My Shows and Events ...
My Shows and Events ...
Here are my upcoming shows and events in order of date.
2026
May 30-31 - (Art Show) - Bend Summer Festival in Bend, Oregon, Sat 11am-8pm, Sun 11am-5pm.
Jul 24 through 26 - (Art Show) Bellevue Arts Fair in Bellevue, Washington.
Aug 22 through 23 - (Art Show) Silverton Arts Festival in Silverton, Oregon
Sep 5 through 7 - (Art Show) Art in the Pearl Fine Arts and Crafts Festival in Portland, Oregon
Sep 9-11 - (Art Show) - Salem Art Fair and Festival in Salem, Oregon
Nov - (Workshops) Scarf workshop and wall art workshop at The Oregon Garden, dates to be announced.
Nov 7 evening - (Art Show) - Phoenixville, Pennsylvania- more information to come
Nov 21 - (My Special Solo Art Show) - Life Lights? (still working on the title) at The Oregon Garden in Silverton, Oregon - no link yet.
Dec - (Workshops) Scarf workshop and wall art workshop at The Oregon Garden, dates to be announced.
Dec 1-25, 2026 - (Online Art Show) - 25 Days of Minis - Online at 25daysofminis.com
For more detailed information, click on these links above,
or scroll down for more details on the workshops…
Wet Felted Scarf Making Workshops
Coming again in November
Artist Michele Ballantyne is returning to The Oregon Garden to guide you through a wet felting scarf making workshop! You will get to create one multi-colored scarf up to 10 in. wide x 6 ft long that will keep you warm throughout the winter! The workshop experience makes a wonderful Holiday gift for you and a friend or a family member, or create a hand-made product to gift to a loved one.
Materials and tools will be provided, no experience is necessary!
*The materials being used to create the scarf is a soft, cozy, merino wool (18-21 microns).
Wet Felted Wall Art Workshops
Coming again in November
Michele Ballantyne is coming back to teach you wet felting techniques and guide you through creating your very own work of felt art! Wet felting can be done by anyone and is a fun, creative, interactive way to recreate the world around you in an abstract way. The design can be up to 320 square inches, whether that be in a square, rectangle, or multiple smaller designs. Makes a great gift, or activity! Michele will supply the tools and all the wool for felting in a large of assortment of colors, as well as silk gauze, other decorative fibers, and yarns that can be added then, or later on! You choose your colors and design! Come create beautiful felted wall art for your home!
*The purchase of a ticket includes Garden Admission
Members: $115 / General: $125
Mixed Media Floral Collage Workshops
Coming again spring of 2027
Immerse yourself in the blooming season of Spring! Join artist Michele Ballantyne to freely create and explore a variety of textures. You will be creating a multi media textured 16″ x 20″ collage using a mixture of paper, materials, acrylics, and stretched canvas! All materials will be provided. No experience needed!
“To lie in a wildflower meadow is to know heaven on earth. Bees gently moving from flower to flower, birdsong in the distance, and sweet smelling earth beneath. The fragrance of all wafting up into a warm summer ski, nourish body & soul as nothing else can.”
~Michele Ballantyne
Learn more about Michele at www.micheleballantynedesigns.com
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Members: $115 | General: $125
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*Purchase of a ticket includes admission to the Garden*