My name is Michelle Nirumandrad and I am a creator, dreamer, skydiver, and nature enthusiast. I love the arts and the outdoors and through a spontaneous burst of ingenuity and insanity I have come to combine the two. I started skydiving in the spring of 2008. Shortly there after, I remember acquiring a strong desire to have a souvenir from above, to remind me of her beauty. I worked a job indoors, with no windows, and no view. Naturally, I wanted something from the sky to comfort me in her absence.

If you love the ocean, she will give you one of her shells. Love the forest and he will lend you one of his branches. But love the sky and you are left empty handed? It seemed so unfair. Feverishly, I tried to think of a way to bottle a cloud or squeeze color from the sky but with no avail. That’s when I realized that I may not be able to color the wind, but I can give the wind something to color with.

On July 9th 2013 the first painting by the sky was captured. As the facilitator, I get discretion in choosing the color or type of median used. But the artwork’s design and final image is largely left up to the sky that paint them. I often have to remind myself that we are only collaborators and that she is as much of an artist as me so I try to give her discretion in her craft. It is rare that she gives me any one piece that looks quite like another. They are each unique and like us can never be duplicated.

Due to the risks associated with my craft, I took time off from creating from 2015-2017 as I welcomed my two greatest masterpieces, my son and daughter. Now that my season of making life is ending I am returning regularly to the joys of making art with the sky.