Balzer Designs Blog

This is the last call for my amazing 4-day in-person art workshop, Making Mixed Media Books, at Dillman’s Bay in Wisconsin.

Thrift Store Find: 6 Art Books for $12 and Here’s How I Plan to Use Them

I brought home a stack of art books from the thrift store last week. They were $1.99 each and completely

I have an (often) very messy art studio, but I am extremely organized. It’s not hyperbole when I say that

Are you an art supply junkie like me? It’s one of the reasons that I’m a mixed media artist. I

Hey, mixed media artists! What if I told you that one simple object—something as ordinary as a cup—could generate dozens

I’m opening up a special monthly membership for people who want lots of great high quality art technique tutorials. There

Sketchbook Revival starts this weekend! It’s a free, global online event, hosted by Karen Abend, that’s designed to help you

Today I want to talk about what it means to call a piece of art a “failure.” But, I’m getting

I have been a mixed media book fan for decades. It all began when I started making “junque journals” back

This week, as part of my art practice, I took myself on an artist field trip to the Isabella Stewart