Julie Fei-Fan Balzer, Author at Balzer Designs Blog

As soon as I fell in love with the concept of commonplace books, I knew that I had to figure

What is a Commonplace Book?

I have a new obsession: commonplace books! source I accidentally stumbled upon them while researching Morning Pages. And I'm in

There’s an awkward space between the stairs and the wall in my art studio. After some thought, I decided to

May has been a notable month. Let's talk about it: Notable Family Event We took, not one, but TWO family

It's no secret that I loooooove my gull wing drying rack. It's such an efficient way to air-dry my collage

Can you believe that it has been three months since we started The Artist's Way journey?! Speaking frankly, I'm delighted

This weekend I spent a wonderful four hours with a lovely group of artists in my Collage Faces class. I

Collagraph is a printmaking technique that involves creating a collaged plate from various materials and then using it to make

Spring is in full bloom, and so are the flowers at the Museum of Fine Arts (MFA) here in Boston.

I recently ran through the new exhibit, Hokusai: Inspiration and Influence at the Museum of Fine Arts (MFA) here in