CreativeTherapy
The prompt from Creative Therapy this month is: "What are you (or would you be) giving your children that you wish you'd had."  The guest is Tamara Laporte.

I made a little (8.5×11") art quilt in response to the prompt:

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I transferred the photo to a piece of canvas and rolled about a thousand and one fabric beads!  But they're so lovely and full of color and texture!

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Yum!  You can visit Creative Therapy to learn what the quilt means to me and to see the other ladies' beautiful work!

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.

44 thoughts on “It’s Complicated

  • Love the fabric beads…nice quilt Julie.

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  • Love the fabric beads…nice quilt Julie.

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  • Love the fabric beads…nice quilt Julie.

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  • Love the fabric beads…nice quilt Julie.

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  • Amazing! Love the symbolism of the fabric beads. This is truly beautiful.

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  • Amazing! Love the symbolism of the fabric beads. This is truly beautiful.

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  • Amazing! Love the symbolism of the fabric beads. This is truly beautiful.

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  • Amazing! Love the symbolism of the fabric beads. This is truly beautiful.

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  • I love how everything you do is so unique, yet still so you! You’re adorable in the photo, and the beads are amazing!!

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  • I love how everything you do is so unique, yet still so you! You’re adorable in the photo, and the beads are amazing!!

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  • I love how everything you do is so unique, yet still so you! You’re adorable in the photo, and the beads are amazing!!

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  • I love how everything you do is so unique, yet still so you! You’re adorable in the photo, and the beads are amazing!!

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  • I saw this on the creative therapy blog and was in ooooh and aaah…. and I am again! This page/piece is stunning Julie!!!

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  • I saw this on the creative therapy blog and was in ooooh and aaah…. and I am again! This page/piece is stunning Julie!!!

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  • I saw this on the creative therapy blog and was in ooooh and aaah…. and I am again! This page/piece is stunning Julie!!!

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  • I saw this on the creative therapy blog and was in ooooh and aaah…. and I am again! This page/piece is stunning Julie!!!

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  • What a sweet loving moment and you have made it a work of art. Finding the sunny moments to celebrate and tucking away the rest. Thank you for a meaningful post.

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  • What a sweet loving moment and you have made it a work of art. Finding the sunny moments to celebrate and tucking away the rest. Thank you for a meaningful post.

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  • What a sweet loving moment and you have made it a work of art. Finding the sunny moments to celebrate and tucking away the rest. Thank you for a meaningful post.

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  • What a sweet loving moment and you have made it a work of art. Finding the sunny moments to celebrate and tucking away the rest. Thank you for a meaningful post.

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  • Julie, those quilt beads are genius. Love the whole thing. sa-weet!

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  • Julie, those quilt beads are genius. Love the whole thing. sa-weet!

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  • Julie, those quilt beads are genius. Love the whole thing. sa-weet!

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  • Julie, those quilt beads are genius. Love the whole thing. sa-weet!

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  • this is quite moving, the tenderness of the long-ago photo, and the bit of story about your dad…. just enough to inspire wonder, and lovely with rich color, its enough to sense the power of it all… funny animals families – always a bit of an adventure!
    thanks
    Rosie

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  • this is quite moving, the tenderness of the long-ago photo, and the bit of story about your dad…. just enough to inspire wonder, and lovely with rich color, its enough to sense the power of it all… funny animals families – always a bit of an adventure!
    thanks
    Rosie

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  • this is quite moving, the tenderness of the long-ago photo, and the bit of story about your dad…. just enough to inspire wonder, and lovely with rich color, its enough to sense the power of it all… funny animals families – always a bit of an adventure!
    thanks
    Rosie

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  • this is quite moving, the tenderness of the long-ago photo, and the bit of story about your dad…. just enough to inspire wonder, and lovely with rich color, its enough to sense the power of it all… funny animals families – always a bit of an adventure!
    thanks
    Rosie

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  • Adorable photo of you! I love the way you framed it with the fabric beads…little time capsules. Great art piece!

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  • Adorable photo of you! I love the way you framed it with the fabric beads…little time capsules. Great art piece!

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  • Adorable photo of you! I love the way you framed it with the fabric beads…little time capsules. Great art piece!

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  • Adorable photo of you! I love the way you framed it with the fabric beads…little time capsules. Great art piece!

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  • so happy to read a little bit more about you on Prima blog. I live in France in the middle of the florest and what a dream for me to see NYC like that !! lucky girl ! and talented girl too !!!
    i love your artistic sense ! just genius..
    hum… sorry for my english…..
    Flo

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  • so happy to read a little bit more about you on Prima blog. I live in France in the middle of the florest and what a dream for me to see NYC like that !! lucky girl ! and talented girl too !!!
    i love your artistic sense ! just genius..
    hum… sorry for my english…..
    Flo

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  • so happy to read a little bit more about you on Prima blog. I live in France in the middle of the florest and what a dream for me to see NYC like that !! lucky girl ! and talented girl too !!!
    i love your artistic sense ! just genius..
    hum… sorry for my english…..
    Flo

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  • so happy to read a little bit more about you on Prima blog. I live in France in the middle of the florest and what a dream for me to see NYC like that !! lucky girl ! and talented girl too !!!
    i love your artistic sense ! just genius..
    hum… sorry for my english…..
    Flo

    Reply

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