A UXer with an MBA, because UX is serious business

Michelle Pakron

Passions

I am a creative nomad, endlessly trying to DO ALL THE ART THINGS! I am a photographer, painter, and jewelry artist, and I am always learning new mediums to express myself.

Lego minifigure of a lady wearing a Bob Ross wig and holding a paintbrush and an palette

I experience the world through a lens

When I am not trying to solve large digital problems, I am trying to not scare bugs so I can take their picture. Photography is one of my primary hobbies (as expensive as it is, there should be a better term than "hobby") and is how I experience life outside of work. The thought of traveling and not documenting everything with my camera is nonsense to me. I am a Nikon shooter and I focus on: landscapes, critters, nature, architecture, and toy photography. I currently shoot with a Nikon D500 and Nikon D850, and my iphone 14 Pro Max.

Lundi Gras on Canal Street in New Orleans, Feb. 2018

The photo above is from Lundi Gras 2018 in New Orleans; Nikon D500

Flasher Gremlin and his puppet

The photo above is the Flasher Gremlin and his puppet, NECA toys; Nikon D500

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I really like to paint

I took painting in college but never really learned how to paint until around 2019 when I took an online course. I was painting primarily in acrylic and then fell in love with watercolor. I am currently trying to figure out oils, though the super slow drying times do not seem to fit into my rapid creation process, we shall see....

Acrylic painting of a rhino by Michelle Pakron

Above: An acrylic painting of a rhino on a textured canvas

Acrylic painting of an owl by Michelle Pakron

Above: An acrylic painting of a owl with a final top layer of oil

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I love animals and have awesome critters

I currently have three pets, though I once had eight. My youngest critter is Reggie the terror! He looks to be a chiweenie but honestly, who knows!  Then there is Rambeaux the Pug, who is so cute he has his own Instagram! Then there is Princess Buttercup, my lab-mix who dwarfs the other critters!

In 2023, I lost both of my cats. Carlito passed away suddenly in September. He was my eternal kitten, super sweet and playful. I adopted him from Animal Rescue New Orleans in 2009. My old boy Henry, who was anywhere from 18-700 years old, passed away from cancer in January. He  was a Katrina refugee from Mississippi who I adopted in 2006. 

In 2022, I lost my wonderful Mickey "Mr. Pickles". He was a pug/Jack Russel mix and was the rascalist guy there ever was. He was 14, blind, diabetic, and always elling at me to feed him. I adopted him from Animal Rescue New Olreans in 2012. 

My dog Billy passed away December of 2020. He was chiweenie that Animal Rescue New Orleans asked if I would take since he didn't like being in a cage and therefore didn't show well to people. He was a sweet boy who mostly hung out with my dad. 

My beautiful apricot puggle Bebe passed away suddenly in 2018.  She was a mama's girl and was my grumpy little shadow.  My beloved Petey the Pug, who had just turned 13, passed away August 2013. I had him since he was a three pound puglet-he was an awesome pug.

At the same time I adopted Henry I also adopted a wee kitten I named Coco. Coco and Henry bonded immediately. I lost Coco in 2019. A cat I had since she was a wee kitten was Bo, who dissapeared in 2017.