Adventures in Arting Podcast

Adventures in Arting Podcast: Nathalie Kalbach, Louise Nelson, Birgit Koopsen

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Today's podcast features three very talented ladies from around the world:

Nathalie Kalbach

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Nathalie Kalbach is an European Mixed Media Scrapbooker. Her layered work is an explosion of texture, dimension and jewel tone colors.

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In Nathalie’s workshops she shares her secrets for using paint and ink products to reveal texture, tips and tricks for embedding found objects and embellishments and how to unlock your personal creativity.  She has taught workshops in the U.S., Canada, Australia, Israel, Germany, France, Belgium, Greece, Spain, Denmark, Sweden, Italy, The Netherlands and Norway. Also her Online Workshops are very well visited and a big hit.

Nathalie has been published in many Stampington Publications including her own column "Nathalie’s Studio" with Somerset Memories as well as in numerous magazines from around the world and several idea books. 

You can read more about Nathalie and find her work on the n*Studio blog.

Louise Nelson

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Louise currently lives in an inner city suburb of Adelaide, South Australia. She has a day job working full time as a Perioperative Nurse [RN] for an agency; working mostly evening and night shifts in public hospital emergency/trauma operating theatres in and around Adelaide.

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Louise has always had creative hobbies, before taking up scrapbooking 6 years ago she loved to restore furniture. Since she started scrapbooking she has also devloped a love for portrait photography, and recently she has begun to dabble in painting.

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During the last 6 years Louise has been fortunate to have been a Creative Design Team member for Scrapbooking Memories Magazine [AUS] in 2009 and currently a Scrapbooking Memories Master for 2011-12. Also fortunate to be invited to be on the Creative Design Team for UK based scrapbooking magazine; Scrap365. Currently she creates for Aussie Scrap Source, Jenni Bowlin Studio, Imaginarium Designs, Tattered Angels and 7 Dots Studio. She has been blessed to be published in Scrapbooking Memories [AUS], and have also been featured in the last 4 editions of Somerset Memories, with technique articles and layouts in the reader gallery.

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You can read more about Louise and find her work on An Uninterrupted View.

Birgit Koopsen

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Birgit is married to Erik and mom of 3 beautiful kids. She lives in a little
village called Winsum in the north of the Netherlands.

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Birgit started scrapbooking
officially when her youngest child was one year old, in 2003, but actually she has been doing it since she was a teenager. Birgit always enjoyed photography and
"pimped" her photo albums, just didn't know there was a name for it
and special products. She loves how scrapbooking keeps all the beautiful memories
of special events and everyday life alive. Especially for her children! But she also loves the creative outlet it gives her! She just loves to get her hands dirty!
Be creative, play, experiment!

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Birgit loves color! Bright,
happy and bold colors are her favorites to work with. Lime Green, turquoise,
pink, orange, yellow and red. Her style goes from clean and geometric to “busy”
layouts with lots of details and colors.  Birgit loves to play with paints and inks and use
non-scrapbooking products! In the last few years she fell in love with mixed
media and very much enjoys creating “off-the-page” projects like canvases and
Art Journal style mini albums.

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In the last 8 years
scrapbooking slowly turned into a job for Birgit. She teaches and demonstrate in her own studio
at home as well as in scrapbook stores and at (international) scrapbook events,
shows and conventions. She also does freelance work for magazines. She was given the
privilege to work on a couple of wonderful DT’s like in the past for Infocrea,
MyStampBOX and until last year Prima. Currently she's a DT-member for Scrapbook
Adhesives by 3L, a certified Tattered Angels Designer, an endorsed educator for
WOW! Embossing Powders and designing for Sizzix and Craft Stampers Magazine.

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You can read more about Birgit and find her work on her blog.

As you might have guessed, today's episode includes our first ever (and certainly not our last) roundtable.  On the episode there's a lot of laughter (a lot) as we discuss working in the very U.S.A.-based craft industry when you don't live in the U.S.A.  We discuss economics, cultural differences, personal journeys, shipping costs, and so much more!  You won't want to miss this one!

All podcasts are archived here.  Find the show on iTunes here.

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.

60 thoughts on “Adventures in Arting Podcast: Nathalie Kalbach, Louise Nelson, Birgit Koopsen

  • So excited! I’m in my studio all day today and can’t wait to hear it.

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  • So excited! I’m in my studio all day today and can’t wait to hear it.

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  • So excited! I’m in my studio all day today and can’t wait to hear it.

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  • So excited! I’m in my studio all day today and can’t wait to hear it.

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  • So excited! I’m in my studio all day today and can’t wait to hear it.

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  • Wow! I wasn’t familiar with Birgit Koopsen’s work before and I’m totally enchanted.
    What a lovely panel of talented women to bring together. Thank you, Julie.

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  • Wow! I wasn’t familiar with Birgit Koopsen’s work before and I’m totally enchanted.
    What a lovely panel of talented women to bring together. Thank you, Julie.

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  • Wow! I wasn’t familiar with Birgit Koopsen’s work before and I’m totally enchanted.
    What a lovely panel of talented women to bring together. Thank you, Julie.

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  • Wow! I wasn’t familiar with Birgit Koopsen’s work before and I’m totally enchanted.
    What a lovely panel of talented women to bring together. Thank you, Julie.

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  • Wow! I wasn’t familiar with Birgit Koopsen’s work before and I’m totally enchanted.
    What a lovely panel of talented women to bring together. Thank you, Julie.

