Julie Fei-Fan Balzer, Author at Balzer Designs Blog

What Happened (June 2026) at My Art Practice

I’m starting a new blog series today! Each month, I’ll be sharing a bit about what’s going at at my

I want to talk about how I improvise when making art, but first I need to chat a bit about

I’m currently working on an online class all about Tetra Pak printing (a form of intaglio printing) at home using

Today I want to share a super simple technique that I use to unify little scraps of collage paper in

Every artist makes mistakes. That sounds obvious, but I think a lot of us secretly hope that the goal is

My art journal is a tool for artistic growth. And, man, has it helped me to grow over the years!

I first tried Tetra Pak printing back in 2024 when I took a collagraph class at Concord Art. I had

People always talk about “finding your art style,” but I think they should talk about establishing your personal preferences instead.

I wanted to share a few photos from my visit to the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston (MFA) to see

One of the biggest misconceptions about being an artist is the idea that successful artists make successful work on the