Last week I traveled about an hour South to Kept Creations in Whitman, MA.  It's a fantastic store with a really well curated collection of supplies for sale.  Everyone who works there is super friendly and it really feels like a clubhouse.  Take a peek:

From the Balzer Designs Blog: Three Classes At Kept Creations

I had a great time teaching three classes.  The first class was all about Art Foamies:

From the Balzer Designs Blog: Three Classes At Kept Creations
From the Balzer Designs Blog: Three Classes At Kept Creations
From the Balzer Designs Blog: Three Classes At Kept Creations

On Saturday I taught my Sketchbook class. 

From the Balzer Designs Blog: Three Classes At Kept Creations

During the second half of class we headed outside to sketch en plein air:

From the Balzer Designs Blog: Three Classes At Kept Creations
From the Balzer Designs Blog: Three Classes At Kept Creations
From the Balzer Designs Blog: Three Classes At Kept Creations
From the Balzer Designs Blog: Three Classes At Kept Creations

Sunday I taught one of my all-time favorite art journaling classes.  It's not a photogenic class, but people always love it.  It's packed with techniques for creating truly unique pages.

From the Balzer Designs Blog: Three Classes At Kept Creations

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From the Balzer Designs Blog: Three Classes At Kept Creations

I had a great time!

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.

72 thoughts on “Three Classes At Kept Creations

  • These are so fun AND the best part … ‘you are coming to Austin, you are coming to Austin, you are coming to Austin’ and I CAN’T WAIT!! Seriously, Julie, you are the very reason I started art journaling 3 years ago … some blog I followed listed the Top 5 of various crafters for 2013, top 5 stampers, scrapbook sites and top 5 mixed media … in her description of you, she dared the reader to watch just one of your YouTube videos … I started with A Good Day, and 45 mins later I was scouring my scrap room for anything I could find to try this art journaling thing out. I’m just a huge fan of yours, you’ve really impacted my life because art journaling has become a part of my heart, my life, who knew??!! So fun and all I have to say is … ‘you are coming to Austin and I can’t wait” … #soexcited!!

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  • These are so fun AND the best part … ‘you are coming to Austin, you are coming to Austin, you are coming to Austin’ and I CAN’T WAIT!! Seriously, Julie, you are the very reason I started art journaling 3 years ago … some blog I followed listed the Top 5 of various crafters for 2013, top 5 stampers, scrapbook sites and top 5 mixed media … in her description of you, she dared the reader to watch just one of your YouTube videos … I started with A Good Day, and 45 mins later I was scouring my scrap room for anything I could find to try this art journaling thing out. I’m just a huge fan of yours, you’ve really impacted my life because art journaling has become a part of my heart, my life, who knew??!! So fun and all I have to say is … ‘you are coming to Austin and I can’t wait” … #soexcited!!

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  • These are so fun AND the best part … ‘you are coming to Austin, you are coming to Austin, you are coming to Austin’ and I CAN’T WAIT!! Seriously, Julie, you are the very reason I started art journaling 3 years ago … some blog I followed listed the Top 5 of various crafters for 2013, top 5 stampers, scrapbook sites and top 5 mixed media … in her description of you, she dared the reader to watch just one of your YouTube videos … I started with A Good Day, and 45 mins later I was scouring my scrap room for anything I could find to try this art journaling thing out. I’m just a huge fan of yours, you’ve really impacted my life because art journaling has become a part of my heart, my life, who knew??!! So fun and all I have to say is … ‘you are coming to Austin and I can’t wait” … #soexcited!!

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  • These are so fun AND the best part … ‘you are coming to Austin, you are coming to Austin, you are coming to Austin’ and I CAN’T WAIT!! Seriously, Julie, you are the very reason I started art journaling 3 years ago … some blog I followed listed the Top 5 of various crafters for 2013, top 5 stampers, scrapbook sites and top 5 mixed media … in her description of you, she dared the reader to watch just one of your YouTube videos … I started with A Good Day, and 45 mins later I was scouring my scrap room for anything I could find to try this art journaling thing out. I’m just a huge fan of yours, you’ve really impacted my life because art journaling has become a part of my heart, my life, who knew??!! So fun and all I have to say is … ‘you are coming to Austin and I can’t wait” … #soexcited!!

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  • These are so fun AND the best part … ‘you are coming to Austin, you are coming to Austin, you are coming to Austin’ and I CAN’T WAIT!! Seriously, Julie, you are the very reason I started art journaling 3 years ago … some blog I followed listed the Top 5 of various crafters for 2013, top 5 stampers, scrapbook sites and top 5 mixed media … in her description of you, she dared the reader to watch just one of your YouTube videos … I started with A Good Day, and 45 mins later I was scouring my scrap room for anything I could find to try this art journaling thing out. I’m just a huge fan of yours, you’ve really impacted my life because art journaling has become a part of my heart, my life, who knew??!! So fun and all I have to say is … ‘you are coming to Austin and I can’t wait” … #soexcited!!

