Julie Fei-Fan Balzer, Author at Balzer Designs Blog

Sunday is December 1 and the first day of #CarveDecember2024! It’s hard to believe, but I started #CarveDecember 11 years

#CarveDecember2024 is Coming!

It’s time to prepare for #CarveDecember2024! Here are the official prompts: What is #CarveDecember? It’s a free-open-to-everyone online challenge to

Continuing with the shadow theme, here is a new piece I’ve been working on called “In Shadow.” Immediately recognizable as

Do you recall when I blogged about my visit to the light show at Descanso Gardens in California back in

You may recall that I’ve been working on a series of pieces (over several years now) that use gardening and

The current Book Club selection at My Art Practice is Expressive Printmaking by Mary Dalton. It’s a dense book full

I’ve been trying to think about how to describe this piece I made. It’s mixed media collage, but it’s also

I made something cool! (And once I started, I couldn’t stop!) These are bowls made from my leftover fabric scraps.

In this week’s artist vlog, I’m sharing a bit about iteration. It’s the theme for this cycle at My Art

This week’s Adventures in Arting podcast, “Drawing at the Danforth,” is packed with practical tips based on my experiences taking