I'm teaching SIX (yes, 6!) classes at the CREATE Mixed Media Retreat in New Jersey July 9-13, 2014.
EXPLORE FACES (6 HOURS) • JULIE FEI-FAN BALZER |
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| Date & Time | Price | Materials Fee |
| Saturday, July 12• 9am-4pm | $152 | N/A |
| Skill Level: All Levels | Technique: Printmaking & Surface Design | |
| You will leave with… a collection of drawn and painted faces in your own unique style! | ||
| Description: If you’ve ever been intimidated by drawing faces, come and play during this face workshop! We’ll create pleasing faces, quirky faces, funny faces, collage faces, and sketchy faces. Julie Fei-Fan Balzer will break everything down into step-by-step bites that are easy to digest. This is not a fine art class striving for realism. | ||
| Students Should Bring: Several sheets of Watercolor Paper (can be any size you want to work with, loose or in a journal), 3-6 Canvas Boards (9×12 is a great size), Stabilo Marks All Watersoluble Pencil (black), Pencil Sharpener, Acrylic Paint (6-10 colors including black), White Gesso, Bristle Paintbrushes (1 very small round, 1 small round, 1 medium round, 1 large flat), Water Jar, Rag or Paper Towels, Matte Medium (I like Liquitex), Papers for collage, Paint Palette, fashion magazine, scissors, crayons or markers Optional: Heat Gun and Extension Cord, manila folders, manila tags | ||
AUTHENTIC STENCILS (3 HOURS) • JULIE FEI-FAN BALZER |
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| Date & Time | Price | Materials Fee |
| Sunday, July 13• 9am-12noon | $89 | N/A |
| Skill Level: All Levels | Technique: Printmaking & Surface Design | |
| You will leave with… a collection of stencils that are authentically you. | ||
| Description: Stencils are a must-have tool these days. There are lots of gorgeous commercial stencils for sale, but it’s also super easy to make your own! Come and learn how to make your own stencils and Julie Fei-Fan Balzer will share all of her tips on what makes for a good stencil design. | ||
| Students Should Bring: Cutting Mat, Craft Knife, manila folders, heavy cardstock, copy paper, stencil film or plastic, black permanent marker, pencil, manila tags, masking tape, fashion magazine, clear packing tape, scissors Optional: paint or ink (and applicator) to test your stencils | ||
PAINTED & PRINTED PAPERS (6 HOURS) • JULIE FEI-FAN BALZER |
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| Date & Time | Price | Materials Fee |
| Wednesday, July 9 • 9am-4pm | $152 | N/A |
| Skill Level: All Levels | Technique: Printmaking & Surface Design | |
| You will leave with… an arsenal of printing techniques and a fat stack of your own painted and printed papers. | ||
| Description: There are so many ways to create your own artful papers. We will make our own stamps and stencils, explore several methods of monoprinting, and create lots of hand painted patterns. You will go home with an arsenal of printing techniques and a fat stack of your own painted and printed papers. | ||
| Students Should Bring: Adhesive Backed Craft Foam, Several Sheets of Thick Cardboard or Thick Craft Foam, Gelli Plate, Brayer, Acrylic Paint (6-10 colors, including black and white), Permanent Black Ink Pad , Paper (notebook paper, tracing paper, deli paper, watercolor paper, scrapbook paper, book pages, white cardstock, wrapping paper, newspaper etc.), Scissors, Craft Knife, Cutting Mat, Any or all of the following household objects (toilet paper tube, plastic fork, Lego, toy truck, unsharpened pencil with an eraser, empty pill bottle, cork), Bristle Paintbrushes (1 small round, 1 medium round, 1 large flat), Paper Plate or paint palette, Container for Water, Baby Wipes, Permanent Black Marker, Ballpoint Pen, 5-6 manila folders, A Page Protector, Masking Tape Optional: Apron, Rag or Paper Towel, Heat Gun, extension cord and/or power strip, Cosmetic Sponges | ||
LAYERED COMPOSITIONS (6 HOURS) • JULIE FEI-FAN BALZER |
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| Date & Time | Price | Materials Fee |
| Thursday, July 10 • 9am-4pm | $152 | N/A |
| Skill Level: All Levels | Technique: Collage & Assemblage | |
| You will leave with… several completed mixed media collages. | ||
| Description: Come and explore mixed-media collage! This class will focus on color, design theory, and creating pleasing compositions. Through a series of easy exercises and lots of demonstrations, you’ll build your mixed-media collage muscles. | ||
| Students Should Bring: Several sheets of Watercolor Paper (can be any size you want to work with, I recommend 8×8), Acrylic Paint (6-10 colors including black), cosmetic wedge sponges, Bristle Paintbrushes (1 very small round, 1 small round, 1 medium round, 1 large flat), Water Jar, Rag or Paper Towels, Matte Medium (I like Liquitex), Papers and ephemera for collage, Paint Palette, magazine with lots of advertisements, scissors, ruler, favorite mark making tools Optional: Heat Gun and Extension Cord, favorite stencils, favorite stamps/ink pads, apron, black pen | ||
STAMP CARVING 101 (3 HOURS) • JULIE FEI-FAN BALZER |
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| Date & Time | Price | Materials Fee |
| Thursday, July 10• 6-9pm | $89 | N/A |
| Skill Level: All Levels | Technique: Printmaking & Surface Design | |
| You will leave with… a collection of totally unique stamps carved by you. | ||
| Description: Whether you’ve never carved a stamp before, or simply want to improve your skills, this class is for you! Julie Fei-Fan Balzer will show you just how easy it is to carve exactly what you want, with great results, in no time at all. You will leave class with a collection of totally unique stamps carved by you! | ||
