Allen Designs Studio

People are always a little surprised by how much ocean art I make for someone who lives in the desert 😅. But before Tucson, I lived in Washington… and I don't think you ever really leave the coast behind. It sneaks into my sketchbook whether I plan it or not.

Michelle Allen is the sole, creative talent behind Allen Designs. She has never found anything completely flawless in life and yet she finds beauty everywhere. She loves the imperfect, slightly eccentric, witty quality of the world she sees around her.

It’s the unpredictability of even the most mundane things that she tries to recreate in her art. Often, if something seems too perfect, she will skew it towards the unrealistic to capture the essence of a whim. Although the pieces she designs are practical, her hope is that her art will never become so serious that she betrays the uniqueness that inspires her.