    Reply
  • These are so fun AND the best part … ‘you are coming to Austin, you are coming to Austin, you are coming to Austin’ and I CAN’T WAIT!! Seriously, Julie, you are the very reason I started art journaling 3 years ago … some blog I followed listed the Top 5 of various crafters for 2013, top 5 stampers, scrapbook sites and top 5 mixed media … in her description of you, she dared the reader to watch just one of your YouTube videos … I started with A Good Day, and 45 mins later I was scouring my scrap room for anything I could find to try this art journaling thing out. I’m just a huge fan of yours, you’ve really impacted my life because art journaling has become a part of my heart, my life, who knew??!! So fun and all I have to say is … ‘you are coming to Austin and I can’t wait” … #soexcited!!

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  • It was a fabulous day cutting, folding, and creating! Thanks to Kept Creations for providing a lively, creative center and to Julie for all the knowledge and inspiration.

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  • It was a fabulous day cutting, folding, and creating! Thanks to Kept Creations for providing a lively, creative center and to Julie for all the knowledge and inspiration.

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  • It was a fabulous day cutting, folding, and creating! Thanks to Kept Creations for providing a lively, creative center and to Julie for all the knowledge and inspiration.

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  • It was a fabulous day cutting, folding, and creating! Thanks to Kept Creations for providing a lively, creative center and to Julie for all the knowledge and inspiration.

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  • It was a fabulous day cutting, folding, and creating! Thanks to Kept Creations for providing a lively, creative center and to Julie for all the knowledge and inspiration.

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  • It was a fabulous day cutting, folding, and creating! Thanks to Kept Creations for providing a lively, creative center and to Julie for all the knowledge and inspiration.

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  • I was able to come to just one of these days and seeing the photos makes me see how much fun the other classes were. Maybe next time you come to Kept Creations I will be able to take more days…(Was that too unsubtle a hint?) It was great to meet you. Your class was very hands on and packed full of skills. I had a wonderful time.

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  • I was able to come to just one of these days and seeing the photos makes me see how much fun the other classes were. Maybe next time you come to Kept Creations I will be able to take more days…(Was that too unsubtle a hint?) It was great to meet you. Your class was very hands on and packed full of skills. I had a wonderful time.

    Reply
  • I was able to come to just one of these days and seeing the photos makes me see how much fun the other classes were. Maybe next time you come to Kept Creations I will be able to take more days…(Was that too unsubtle a hint?) It was great to meet you. Your class was very hands on and packed full of skills. I had a wonderful time.

    Reply
  • I was able to come to just one of these days and seeing the photos makes me see how much fun the other classes were. Maybe next time you come to Kept Creations I will be able to take more days…(Was that too unsubtle a hint?) It was great to meet you. Your class was very hands on and packed full of skills. I had a wonderful time.

    Reply
  • I was able to come to just one of these days and seeing the photos makes me see how much fun the other classes were. Maybe next time you come to Kept Creations I will be able to take more days…(Was that too unsubtle a hint?) It was great to meet you. Your class was very hands on and packed full of skills. I had a wonderful time.

    Reply
  • I was able to come to just one of these days and seeing the photos makes me see how much fun the other classes were. Maybe next time you come to Kept Creations I will be able to take more days…(Was that too unsubtle a hint?) It was great to meet you. Your class was very hands on and packed full of skills. I had a wonderful time.

    Reply
  • it’s fabulous
    why don’t we have that in FRANCE?
    in your classe, everyone seams to be a real crafter.
    anyway thanks for watching

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  • it’s fabulous
    why don’t we have that in FRANCE?
    in your classe, everyone seams to be a real crafter.
    anyway thanks for watching

    Reply
  • it’s fabulous
    why don’t we have that in FRANCE?
    in your classe, everyone seams to be a real crafter.
    anyway thanks for watching

    Reply
  • it’s fabulous
    why don’t we have that in FRANCE?
    in your classe, everyone seams to be a real crafter.
    anyway thanks for watching

    Reply
  • it’s fabulous
    why don’t we have that in FRANCE?
    in your classe, everyone seams to be a real crafter.
    anyway thanks for watching

    Reply
  • it’s fabulous
    why don’t we have that in FRANCE?
    in your classe, everyone seams to be a real crafter.
    anyway thanks for watching

