I love meeting people at events. Scroll through my list of exhibitions and demonstrations. Contact me if you’d like to plan to meet at one of them!
From the Ground Up
Three artists, three different mediums, brought together by one important factor in their creative process- experimentation! Featuring the abstract paintings of Susan Getty, fiber paintings of Michelle Moats, and ceramics by Brooke Jones
Overcoming Separateness
A CALC Collaborative Exhibit
Care and love are both complicated, essential parts of living – through all stages, ages, and relationships. This exhibit is made in partnership with The United Way of Carlisle & Cumberland County’s “Visualizing the Basics 5” initiative, which promotes principles of community-level family engagement.
Gallery 50 - Portrait Show
I’m honored to have my fiber portraits featured along with the portrait and figurative work of several other artists. More details coming soon!
Nothing Rhymes With Orange
Come see the ORANGE inspired art at the CALC 2024 Members Show!
Looking In Reaching Out
One of my fiber paintings has been accepted into this juried exhibition. More details coming soon!
December Demo at Composition Art & Wine Bar
Join me at the Composition Art & Wine Bar in Bedford, Pa. for a day of art, wine and holiday cheer! I’ll be working in their studio from 12 - 4 pm. I’m working on some new fiber paintings to bring with me. Stop by and visit!
CALC Gallery - Small Business Saturday
Stop by to visit. I’ll be demoing my needle felting process and would be happy to answer your questions!
The Cumberland Shop - Small Business Saturday
Stop by to visit. I’ll be demoing my needle felting process and would be happy to answer your questions!
Franklin Country Art Alliance
I will be sharing samples of my artwork and talking about the processes I use to create my fiber paintings. . I look forward to meeting fellow artists at this event. For more information about attending, please contact the Franklin County Art Alliance.
Painting with Wool #2
Learn to paint with wool fiber! Michelle will teach you the basics of wet felting as you create your own impressionist-style floral painting. Michelle will guide you through the design and felting process. Options for framing your wool painting or using it for other unique applications will be discussed during the class. Class price includes complimentary glass of wine.
Painting with Wool
Learn to paint with wool fiber! Michelle will teach you the basics of wet felting as you create your own impressionist-style floral painting. Michelle will guide you through the design and felting process. Options for framing your wool painting or using it for other unique applications will be discussed during the class. Class price includes complimentary glass of wine.
Demo during Fall Foliage Festival
Join me at the Composition Art & Wine Bar in Bedford, Pa. for a day of art, wine and fall fun! I’ll be working in their studio from 11am - 5pm during the Fall Foliage Festival. Stop by and visit!
mARTini Auction 2023
A Silent & Live Auction for the Carlisle Arts Learning Center
Saturday, October 7th at 6:30 p.m. held at The Allenberry, Boiling Springs.
Event tickets are already sold out but you can still bid in the Silent Auction by visiting www.32auctions.com/martini2023 Silent Auction will run from Oct 3 at 12pm to Oct 7 at 9pm.
Chambersburg Quilt Guild - Featured Speaker
I will be sharing samples of my artwork and talking about the processes I use with the Chambersburg Quilt Guild. I look forward to meeting fellow textile artists at this event. For more information about attending, please contact the Chambersburg Quilt Guild.
Painting with Wool #2
Learn to paint with wool fiber! Michelle will teach you the basics of wet felting as you create your own impressionist-style floral painting. Michelle will guide you through the design and felting process. Options for framing your wool painting or using it for other unique applications will be discussed during the class. Class price includes complimentary glass of wine.
Painting with Wool
Learn to paint with wool fiber! Michelle will teach you the basics of wet felting as you create your own impressionist-style floral painting. Michelle will guide you through the design and felting process. Options for framing your wool painting or using it for other unique applications will be discussed during the class. Class price includes complimentary glass of wine.
