Michèle Koume is a visual artist who explores the materiality of words through textured calligraphy and contemporary bas-relief. At the intersection of graphic expression and sculpture on canvas, she lifts writing out of its two-dimensional plane to give it form, volume, and an architectural presence. Working with dense mediums such as plaster, gesso, and texture paste, Michèle sculpts each letter and each curve directly into the thickness of the material. She then enhances these forms with accents of gold and silver leaf, creating a striking dialogue between the raw, mineral texture and the ...