    Reply
  • Hi there Julie,
    These classes at Kept Creation looked art educational. Looked like everyone was truly learning and mastering what they were doing.
    Oh my what a fabulous learning experience.I love looking at all three class pictures and loved what everyone was doing.
    Especially loved the seashells and the foamie stamp session. Loved it all and Julie by posting up the pictures it makes me feel that I was there with all of you.
    Love Love love it. With that said I will use these pictures for my learning experience and try to follow along with each picture as best I can.
    What great looking classes wish I had come up to kept creation. Thank you so much for sharing. Cannot wait to see more.
    Fawna

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  • Hi there Julie,
    These classes at Kept Creation looked art educational. Looked like everyone was truly learning and mastering what they were doing.
    Oh my what a fabulous learning experience.I love looking at all three class pictures and loved what everyone was doing.
    Especially loved the seashells and the foamie stamp session. Loved it all and Julie by posting up the pictures it makes me feel that I was there with all of you.
    Love Love love it. With that said I will use these pictures for my learning experience and try to follow along with each picture as best I can.
    What great looking classes wish I had come up to kept creation. Thank you so much for sharing. Cannot wait to see more.
    Fawna

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  • Hi there Julie,
    These classes at Kept Creation looked art educational. Looked like everyone was truly learning and mastering what they were doing.
    Oh my what a fabulous learning experience.I love looking at all three class pictures and loved what everyone was doing.
    Especially loved the seashells and the foamie stamp session. Loved it all and Julie by posting up the pictures it makes me feel that I was there with all of you.
    Love Love love it. With that said I will use these pictures for my learning experience and try to follow along with each picture as best I can.
    What great looking classes wish I had come up to kept creation. Thank you so much for sharing. Cannot wait to see more.
    Fawna

    Reply
  • Hi there Julie,
    These classes at Kept Creation looked art educational. Looked like everyone was truly learning and mastering what they were doing.
    Oh my what a fabulous learning experience.I love looking at all three class pictures and loved what everyone was doing.
    Especially loved the seashells and the foamie stamp session. Loved it all and Julie by posting up the pictures it makes me feel that I was there with all of you.
    Love Love love it. With that said I will use these pictures for my learning experience and try to follow along with each picture as best I can.
    What great looking classes wish I had come up to kept creation. Thank you so much for sharing. Cannot wait to see more.
    Fawna

    Reply
  • Hi there Julie,
    These classes at Kept Creation looked art educational. Looked like everyone was truly learning and mastering what they were doing.
    Oh my what a fabulous learning experience.I love looking at all three class pictures and loved what everyone was doing.
    Especially loved the seashells and the foamie stamp session. Loved it all and Julie by posting up the pictures it makes me feel that I was there with all of you.
    Love Love love it. With that said I will use these pictures for my learning experience and try to follow along with each picture as best I can.
    What great looking classes wish I had come up to kept creation. Thank you so much for sharing. Cannot wait to see more.
    Fawna

    Reply
  • Hi there Julie,
    These classes at Kept Creation looked art educational. Looked like everyone was truly learning and mastering what they were doing.
    Oh my what a fabulous learning experience.I love looking at all three class pictures and loved what everyone was doing.
    Especially loved the seashells and the foamie stamp session. Loved it all and Julie by posting up the pictures it makes me feel that I was there with all of you.
    Love Love love it. With that said I will use these pictures for my learning experience and try to follow along with each picture as best I can.
    What great looking classes wish I had come up to kept creation. Thank you so much for sharing. Cannot wait to see more.
    Fawna

    Reply
  • How delightful to see the sketch books that folks made.
    I would have been at the art foamies class if I could have picked one. I’m still playing with mine at home to see how best to use them on canvas and art journal pages.

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  • How delightful to see the sketch books that folks made.
    I would have been at the art foamies class if I could have picked one. I’m still playing with mine at home to see how best to use them on canvas and art journal pages.

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  • How delightful to see the sketch books that folks made.
    I would have been at the art foamies class if I could have picked one. I’m still playing with mine at home to see how best to use them on canvas and art journal pages.

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  • How delightful to see the sketch books that folks made.
    I would have been at the art foamies class if I could have picked one. I’m still playing with mine at home to see how best to use them on canvas and art journal pages.

    Reply
  • How delightful to see the sketch books that folks made.
    I would have been at the art foamies class if I could have picked one. I’m still playing with mine at home to see how best to use them on canvas and art journal pages.

    Reply
  • How delightful to see the sketch books that folks made.
    I would have been at the art foamies class if I could have picked one. I’m still playing with mine at home to see how best to use them on canvas and art journal pages.

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  • Love those Foamies! Looks like the classes were amazing–will any of them end up as DVD classes?

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  • Love those Foamies! Looks like the classes were amazing–will any of them end up as DVD classes?

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  • Love those Foamies! Looks like the classes were amazing–will any of them end up as DVD classes?

