IMMERSIVE FANTASY & FINE-ART EXPERIENCES
Artistic Alchemy: Shelley Novotny × Amanda Anderson Studios
Step outside everyday life and into an unforgettable, fully curated fantasy production deep in nature.
You do not need modeling experience, an upcoming milestone, or an outfit to bring. We hand-build the outdoor set, curate custom wearable art, and guide every movement—so you can simply show up, unplug, and transform.
Every Curated Experience Includes:
Bespoke Wearable Art & Styling: Custom gowns, headdresses, tails, and artisan accessories styled on set by designer Shelley Novotny.
Hand-Crafted Outdoor Staging: Immersive, natural sets—from vintage forest ladders and botanical baths to wild lakefronts—built deep in the Northwoods landscapes.
Guided Fine-Art Direction: Complete lighting, posing guidance, and editorial photography by Amanda Anderson Studios.
Finished Artwork: Fully retouched, magazine-grade digital portraits to cherish forever.
BESPOKE THEMED & FINE-ART PRODUCTIONS
For individuals, creative duos, men, women, and anyone ready to step into living art.
These aren’t your average photo sessions. We build cinematic worlds out in the wild where you can shed the everyday and transform."
We build cinematic worlds out in the wild where you can completely shed the everyday and transform.
You don’t need to be a professional model, and you don’t need to worry about what to wear or how to pose. We design and build the set, hand-craft the wardrobe and wearable art, and direct every single movement on set. You just show up, unplug, and let the concept take over.
The Aesthetics Are Truly Boundless: From dark water sirens rising from the lake and deep-timber botanical baths, to moody vintage circus lore, decadent 17th-century royalty, warrior mythologies, or avant-garde editorial concepts. Whether you have a specific dream you’ve been dying to bring to life or want us to pull a concept straight from our creative vault, every production is built completely from scratch.
THE CREATIVE ALLIANCE
Artistic Alchemy is the joint studio of wearable art designer Shelley Novotny (Set Curation, Wardrobe & Creative Direction) and photographer Amanda Anderson (Amanda Anderson Studios: Lighting Direction & Fine-Art Photography).
We combine custom wearable sculpture, intentional on-set staging, and magazine-grade lighting under one roof—giving everyday humans a rare chance to see themselves as raw, cinematic art.
READY TO BUILD YOUR WORLD?
Because each set is physically built by hand and all wardrobe pieces are custom-curated, we only open a limited number of production dates each season.
