Category Archives: mixed media

082: Team Teaching with Nathalie Kalbach

art, artist, classes, collage, creativity, experimentation, Germany, Julie Fei-Fan Balzer, mixed media, mixed media circus, Nathalie Kalbach, online classes, painting, Podcast, teaching, travel

Today’s podcast is about team teaching and features a conversation with Nathalie Kalbach.  Nathalie is a self-taught mixed media artist. She was born in Germany and lived most of her adult life in Hamburg before moving to the United States in September 2013. She now lives in Jersey City, NJ. “For the last decade I … Continue reading 082: Team Teaching with Nathalie Kalbach →

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 →

070: Summer Projects

art, Cloth Paper Scissors, curds and co, fancy food show, Jenn Mason, Julie Fei-Fan Balzer, mixed media, MoMA, NYC, Podcast, scanncut, YouTube, youtube space

Today’s podcast is all about The 100 Day Project, classes I’m teaching, and visiting NYC (Fancy Food Show, YouTube Space, MoMA and getting my hair cut).  Mom picked out the photos and links to go with this week’s podcast. A preview of my visit to MoMA (more photos on the blog next week): Haircut before and … Continue reading 070: Summer Projects →

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 →

054: Chatting with Suzanne Sicuranza

art snacks, assistant, classes, concerned owl, czt, framing, handwriting, inktober, Julie Fei-Fan Balzer, learning, massachusetts, michaels, mixed media, Podcast, suzanne sicuranza, teaching, vlog, YouTube, zentangle

  I’m delighted to bring you another episode of the Adventures in Arting Podcast!  We have a guest on today’s podcast!  Our guest is Suzanne Sicuranza. Suzanne was born and raised in Massachusetts. She has worked in scientific fields for almost 20 years.  She also worked at Michaels for 2 years — as a custom … Continue reading 054: Chatting with Suzanne Sicuranza →

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!) →

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 →

Episode 44: April 13, 2016

art, artist, Australia, Julie Fei-Fan Balzer, melbourne, mixed media, mixed media circus, Nathalie Kalbach, Podcast, sydney, travel

  I’m delighted to bring you another episode of the Adventures in Arting Podcast!  I’ve got a quick podcast for you today.  It’s about 18 minutes of chatting about my Australia trip thus far.  My voice is a little bit weird because I’m trying to be quiet and so I’m not quite as bubbly as … Continue reading Episode 44: April 13, 2016 →

042: Designing Stamps

art, artist, Australia, career path, creative mistakes, darkroom door, designing, foam stamps, hand carved stamps, ink, Julie Fei-Fan Balzer, mixed media, Nathalie Kalbach, packaging, photographic stamps, Podcast, product design, rachel greig, rubber stamps, stamping

  Thank you for all of your kind e-mails and comments asking for the podcast to return.  Things got crazy with the move and the holidays, but I’m so glad that we have a new episode for you today!  It’s the first of 2016!  Hooray! We have two guests on the podcast today! Nathalie Kalbach … Continue reading 042: Designing Stamps →

035: At The Ink Pad with Anna & Barbara

art, art vs. craft, cataracts, embossing, Julie Fei-Fan Balzer, mixed media, NYC, papercrafting, Podcast, rubber stamps, store, teaching, The Ink Pad

  I’m delighted to bring you another episode of the Adventures in Arting Podcast!  We have two guests today, Anna Chiang and Barbara Briskin: Barbara (on the left) is the long-time store manager of The Ink Pad, a rubber stamp store in NYC.   Anna (on the right) is the store owner.  You can read … Continue reading 035: At The Ink Pad with Anna & Barbara →