Now Open: Auction for Cake Mountain (Closes in Sunday at 12pmET)

Published 12 days ago • 1 min read

✨ The Auction Is Open – 48 Hours Only ✨

Happy Auction Day 1 to us!

I’m so excited to officially open bidding for the first painting in this special two-part auction.

We're starting with Cake Mountain, a large-scale piece from my 2011 collection—never before released, and available for the very first time. Details below on the painting, the inspiration and how to participate in the auction.

Cake Mountain is a painting from The Hero’s Cake collection. The HERO is a humorous yet earnest character who pursues her own enlightenment while also taking lots of opportunities to break out of the rigid path, say f*** it and explore, indulge and pursue her desires. Cakes, candies, studded mountain scapes and bursting clouds all make up the world the HERO lives in.

🖼 Painting Details
Title: Cake Mountain
Size: 39" x 54"
Medium: Oil on canvas, unstretched
Year Created: 2011
Starting Bid: $4,888
Auction Ends: Sunday March 23rd at 12pm ET

💬 How to Place a Bid
We're keeping it low tech, you can place your bid in any of the following ways:

Reply to this email with your bid amount.
DM me on Instagram here
Comment on today’s Instagram post with your bid.

💡 All bids must increase in increments of $250 or more.

🔔 I’ll be sharing updates on Instagram Stories throughout the auction—follow along if you want to stay in the loop.

Thank you for being here and for celebrating this release with me. I can’t wait to see where this painting lands.

Warmly,
Michelle

PS: If you already know Cake Mountain belongs with you, I've set a Buy Now price of $6888. Just reply to this email with "Buy Now" and I'll follow up with you.

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