August Meet the Artist/Wine Tasting
Join me at the Composition Art & Wine Bar for their monthly wine tasting! On the second Sunday of each month, they feature 6-8 interesting wines from around the world, educational information about the wines, light refreshments, and a chance to meet their featured artist of the month which is me in August!
Composition Art & Wine Bar - Featured Artist (August)
Composition Art & Wine Bar - Featured artist in August 2023.
Adams County Arts Council’s 19th Annual Juried Art Exhibition
This competitive exhibition features paintings, sculpture, photography, prints, drawings, and textiles produced by artists in Adams County and the larger Mid-Atlantic region. Schmucker Art Gallery partners annually with the Adams County Arts Council to support its mission to cultivate an arts-rich community.
Toast the Artists: A Celebration Honoring Artists of the 19th Annual Juried Art Exhibition
The exhibit, free to the public opens at 5:00 PM with an awards ceremony at 6:00 PM. Join a celebration to Toast the Artists at 6:30 PM. Click link for more information about this special event.
Downtown Bedford Art Walk
Don’t miss the Downtown Bedford Art Walk with over 40 artists in 20 locations throughout the downtown. Look for me at the Composition Art & Wine Bar!
Bosler Memorial Library - Critters Exhibit
Works by CALC artists on display at the Bosler Memorial Library in Carlisle, Pa..
Camp Hill Plein Air Art Walk
Enjoy a destination day of the arts, shopping, dining, music, kids' art sessions & more along Market Street in beautiful downtown Camp Hill!
Some highlights include:
• Shopping & dining at fantastic downtown shops & restaurants
• Watch artists paint along Market Street
• Live music
• Artisan demonstrations
• Yard games throughout Market Street
• Kids' Art in the Park: Watercolor Plein Air: Ages 6-12 (Additional details & registration coming soon!)
• Opportunities to purchase art by local artists
Common Thread
Creative York is hosting a fiber art exhibit. Similarly to the words of English poet Edmund Waller, “…all human things of dearest value hang on slender strings,” art can be made with common threads and extravagant fibers to create a masterpiece. My fiber painting “What a Wonderful World” has been accepted into this exhibit.
Celebrate Cumberland Valley Artists Day
Celebrate Cumberland Valley Artists Day at WCMFA Saturday, April 15, 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. in the Kaylor Atrium or if weather permits, the Rose Garden. Free beer samples from Thick-N- Brewing Co. (for those 21 and older), live music, and live artist demonstrations. Fine arts and crafts will be for sale by CVA artists who were selected for the Cumberland Valley Artists and Photographers Exhibitions. The event is free.
CALC Members' Day of Art
CALC Members' Day of Art! Free classes are for Members' Only. There’s a full schedule of classes. I’ll be teaching basic needle felting from 1:30 - 2:30. Space is limited so email info@carlislearts.org to reserve your spot!
Cumberland Valley Artists and Photographers Exhibition
An annual tradition since 1933, the Cumberland Valley Artists and Photographers Exhibitions showcase, celebrate, and support artists of the Cumberland Valley region. This juried exhibition accepts work from Maryland, Pennsylvania, Virginia, West Virginia and Washington, D.C. The exhibitions will be on view from February 11 to April 23, 2023.
This year’s jurors were Dr. Mary Morton, curator and head of the French paintings department at the National Gallery of Art in Washington, D.C., and Dr. Leo Hsu, interim executive director of Silver Eye Center for Photography in Pittsburgh and an instructor in the photography program at Carnegie Mellon University.
Green Energy
CALC’s annual member show with the theme of “Green Energy” for 2023
** Awarded Best in Show **
Beautifully Broken
Don’t miss this juried exhibit at CALC. The exhibit theme is Beautifully Broken—looking for beauty in the face of imperfections and struggles. I am thrilled to have one of my fiber paintings included in this exhibit.
** Awarded Best in Show **
Figuratively Speaking
Art Association of Harrisburg’s annual member show celebrating the human form.
** Awarded Second Place in the Other Media Category **