About Me

Michele Ballantyne Designs

Embrace All Your Parts

Through exploring the unknown within myself I have had many adventures and surprises. I have begun to know and understand my parts, even the hidden or disconnected ones. By doing this I have gained a love and appreciation for all of me, even the parts I had been told to get rid of because no one wanted to be around me if I was not pleasant, happy, and attractive. I hope that through my simple offer of art and stories I will be able to share my joy of wholeness with you, and invite you to be curious about all your parts and see the possibilities that lie in exploring, understanding, and embracing all your parts.

I am a woman somewhat free from past responsibilities (are parents every really finished though?) of being a mother at home, caring for my small and growing children, nurturing them, homeschooling them when they wanted, and being there for them in sickness and in health, 24/7. My children are grown and grandchildren are here, to enjoy and appreciate and love as I still do my dear grown children.

My life has opened up to new horizons as I embark on my career as an artist for the first time in my life. Art and creativity surround me now. I can share my ideas, discoveries, and perspectives with the people of the world, as far as my art and my words can take me.

Art and photography mine.