Mission Statement

Through these doors lies creativity and growth.  The great artist knows that it is not just the end result that matters, but all that is learned along the way.

In this studio, you will continually work at your creative process. You are not changing teachers, styles, or direction, but instead developing, experimenting, and growing into the artist you will become.

About Our Name, The House of Colors

When I first began teaching, I had a young boy in one of my classes who just came to this country from Italy, and did not speak english.  He used to tell his mom every week that he could not wait to come to La Casa di’ Colori to make art with me.  This stayed with me for many years.

About Michelle Muhlbaum-Aviksis

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MFA 1986 The School of the Museum of Fine Arts/Tufts University joint graduate program, Boston, MA, teaching assistantship

BFA Tyler School of Art, Philadelphia, PA
One year at Tyler School of Art abroad in Rome
Studied under renown printmaker Romas Viesulas for 4 years
National Deans List

Ruth Leaf Studio School, Douglaston, NY
Studied printmaking 1976-1979
Worked for Ruth from 1983-84 as her personal assistant, edition printer and assistant teacher

Teaching Background: Mount Ida College, Simmons College, Framingham State, The Art Institute of Boston, Newbury College, Boston Aid to the Blind, Ruth Leaf Studio School, The Danforth, Brockton Fuller Memorial and Fitchburg Museums.

Collections: Yeshiva Univ. Museum, Arts & More Collectors of Boston, Joyce Linde, SH&E Inc., Waltham, Contessa Capronis for her family museum in Rome, Italy