Michelle has been making sculptures and visual theatre from waste materials since 1997. She makes bespoke recycled and sustainable sculptures for organisations, often created from waste materials relevant to the business or event. Michelle also works with galleries, schools, and other organisations as a freelance artist educator, and in 2025 started Wayward Objects, a puppet theatre company, as a vehicle for her collaborations with performers and writers.
Recent projects: Glittering Unicorns at the Palace of Light, Hampton Court; Equus Ferus commission in the courtyard of The Harley Gallery; Great Wave at the National Space Centre in Leicester; Tideline at Blue Fin building on Bankside.
Nottinghamshire-based artist Michelle Reader reuses waste materials to create sculptures, puppets and installations.
