Julie Fei-Fan Balzer, Author at Balzer Designs Blog

Art Basics: How to Score Paper & Why It Matters

I've started a new series of short instructional videos that I'm calling, "Art Basics." In essentials, it's skills and techniques

I'm a sucker for a formula. It makes art making fast and fun! I used the same basic formula to

We're back and on schedule (amazingly) with another new podcast. Yay! You can watch the video HERE or listen below.

Yesterday we had another fantastic Book Club meeting! We discussed Irene Roderick's book, "Improv Quilting: Dancing with the Wall." If

Something I've become very interested in lately is contemporary still life. I have tried my hand at a few practice

Art is a practice. Like most artists, I have been through many different learning phases. For instance, I wanted to

After a year-long hiatus, the podcast is back! Hooray! I managed to traumatize my Mom by turning the video on.

If you’re new to Art Journal Every Day, the concept is simple: It’s a commitment to take ten minutes each

If you're a long time blog reader, you know that I used to live just a few blocks away from

Hey friends! I'm a day late and a dollar short, as they say. But here's the round-up for May 2022: