Category Archives: travel

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 →

077: On The Road Again

art, home life balance, housewares show, HSN, Julie Fei-Fan Balzer, learning, met, modern quilt, MoMA, museum, museums, NYC, Podcast, ptouch embellish, quilt guild, scanncut, schiele, serger, sewing, travel

  It has been more than a month since our last podcast.  My excuse: I’ve been busy.  Most of the events we talk about on the podcast I haven’t yet shared here on the blog (I’ve got a major backlog of photos and stories to share!), so you’ll see a quick teaser photo for now … Continue reading 077: On The Road Again →

068: Explaining Things

art exhibit, fake eyelashes, HSN, make it artsy, MoMA, museum, NYC, Podcast, robert rauschenberg, scanncut, step outs, travel, video

  Today’s podcast features a conversation about wrangling tables at HSN, the Robert Rauschenberg exhibit at MoMA, creating step-outs, and so much more!  It has been a crazy month full of fake eyelashes. And so many craft projects that I can’t wait to share!  I hope you enjoy the podcast and all the chit chat.  We’re going … Continue reading 068: Explaining Things →

058: Quilt Festival 2016 in Pieces

art quilts, brother, classes, convention, creativity, International Quilt Festival, Julie Fei-Fan Balzer, patience, Podcast, quilt, quilt festival, scanncut, sewing, travel, working

We recorded the first two sections of this three-part podcast while I was at Quilt Festival.  If you listen, you’ll get a bit more of an in-depth perspective on being at the show. And now, just a few of the quilt photos (lots more on the blog this week and next): Thanks for stopping by!

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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 →

053: Our August 2016 Visit to New York City

austin tx, Boston MFA, bouchra khalili, bruce conner, contemporary art, eating, interesting, Julie Fei-Fan Balzer, maps, modern art, MoMA, museum of modern art, museums, nan goldin, NYC, Picasso, Podcast, travel, video, YouTube, youtube space

  I’m delighted to bring you another episode of the Adventures in Arting Podcast!  Today’s episode deals with a host of events from the trip Mom and I recently took to New York City to visit my brother. Links to things we discuss on the podcast: Austin Classes My YouTube Channel YouTube Space Definition of … Continue reading 053: Our August 2016 Visit to New York City →

046: Not Interesting

art, Australia, cha, clothing, comparison, comparison is the thief of joy, creating every day, creative mistakes, creativity, fashion, Julie Fei-Fan Balzer, papercrafting, picasso vs. braque, Podcast, scrapbook, sewing, sketching, travel

  I’m delighted to bring you another episode of the Adventures in Arting Podcast!  You’ll have to listen to the podcast if you want to know what the title means!   Here are links to some of the things we chat about on the podcast: Jen Hewett on instagram.  Her #printpatternsew adventure.  And the #memademay16 … Continue reading 046: Not Interesting →

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 →