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  • Love those Foamies! Looks like the classes were amazing–will any of them end up as DVD classes?

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  • Love those Foamies! Looks like the classes were amazing–will any of them end up as DVD classes?

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  • Love those Foamies! Looks like the classes were amazing–will any of them end up as DVD classes?

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  • All the classes look wonderful – so inspiring! But the one I really wish I could have gone to was the art journalling class. I love the new direction you are exploring – cutting the pages! Really exciting.

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  • All the classes look wonderful – so inspiring! But the one I really wish I could have gone to was the art journalling class. I love the new direction you are exploring – cutting the pages! Really exciting.

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  • All the classes look wonderful – so inspiring! But the one I really wish I could have gone to was the art journalling class. I love the new direction you are exploring – cutting the pages! Really exciting.

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  • All the classes look wonderful – so inspiring! But the one I really wish I could have gone to was the art journalling class. I love the new direction you are exploring – cutting the pages! Really exciting.

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  • All the classes look wonderful – so inspiring! But the one I really wish I could have gone to was the art journalling class. I love the new direction you are exploring – cutting the pages! Really exciting.

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  • All the classes look wonderful – so inspiring! But the one I really wish I could have gone to was the art journalling class. I love the new direction you are exploring – cutting the pages! Really exciting.

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  • Thank you for coming to KEPT Creations. We had so much fun. You truly are an awesome and fun teacher. Can’t wait till the next time you teach here. I loved meeting you and you were so encouraging and taught me to start letting go. Loved your mother!!!!! Totally fun!

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  • Thank you for coming to KEPT Creations. We had so much fun. You truly are an awesome and fun teacher. Can’t wait till the next time you teach here. I loved meeting you and you were so encouraging and taught me to start letting go. Loved your mother!!!!! Totally fun!

    Reply
  • Thank you for coming to KEPT Creations. We had so much fun. You truly are an awesome and fun teacher. Can’t wait till the next time you teach here. I loved meeting you and you were so encouraging and taught me to start letting go. Loved your mother!!!!! Totally fun!

    Reply
  • Thank you for coming to KEPT Creations. We had so much fun. You truly are an awesome and fun teacher. Can’t wait till the next time you teach here. I loved meeting you and you were so encouraging and taught me to start letting go. Loved your mother!!!!! Totally fun!

    Reply
  • Thank you for coming to KEPT Creations. We had so much fun. You truly are an awesome and fun teacher. Can’t wait till the next time you teach here. I loved meeting you and you were so encouraging and taught me to start letting go. Loved your mother!!!!! Totally fun!

    Reply
  • Thank you for coming to KEPT Creations. We had so much fun. You truly are an awesome and fun teacher. Can’t wait till the next time you teach here. I loved meeting you and you were so encouraging and taught me to start letting go. Loved your mother!!!!! Totally fun!

    Reply
  • Thanks for a wonderful class, Julie. Picked up two of the small journals and love them! mac

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  • Thanks for a wonderful class, Julie. Picked up two of the small journals and love them! mac

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  • Thanks for a wonderful class, Julie. Picked up two of the small journals and love them! mac

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  • Thanks for a wonderful class, Julie. Picked up two of the small journals and love them! mac

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  • Thanks for a wonderful class, Julie. Picked up two of the small journals and love them! mac

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  • Thanks for a wonderful class, Julie. Picked up two of the small journals and love them! mac

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  • Looks like such fun…thanks for sharing all the pics!

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  • Looks like such fun…thanks for sharing all the pics!

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  • Looks like such fun…thanks for sharing all the pics!

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  • Looks like such fun…thanks for sharing all the pics!

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  • Looks like such fun…thanks for sharing all the pics!

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  • Looks like such fun…thanks for sharing all the pics!

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  • Loved being a part of this experience through the blog- art journaling and art foamies, my two loves-
    and you brought Mom!
    Hoping to make the Austin event!!

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  • Loved being a part of this experience through the blog- art journaling and art foamies, my two loves-
    and you brought Mom!
    Hoping to make the Austin event!!

    Reply
  • Loved being a part of this experience through the blog- art journaling and art foamies, my two loves-
    and you brought Mom!
    Hoping to make the Austin event!!

    Reply
  • Loved being a part of this experience through the blog- art journaling and art foamies, my two loves-
    and you brought Mom!
    Hoping to make the Austin event!!

    Reply
  • Loved being a part of this experience through the blog- art journaling and art foamies, my two loves-
    and you brought Mom!
    Hoping to make the Austin event!!

    Reply
  • Loved being a part of this experience through the blog- art journaling and art foamies, my two loves-
    and you brought Mom!
    Hoping to make the Austin event!!

    Reply

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