Michèle Saint-Michel
Filmmaker, Intermedia Artist, and Poet
Soft Studio: Artist-to-Artist Creative Services by Michèle Saint-Michel
Soft Studio is an artist-built ecosystem for creative clarity, gentle strategy, and resonance without rush.
Care-centered offerings for artists and institutions who want resonance, not rush.
You’ve made something real. Now it needs to be held. Documented. Reflected. Shared. Supported with the same care you brought to its making.
Soft Studio is an artist-led ecosystem for creative services, built with intention and care. Whether you’re preparing for an exhibition, launching new work, seeking feedback, or moving through a foggy chapter, this is a space for creative alignment.
Each offering is designed to meet you where you are. No one-size-fits-all advice. No performance pressure. Just presence, clarity, and momentum that honors your process.
→ Join a Soft Studio Hour Group »
Now booking groups for July
→ Book a Soft Mapping 1:1 Strategy Session »
Sliding scale available
→ Request a Free Studio Visit »
For honest feedback, resonance, and creative direction
→ Request Art Documentation
Photography and filming with clarity and care
Not sure where to start? Begin with the → Start with the Quick Interest Form »
It’s the lightest step, and I’ll follow up from there
What Is Soft Studio? A Field of Artist-to-Artist Support
Michèle Saint-Michel directing a Somatic filmmaking session in her London studio with artist-filmmaker Clara Helbig.
Soft Studio is a slow, intentional ecosystem of creative services for artists, guided by artist and curator Michèle Saint-Michel.
It isn’t a production company or a consulting brand. It’s a space shaped by attention, care, and mutual respect—built for artists who want to create, reflect, and grow with integrity.
The focus here is presence. Support that doesn't impose. Services shaped by your pace and your priorities. Clarity matters more than polish. Resonance matters more than performance.
This space is for:
Artists and creative entrepreneurs who want strategic support that respects their voice
Poets, filmmakers, and process-based artists who need structure without rigidity
Collectives and institutions seeking poetic, tactile approaches to programming and documentation
Whether you’re preparing for an exhibition, reworking your offerings, or building a practice that’s sustainable and real, Soft Studio is here to meet you where you are. With presence. With precision. With care.
“I left feeling clear, energized, and actually excited to take the next steps in my project.”
You might recognize yourself here if:
– You’ve built something beautiful but feel stuck or isolated
– You’re tired of advice that doesn’t understand how artists think
– You want support, not pressure
– You need someone who sees the soul in your work, not just the strategy
Soft Studio Hour: A Weekly Practice for Artist-Entrepreneurs
Special Launch Pricing: $10 per session for a 4-week series ($40 per series • paid upfront)
35-minute sessions, starting 5 minutes past the hour—for softness, not stress.
A studio visit with internationally exhibiting sculptor, Ellie Pearch. Mile End, London, 2025.
Soft Studio Hour is your weekly anchor. A short, steady rhythm to help artist-entrepreneurs stay connected to their goals without hustle or burnout.
Each session includes:
• A grounding check-in
• A quiet moment to set a self-defined goal
• Gentle witnessing and soft accountability
We wrap at :40 so you have time to journal, shift, or prepare for what’s next.
Think of it as your creative exhale before the week continues.
This is for:
Artists, writers, and creatives seeking structure without hustle
Entrepreneurial thinkers craving momentum without overextension
Anyone who needs support showing up for their work with care
“There’s nothing else like this. It’s soft, but somehow I got more done than I have in forever. Knowing the group was waiting gave me just enough push—but with kindness.”
Sliding Scale Pricing
Choose the tier that feels most aligned with your current resources:
$10 – Supported Tier
For those in a financially tender place. $40 for the full series.$15 – True Cost Tier
Covers the full value of the series and supports my work. $60 total.$20 – Supporter Tier
Helps subsidize lower-cost access and sustain this offering. $80 total.
🌱 Only 6 spots per cohort. New groups forming now for July.
Soft Mapping: 1:1 Strategy Session for Artists
60 minutes • Sliding Scale: $79 / $139 / $179
Michèle St. Michel in the gallery with acclaimed Taiwanese filmmaker, Riley Tu. London, 2025.
