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086: Creativation 2019

art, business, craft, creativation, Julie Fei-Fan Balzer, Podcast, scanncut, scanncut dx, state of the industry, trade show

  I’m back from Creativation — aka the craft industry’s annual industry-only trade show.  This year I planned ahead and Mom and I did half the podcast before our trip and half the podcast after our trip.  I get pretty deep into some thoughts on the state of the industry in this one.  I hope … Continue reading 086: Creativation 2019 →

076: Creativation 2018

afci, art foamies, balzer designs, brother scanncut, cha, craft, craft and hobby show, crafter's workshop, creativation, designncut, new product, Podcast, ptouch embellish, scanncut, stencils, trade show

  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 →

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 →