| Students Should Bring: Ruler, Speedy Carve (at least 2 4×6 blocks), Speedball Linoleum Cutter (the kind with multiple blades), glass mat, ballpoint pen, mechanical pencil, permanent black marker, box cutter with a long blade, several sheets of white copy paper, scissors, black permanent ink pad Optional: other colored markers, other colored ink pads, clip art | ||
THE STENCILED ART JOURNAL (6 HOURS) • JULIE FEI-FAN BALZER |
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| Date & Time | Price | Materials Fee |
| Friday- July 11• 9am-4pm | $152 | N/A |
| Skill Level: All Levels | Technique: Bookmaking & Art Journaling | |
| You will leave with… a pamphlet-style art journal filled with stenciled papers. | ||
| Description: In this class you’ll be creating fabulous stenciled papers and then binding them into a simple pamphlet style art journal you can take home and put to good use. Julie Fei-Fan Balzer will share all of her favorite techniques for mixing colors and layering stencils to create wonderfully unique papers. You’ll go home with a cornucopia of stencil techniques and a brand-new mini art journal! | ||
| Students Should Bring: Cosmetic Wedge Sponges, Paint Palette, Bristle Paintbrushes, Acrylic Paint (including black and white), permanent black pen, spray ink, spray bottle of water, container for water, favorite stencils, 8-12 sheets of your favorite paper to work on (8×10 or larger), waxed linen thread and needle, paper piercer or thumb tack Optional: heat gun and extension cord, apron, ink pads, bone folder | ||
I hope that you'll join me and the other fantastic artists for five days of awesome art making! You can register HERE.
Thanks for stopping by!
Wow, that’s quite the variety of classes. Wishing that I was gonna be in NJ. Hope you have fun as I know that your students will.
Wow, that’s quite the variety of classes. Wishing that I was gonna be in NJ. Hope you have fun as I know that your students will.
Wow, that’s quite the variety of classes. Wishing that I was gonna be in NJ. Hope you have fun as I know that your students will.
Wow, that’s quite the variety of classes. Wishing that I was gonna be in NJ. Hope you have fun as I know that your students will.
Wow, that’s quite the variety of classes. Wishing that I was gonna be in NJ. Hope you have fun as I know that your students will.
SO hard to choose my classes, all of my favs were at the same time. If only I could clone myself and be in multiple classes at the same time! I’ve signed up for your Layering Compositions. Can’t wait to meet you and lots of other creatives!
SO hard to choose my classes, all of my favs were at the same time. If only I could clone myself and be in multiple classes at the same time! I’ve signed up for your Layering Compositions. Can’t wait to meet you and lots of other creatives!
SO hard to choose my classes, all of my favs were at the same time. If only I could clone myself and be in multiple classes at the same time! I’ve signed up for your Layering Compositions. Can’t wait to meet you and lots of other creatives!
SO hard to choose my classes, all of my favs were at the same time. If only I could clone myself and be in multiple classes at the same time! I’ve signed up for your Layering Compositions. Can’t wait to meet you and lots of other creatives!
SO hard to choose my classes, all of my favs were at the same time. If only I could clone myself and be in multiple classes at the same time! I’ve signed up for your Layering Compositions. Can’t wait to meet you and lots of other creatives!
SO hard to choose my classes, all of my favs were at the same time. If only I could clone myself and be in multiple classes at the same time! I’ve signed up for your Layering Compositions. Can’t wait to meet you and lots of other creatives!
SO hard to choose my classes, all of my favs were at the same time. If only I could clone myself and be in multiple classes at the same time! I’ve signed up for your Layering Compositions. Can’t wait to meet you and lots of other creatives!
SO hard to choose my classes, all of my favs were at the same time. If only I could clone myself and be in multiple classes at the same time! I’ve signed up for your Layering Compositions. Can’t wait to meet you and lots of other creatives!
SO hard to choose my classes, all of my favs were at the same time. If only I could clone myself and be in multiple classes at the same time! I’ve signed up for your Layering Compositions. Can’t wait to meet you and lots of other creatives!
SO hard to choose my classes, all of my favs were at the same time. If only I could clone myself and be in multiple classes at the same time! I’ve signed up for your Layering Compositions. Can’t wait to meet you and lots of other creatives!
They all sound fantastic and I want to do them all! Come out to Australia please Julie!
They all sound fantastic and I want to do them all! Come out to Australia please Julie!
They all sound fantastic and I want to do them all! Come out to Australia please Julie!
They all sound fantastic and I want to do them all! Come out to Australia please Julie!
They all sound fantastic and I want to do them all! Come out to Australia please Julie!
I so wish I could go!One day i will… Have a great time!
I so wish I could go!One day i will… Have a great time!
I so wish I could go!One day i will… Have a great time!
I so wish I could go!One day i will… Have a great time!
I so wish I could go!One day i will… Have a great time!
Attending a CREATE: New Jersey is one of my top bucket list wishes too. These classes look fabulous.
Attending a CREATE: New Jersey is one of my top bucket list wishes too. These classes look fabulous.
Attending a CREATE: New Jersey is one of my top bucket list wishes too. These classes look fabulous.
Attending a CREATE: New Jersey is one of my top bucket list wishes too. These classes look fabulous.
Attending a CREATE: New Jersey is one of my top bucket list wishes too. These classes look fabulous.