This session is for artists who want to move forward—with clarity and care.
Maybe you're launching something new.
Maybe you're feeling foggy, scattered, or unsure how to begin.
Maybe you're finally ready to take your creative work seriously, and need support getting organized and aligned.
Soft Mapping is a one-on-one session to help you get clear.
We’ll map what matters now—your priorities, your patterns, and your next steps.
No formulas. No performance. Just a grounded conversation that helps you return to your vision and move forward with intention.
✨ You bring the fog. I’ll bring the compass.
→ Best for: Artists pivoting, expanding their offerings, reworking their goals, or building sustainable creative practices.
→ Book a Soft Mapping Session »
Sliding Scale Pricing
Choose the tier that feels most aligned with your current resources:
$79 – Supported Tier
For those in a financially tender place.$139 – True Cost Tier
Covers the full value of the session and supports my work.$179 – Supporter Tier
Helps subsidize reduced-rate sessions and sustain this offering for others.
→ No proof required. I trust you to choose what’s right.
→ Limited sessions available each month.
What if I can't afford this right now?
I offer a small number of reduced-rate sessions through my Soft Entry option. If that would support you, click here to request one. I’ll do my best to make space for you, or point you toward another rhythm in my practice.
What You Receive:
• 60-minute Zoom session
• A follow-up summary with key insights and next steps
• Optional: voice memo recap (if you'd like it in that format)
Studio Visit: Reflection + Resonance
60–90 min • Free by request
Michèle St. Michel in the studio of award-winning Israeli photographer, Shira Bar.
These sessions are informal, generous conversations designed to witness your work—not critique it.
Studio Visits are a chance to share what you’re working on and be met with presence and curiosity. They’re especially valuable if you’re seeking visibility, connection, or potential inclusion in future programming.
This isn’t consultation. It’s not critique. It’s a moment to be seen by another artist with care.
→ Best for artists wanting curatorial attention, post-show reflection, or support during a transition.
→ Request a Free Studio Visit »
What You Receive:
A 60–90 minute conversation on Zoom or in person (Brooklyn)
A space to share your work and ask questions
Follow-up contact if your work feels like a fit for future programming
“Michèle will help you share your work with grace, elegance, and precision; each decision is purposeful, and the end result is stunning. Hire her, trust her, and watch magic happen.”
Art Event Documentation: Photography + Videography
From $250
Precise, poetic documentation for exhibitions, performances, and installations—captured with an artist’s eye and editorial care.
Have your work documented by someone who gets it. I capture installations, performance, and objects with cinematic texture and care.
This isn’t generic event coverage. It’s art documentation made by an artist—for artists.
→ Ideal for grant applications, exhibition records, press kits, and archives.
→ Interested? Email Michèle directly at michelesaintmichel@gmail.com with a few lines about your project and timeline. I’ll follow up with availability, rates, and a few questions to get started.
Filmmaking: Moving Image and Embodiment
Custom projects from $850
Michèle St. Michel on the Bolex 16mm Analog Camera.
Let’s create a film that holds your voice, vision, or ritual.
This is a collaborative filmmaking process rooted in somatics, intimacy, and experimental form. Whether it’s a visual poem, performance film, or something in between—we’ll translate what matters into image.
→ Best for poets, performers, therapists, artists, or ceremony-makers.
→ Interested? Email Michèle directly at michelesaintmichel@gmail.com with a few lines about your project and timeline. I’ll follow up with availability, rates, and a few questions to get started.
What You Receive
A creative development session
Filming in NYC (or elsewhere by arrangement)
Edited short film
Optional stills or teaser cut
Curatorial Offerings: Thoughtful + Tactile
Inquire for project-based pricing or retainer
Michèle Saint-Michel presenting Between a Frame and a Soft Place, a sold-out exhibition screening at Millennium Film Workshop, Brooklyn, NY, 2025.
Curating is how I listen—with structure, sensation, and care.
I support institutions, festivals, and collectives in crafting programs that feel alive, intentional, and distinct.
