Category Archives: art

067: Still Younger Than Mom ;)

art, art journal, art show, artist, balzer designs, Boston ICA, class, creativity, ica, Julie Fei-Fan Balzer, MFA Boston, Podcast, teaching

Today’s podcast features a conversation about the Nari Ward opening at the Institute of Contemporary Art (ICA), Art in Bloom at the Boston Museum of Fine Arts (MFA), my prize winning painting, and more!  I will be sharing some long blog posts with lots of photos of the ICA Opening and the Art in Bloom stuff in … Continue reading 067: Still Younger Than Mom 😉 →

066: Matisse in the Studio

art, art exhibit, class, expressionism, matisse, MFA Boston, MoMA, museums, Podcast, student

Today’s podcast features a conversation about the new Matisse in the Studio exhibit at the Boston Museum of Fine Arts (MFA), along with a painting class I’m currently taking there.  On my blog I have tons of photos from the exhibit and you can find them HERE.  And here’s a photo of my art class at the museum … Continue reading 066: Matisse in the Studio →

062: After Creativation

art, blogiversary, cha, classes, craft, creativation, creativity, Julie Fei-Fan Balzer, MFA Boston, MoMA, papercrafting, Podcast, stamp carving, teaching, trade show

  I’m delighted to bring you another episode of the Adventures in Arting Podcast!  Today’s podcast features chatter about new classes, interrupting, the word interesting, the MFA Boston, the Blogiversary, and our visit to Creativation (formerly CHA).  I thought I’d include some photos from Creativation as a companion to the podcast.  Enjoy! I am planning to … Continue reading 062: After Creativation →

059: Lou Ann & the Gelli Plate

art, art business, business, career path, creative world, creativity, gelatin printing, Gelli, Gelli Arts, gelli plate, Germany, Julie Fei-Fan Balzer, learning, monoprinting, paper world, Podcast, teaching

  I’m delighted to bring you another episode of the Adventures in Arting Podcast!  Today’s podcast features Lou Ann Gleason: Lou Ann is CEO and co-founder of a growing company, Gelli Arts LLC.  Gelli manufactures a unique gel printing plate that is used by teachers and artists.  Gelli started with her partner’s great idea.  Clever manufacturing, … Continue reading 059: Lou Ann & the Gelli Plate →

055: William Merritt Chase & the Creative Process

art, classes, creative process, halloween, Julie Fei-Fan Balzer, learning, MFA Boston, museum, museum council, Podcast, travel, william merritt chase

I’m delighted to bring you another episode of the Adventures in Arting Podcast!  I start today’s podcast by saying there’s a lot to say and absolutely nothing.  Both are true. I’m actually very excited by the formalization of the creative process that we discuss on the podcast. And here are some links that might be … Continue reading 055: William Merritt Chase & the Creative Process →

052: Listener Mail (August 2016)

art, career, Cloth Paper Scissors, copyright, embroidery, framing, Julie Fei-Fan Balzer, listener mail, mom, money, museums, outreach, Podcast, rabbit hole, teaching

I’m delighted to bring you another episode of the Adventures in Arting Podcast!  Today’s episode is all about your questions and thoughts and ideas!  I selected some listener mail for Mom and me to discuss.  Our conversation ranges from copyright to framing to drug terminology. We try to keep things fun and we hope you have … Continue reading 052: Listener Mail (August 2016) →

051: Attitude (Episode #51)

art, art teacher, artist, attitude, balzer designs, collage, comparison, comparison is the thief of joy, drawing, empty cup, instagram, Julie Fei-Fan Balzer, learning, mary delany, Picasso, Podcast, social media, teaching, whatjulieate, YouTube

  I’m delighted to bring you another episode of the Adventures in Arting Podcast!  Today’s episode covers a lot of ground.  I titled it “Attitude” because I was trying to think how to capture all the disparate strands of our conversation and in the end I decided that they all boiled down to attitude.  Much … Continue reading 051: Attitude (Episode #51) →

050: Episode #50 (Wow!)

andy warhol, art, artist, blog, blogging, frida kahlo, Julie Fei-Fan Balzer, MFA Boston, mistakes, mixed media, MoMA, museum council, museums, Podcast, teaching

  I’m delighted to bring you another episode of the Adventures in Arting Podcast!  I can’t believe we made it to episode #50! On the podcast we discuss: HSN airing upcoming classes at Kept Creations in Whitman, MA (Mom is coming along as my assistant!) upcoming classes at A Work of Heart in Sand Jose, … Continue reading 050: Episode #50 (Wow!) →

049: The Unruly Art of Linda Kaye-Moses

000 hours, 10, art, artist, collector, craft show, cubism, dx ross, emotional, found objects, jewelry, linda kaye-moses, make art every day, metronome, necklace, neckpiece, patina, Podcast, practice, selling, shrine, silver, teaching, theft, trade show, wearable art

  I’m delighted to bring you another episode of the Adventures in Arting Podcast!  Our guest today is Linda Kaye-Moses. Linda Kaye-Moses has been a full-time professional studio jeweler since 1978 and has exhibited nationally in galleries and at juried craft shows, including the Smithsonian Craft Show, American Craft Council Craft Fairs, and The Paradise … Continue reading 049: The Unruly Art of Linda Kaye-Moses →

048: Roxanne Coble

art, art history, art school, artist, career path, creating every day, creepy, illustration, illustrator, los angeles, mixed media, Podcast, roxanne coble, tarot, teaching

  I’m delighted to bring you another episode of the Adventures in Arting Podcast!  We have a guest on today’s podcast!  Her name is Roxanne Coble, known online as “by bun.” Roxanne is a mixed media artist, illustrator, and maker of things. Known for her art journals, her work fuses both mixed media and illustration. … Continue reading 048: Roxanne Coble →