I'm having a fantastic time at this four day crop marathon!  I've gotten a lot done, but the best part was a crop game we played today.  I'm not normally big on games, but I really enjoyed this one.  We did a page round robin.  Here's how it works:

STEP ONE: We took a photo of all five us together outside (and man was it freezing!) on the boardwalk.

STEP TWO: We printed said photo five times.  And each of us received one copy.

STEP THREE: We were given fifteen minutes to start a one page layout using that photo.

STEP FOUR: Every fifteen minutes, we passed the page we were working on to our left.  We repeated this until everyone had added a little something to every page.

There were no rules about what you could use.  And you were allowed to remove things that previous people had added.  Here are the pages we came up with…

Cheryl

Julie

Laura

Linda

Sandi

So, none of them are totally what I would have done, but it's so much fun to see a little bit of my style mixed in with everyone else's.  Isn't it interesting how all but one of the pages has the photo on the right side?  And I think circles made it onto every single layout too!

And you must check out these soda can flowers:

TinCanFlower

Um…so cool!

Well, it's back to cropping for me!  Thanks for stopping by!

Julie Fei-Fan Balzer

Based outside of Boston, Julie Fei-Fan Balzer is a painter, printmaker, and collage artist who constructs vibrant compositions. Her artwork investigates the interplay of identity and perception, inviting viewers to take a longer look. Julie works in layers, both physically and metaphorically, exploring what is visible and what is concealed. Passionate about connecting with and inspiring other artists, she shares her expertise through in-person workshops and her online classroom at MyArtPractice.com. Julie's achievements include high-profile clients, multiple publications - including her book, “Carve Stamp Play” - and exhibits in New York City and throughout Massachusetts. She is a graduate of Brown University.

24 thoughts on “Greetings From Crop Land!

  • what a fun idea . . . my gf’s and i are going on a four day crop next month . . . soooo gotta do this! tfs!

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  • what a fun idea . . . my gf’s and i are going on a four day crop next month . . . soooo gotta do this! tfs!

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  • what a fun idea . . . my gf’s and i are going on a four day crop next month . . . soooo gotta do this! tfs!

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  • what a fun idea . . . my gf’s and i are going on a four day crop next month . . . soooo gotta do this! tfs!

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  • that sounds like a fun idea. Glad you are having a great time.

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  • that sounds like a fun idea. Glad you are having a great time.

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  • that sounds like a fun idea. Glad you are having a great time.

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  • that sounds like a fun idea. Glad you are having a great time.

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  • What a fun game to play at a crop. I think that I can see your part in each LO.

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  • What a fun game to play at a crop. I think that I can see your part in each LO.

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  • What a fun game to play at a crop. I think that I can see your part in each LO.

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  • What a fun game to play at a crop. I think that I can see your part in each LO.

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