Category Archives: balzer designs

081: Listener Mail

art, artist, balance, balzer designs, being a student, creative mistakes, creativity, Failure, home life balance, Julie Fei-Fan Balzer, learning, listener mail, Podcast, teaching

  Mom and I are doing our best to get back into the podcast swing of things.  We’ve been podcasting since 2012 (6 YEARS!!!) but we’re not great about frequency.  This will be just our sixth podcast in 2018.  (Note to self: put podcast in calendar as a “to do.”)  All of that said, today’s … Continue reading 081: Listener Mail →

079: Time & Perspective

art, artist, balzer designs, career path, creating every day, creative mistakes, creativity, crow barn, Failure, Julie Fei-Fan Balzer, learning, mixed media, nancy crow, paris, Podcast, quilting, teaching, travel

  For the first time in podcast history, Mom and I are in the same room to record this episode of the Adventures in Arting Podcast!  I wonder if there’s any difference in how the podcast feels?  You’ll have to let me know! As mentioned on the podcast, I’ve got a bunch of teaching gigs … Continue reading 079: Time & Perspective →

076: Creativation 2018

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  I recently attended Creativation — the annual trade show for the craft industry.  It used to be called CHA (craft and hobby association) and now it’s called Creativation.  And the organization, which also used to be called CHA, is now called AFCI.  Here are a few photos from booth set-up: Creativation was a whirlwind of … Continue reading 076: Creativation 2018 →

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 😉 →

065: Tales from the Road & New Adventures Ahead

balzer designs, classes, convention, critique, housewares show, HSN, Julie Fei-Fan Balzer, learning, mixed media, modern quilts, online classes, Podcast, quilters connection, quilting, scanncut

  Today’s podcast features a conversation about my recent travels, teaching, and some new adventures. Here are some photos from the surface design class I taught: And here is Carol Anne Grotrian talking to us about how to critique quilts. The two quilts in the photo are both hers — two variations on the same idea, one more … Continue reading 065: Tales from the Road & New Adventures Ahead →

064: A Visit to NYC

balzer designs, craft, food, Julie Fei-Fan Balzer, macbeth, MoMA, new york, NYC, papercraft clubhouse, play, Podcast, road trip, sleep no more, teaching, theatre, YouTube, youtube space

  Today’s podcast features a conversation about my recent visit to NYC — a visit that included two stops at MoMA (Museum of Modern Art), a day at YouTube Space… …the play Sleep No More, and a stop to teach three classes at Papercraft Clubhouse in Connecticut on the way home!  I’ll be sharing lots of photos from … Continue reading 064: A Visit to NYC →

060: Carve December 2016

balzer designs, blogging, carve december, carve stamp play, challenge, creative jumpstart, daily art, instagram, Julie Fei-Fan Balzer, Podcast, quilt guild, quilting, stamp carving, tessellations, working artist

  I’m delighted to bring you another episode of the Adventures in Arting Podcast!  Today’s podcast features chatter about Carve December and the Blogiversary.  Here are the links I promised: My Missing Quilt: LINK The Creative JumpStart Visual Interview (you can still sign up HERE): And all of the #CarveDecember goodness that I promised: Nicole Maki: CarveDecember … Continue reading 060: Carve December 2016 →

056: From New Orleans

balzer, balzer designs, california, career, golden artist educator training, golden paints, Julie Fei-Fan Balzer, painting, Podcast, teaching

  I’m delighted to bring you another episode of the Adventures in Arting Podcast!  Today’s podcast is a quickie.  You’re getting half-an-hour of chit chat about my trip to California and then some information about why I’m in New Orleans at the moment.  Here’s a hint: You can see more about my California adventures in … Continue reading 056: From New Orleans →

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) →