Whether you’re organizing a screening, performance series, or interdisciplinary exhibition, I can help you shape something resonant from idea to execution.
→ Ideal for institutions, collectives, and artist-run spaces.
→ Interested? Email Michèle directly at michelesaintmichel@gmail.com with a few lines about your project and timeline. I’ll follow up with availability, rates, and a few questions to get started.
What You Receive
Concept and theme development
Artist research and outreach
Programming structure + curation
Optional: writing, installation support, or public engagement strategies
Why Soft Studio Exists
Because you deserve support that feels like support.
Because you deserve documentation that honors the spirit of the work.
Because you deserve feedback that isn’t loaded with ego or extraction.
This is how I make income that honors the work—yours, and mine. A soft studio in both name and ethic.
Ready to Begin?
Start with the lightest step:
→ Begin Here » Fill out this short 2-minute form and I’ll reach out with next steps.
Why Work With Me?
I’ve worked across publishing, curation, poetry, performance, and experimental film—and I understand how vulnerable it is to be an artist, to ask for support, and to keep showing up. That’s why every Soft Studio offering is designed with care at the center.
Michèle St. Michel, curator, artist, and founder of Soft Studio.
When we work together, you can expect:
Attuned, non-performative feedback that prioritizes your voice
Real strategy—no formulas, no jargon
Honest timelines and thoughtful follow-up
Gentle accountability that honors your boundaries
I’ve collaborated with over 230 artists through curatorial projects and produced 7 titles and counting through my publishing imprint, Bad Saturn. My work has been appeared in Prismatic Ground Festival, APT Gallery, hARTslane Gallery, Cubitt Artists, Maysles Documentary Center, and even on The Today Show in the US. I regularly curate sold-out exhibitions and screenings in Brooklyn, NY.
Whether you’re early in your journey or decades into your practice, I’ll meet you where you are—with presence, insight, and respect.
What Artists Are Saying
Here’s what a few creatives I’ve worked with in the past have to say.
“Michèle is the consummate creative professional. She can take a concept or idea and bring it into the world with grace, wit, and brilliance. Her execution is always flawless but her true genius lies in being able to distill your message and inject it into every detail of the work.” —Kaz Weida, Journalist
“Michèle will help you tell your story with grace, elegance, and precision; each decision is purposeful, and the end result is stunning. Hire her, trust her, and watch magic happen.” —Brean Reiley, Founder, Onward and Outward Collective Healing
“Michèle is an engaging creative who seems to have been dropped onto this earth to help others see what they can't see in themselves.” —Brooke Siem, Chef
“What I thought would be a few updates to my website manifested into guided reflection helping me articulate the core essence of my business and tell my story. With utmost professionalism, Michèle helped me understand the process by crafting language, selecting images and presenting colour schemes to reflect the core competencies of my work.” —Margaret Korosec, Founder, OpnUp
Frequently Asked Questions
Do I need to live in New York to work with you?
No. Most Soft Studio offerings are available online, and I regularly work with artists across the U.S., UK, and globally. I’m based in Brooklyn, and in-person sessions are available on request.
I'm not sure which offering is right for me. What should I do?
Start with the 2-minute interest form or email me directly. I’ll help you figure out what fits best based on your goals, budget, and current needs.
Do you offer sliding scale?
Yes. Most artists I work with choose the true cost tier, and some choose supported or supporter tiers depending on what’s possible. That’s how we keep it mutual. No proof required. I trust you to choose what’s right.
Do you work with institutions or collectives?
Yes. I regularly collaborate with artist-run spaces, festivals, and cultural organizations. I’m available for curation, consultation, and creative programming partnerships.
What happens after I submit the booking form?
You’ll receive a follow-up email with proposed dates, payment details, and any prep suggestions. Everything is paced with intention and designed to respect your time and energy.
Not Sure Where to Begin?
Start with the lightest step:
→ Begin Here » Fill out this short 2-minute form and I’ll reach out with next steps.
📍 Soft Studio is based in Brooklyn and sometimes London, working with clients worldwide.