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  • Primo podcast. Global is important in everything. My daughter and I were in Europe this summer and had trouble finding materials to use in our work at home. Tons of ephemera. She also has friends in England and often they purchase for each other and transport them when they meet in their travels. If we are to be one world, we need to be able to contact in our products as well as electronically. Thanks for the insights.

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  • Primo podcast. Global is important in everything. My daughter and I were in Europe this summer and had trouble finding materials to use in our work at home. Tons of ephemera. She also has friends in England and often they purchase for each other and transport them when they meet in their travels. If we are to be one world, we need to be able to contact in our products as well as electronically. Thanks for the insights.

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  • Primo podcast. Global is important in everything. My daughter and I were in Europe this summer and had trouble finding materials to use in our work at home. Tons of ephemera. She also has friends in England and often they purchase for each other and transport them when they meet in their travels. If we are to be one world, we need to be able to contact in our products as well as electronically. Thanks for the insights.

    Reply
  • Primo podcast. Global is important in everything. My daughter and I were in Europe this summer and had trouble finding materials to use in our work at home. Tons of ephemera. She also has friends in England and often they purchase for each other and transport them when they meet in their travels. If we are to be one world, we need to be able to contact in our products as well as electronically. Thanks for the insights.

    Reply
  • Primo podcast. Global is important in everything. My daughter and I were in Europe this summer and had trouble finding materials to use in our work at home. Tons of ephemera. She also has friends in England and often they purchase for each other and transport them when they meet in their travels. If we are to be one world, we need to be able to contact in our products as well as electronically. Thanks for the insights.

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  • Looking forward to listening. Thank you for all you do!

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  • Looking forward to listening. Thank you for all you do!

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  • Looking forward to listening. Thank you for all you do!

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  • Looking forward to listening. Thank you for all you do!

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  • Looking forward to listening. Thank you for all you do!

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  • The best podcast ever – I enjoyed so much listening to this last night while creating my DD! Thank you so much Julie and other ladies!

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  • The best podcast ever – I enjoyed so much listening to this last night while creating my DD! Thank you so much Julie and other ladies!

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  • The best podcast ever – I enjoyed so much listening to this last night while creating my DD! Thank you so much Julie and other ladies!

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  • The best podcast ever – I enjoyed so much listening to this last night while creating my DD! Thank you so much Julie and other ladies!

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  • The best podcast ever – I enjoyed so much listening to this last night while creating my DD! Thank you so much Julie and other ladies!

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  • Your podcast rocks! This is my favorite episode so far, but they are all great. I was skeptical at first hearing from a landscaper and someone remodeling a home, but they work and were interesting. I love how you are really thinking outside the box with your guests. I am so glad somebody has finally spent some time discussing global aspects of scrapbooking. Keep it up!

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  • Your podcast rocks! This is my favorite episode so far, but they are all great. I was skeptical at first hearing from a landscaper and someone remodeling a home, but they work and were interesting. I love how you are really thinking outside the box with your guests. I am so glad somebody has finally spent some time discussing global aspects of scrapbooking. Keep it up!

    Reply
  • Your podcast rocks! This is my favorite episode so far, but they are all great. I was skeptical at first hearing from a landscaper and someone remodeling a home, but they work and were interesting. I love how you are really thinking outside the box with your guests. I am so glad somebody has finally spent some time discussing global aspects of scrapbooking. Keep it up!

    Reply
  • Your podcast rocks! This is my favorite episode so far, but they are all great. I was skeptical at first hearing from a landscaper and someone remodeling a home, but they work and were interesting. I love how you are really thinking outside the box with your guests. I am so glad somebody has finally spent some time discussing global aspects of scrapbooking. Keep it up!

    Reply
  • Your podcast rocks! This is my favorite episode so far, but they are all great. I was skeptical at first hearing from a landscaper and someone remodeling a home, but they work and were interesting. I love how you are really thinking outside the box with your guests. I am so glad somebody has finally spent some time discussing global aspects of scrapbooking. Keep it up!

    Reply
  • What a great podcast! I really enjoyed it. Thanks for sharing your perspectives… it was so interesting to hear the commonalities and differences, and I do love the sound of Nat cracking up. I mean really…. who doesn’t?

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  • What a great podcast! I really enjoyed it. Thanks for sharing your perspectives… it was so interesting to hear the commonalities and differences, and I do love the sound of Nat cracking up. I mean really…. who doesn’t?

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  • What a great podcast! I really enjoyed it. Thanks for sharing your perspectives… it was so interesting to hear the commonalities and differences, and I do love the sound of Nat cracking up. I mean really…. who doesn’t?

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  • What a great podcast! I really enjoyed it. Thanks for sharing your perspectives… it was so interesting to hear the commonalities and differences, and I do love the sound of Nat cracking up. I mean really…. who doesn’t?

    Reply
  • What a great podcast! I really enjoyed it. Thanks for sharing your perspectives… it was so interesting to hear the commonalities and differences, and I do love the sound of Nat cracking up. I mean really…. who doesn’t?

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  • I loved listening to you all talk about the industry, and Nat I think you have a great sense of humour
    Mary

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  • I loved listening to you all talk about the industry, and Nat I think you have a great sense of humour
    Mary

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  • I loved listening to you all talk about the industry, and Nat I think you have a great sense of humour
    Mary

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  • I loved listening to you all talk about the industry, and Nat I think you have a great sense of humour
    Mary

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  • I loved listening to you all talk about the industry, and Nat I think you have a great sense of humour
    Mary

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