dynamo inspiring me and One of the things I love is the shared
others with her success in all areas of process of her work... You can see
her life! I asked her to let me feature her paintings from beginning to fin-
her on IslanderView as I breathe re- ish! I feel like I'm right there with her.
newed life into myself and the dream;
getting back to why I started it in the
"Artist, mom, entrepreneur & more,
born and raised on Guam, Michelle
has been creating art since she was
a little girl. She founded Creative In-
I met Michelle back in 2008 when she deed, through which sells her original
participated in a Real Woman Maga- artwork (acrylic paintings) and shares
her creative inspiration with as many
zine Positive Living conference at
people as she can. She organizes
Top O' the Mar. She stood out to me events in the creative arts industry,
such as painting workshops, parties
then and has blazed a path for her-
self like so few of us do. She’s proof and classes, collaborative exhibits
and creative projects, as well as an-
that we all can. Thanks Shell!
nual events such as the Luna Festi-
val, and the Holiday Craft Fair.
first place.
Flash forward to 2010 she founded
CREATIVE INDEED, a spark to fuel
the firebrand she would become and
OMG did she! Creative Indeed is a
source of her inspired and bre athtak-
ing life in paintings, sharing, and
community events. Classes are of-
fered for a nominal feel to anyone
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