Michele Scholnick: Branch

Michele designs and markets a line of silver and gold jewelry, consuming vast amounts of caffeine, followed by slightly smaller amounts of red wine, in the process. She attempts to convince stores that someone other than her mother will buy said jewelry. Michele is working generally on under-promising and over-delivering since her inclination to agree to turn around a new piece of jewelry in 10 minutes for a customer is delusional and self-destructive. She works well with others (read: begs tradespeople to complete tasks on time and in manner agreed upon, and rewards with creampuffs). She is an expert in translating 40+ page shipping manuals, experiencing only minor hair loss as a result. Scholnick has perfected a trial-and-error process for photocopy machines that consumes only slightly less time than the average peace-keeping mission. Currently is training her dog June to set diamonds. She has bullied four buttons in Photoshop into doing enough work that her way-below-mediocre photography skills generate borderline-acceptable images. Michele has developed a technique for strewing things about her studio so creatively and thoroughly that would-be burglars believe the place to have already been robbed, and leave.