Michelle was born and raised in California. She graduated from California State University, Northridge (CSUN) with an emphasis in Computer Animation.

While at CSUN, she received hands-on experience and gained knowledge and skills in the Computer Animation field. She worked with such programs as Illustrator, Cinema 4D, Photoshop, Flash, and Maya.

Though Michelle experienced the loss of her mother at an early age, her mother’s artistic influence remains vivid in her work, taking the form of character modeling and animation. Her mother has been a strong influence for her through the art field, with a positive attitude she continues to pursue her long life dreams through animation and character modeling.