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Hosted by Mother and Daughter Eileen Hsü-Balzer and Julie Fei-Fan Balzer, the Adventures in Arting podcast is a lively discussion of artful living. Topics range from creating art (painting, sewing, scrapbooking, lampworking, etc.) to viewing art (museums, galleries, the theatre, etc.) to the artful…

Julie Fei-Fan Balzer

New York City

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    • Jan 4, 2024 LATEST EPISODE
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    • 55m AVG DURATION
    • 184 EPISODES

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    The Adventures in Arting Podcast with Julie and her mom is an incredible podcast that I always look forward to listening to. The topics they discuss are interesting and diverse, ranging from art to life and everything in between. The conversations are educational, enlightening, and inspiring, making me excited to continue exploring my own creativity. Julie's mom is a true inspiration as well, constantly elevating herself and others through learning and teaching. Their partnership as mother and daughter adds a special dynamic to the podcast that I absolutely love.

    One of the best aspects of this podcast is the wide range of topics covered. Whether they're discussing art exhibitions, creative fears, or interviews with other artists, every episode provides something new and thought-provoking. I appreciate how Julie and her mom approach these topics from different perspectives, creating a rich conversation that never fails to engage me. The conversational nature of the podcast is also a highlight for me. It feels like I'm sitting in on a friendly chat between two knowledgeable individuals who genuinely enjoy what they're talking about.

    If there was one downside to this podcast, it would be that sometimes the episodes can feel a bit long. However, this is only a minor issue as the content itself is always worth the time spent listening. Additionally, the length allows for more in-depth discussions which can be beneficial for those looking for deeper insights into art and creativity.

    In conclusion, The Adventures in Arting Podcast with Julie and her mom is an absolute gem. From interesting topics to broad discussions, this podcast never fails to educate, enlighten, and inspire listeners like myself. The dynamic between Julie and her mom adds an extra layer of enjoyment to each episode. I highly recommend this podcast to anyone interested in art or simply looking for an uplifting experience that elevates one's thought processes. Namaste!



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    134: Reinventing Yourself

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 4, 2024 60:03


    Be sure to check out Julie’s new class: Practical Color for Painters. In episode 134 of the Adventures in Arting Podcast, Julie and Eileen explore …

    133 – Art in Bursts

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 2, 2023 46:08


    On today’s episode of The Adventures in Arting Podcast, Mom and I are discussing making art in bursts. This is the concept that you don’t …

    132: Planning and Organizing

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 18, 2023 51:00


    On today’s episode of The Adventures in Arting Podcast, Mom and I are discussing Planning and Organizing.  They are two separate things, in case you’re …

    131- Looking Back at 2022

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 29, 2022 74:26


    Mom and I sat down last week and recorded this podcast.  It’s a fun premise.  We each got to ask the other three year-end questions.  …

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 20, 2022 38:51


    Mom and I recorded this podcast back at the beginning of September.  But life has been so crazy that I only just managed to edit …

    129: Julie Loves Mash-Ups

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 23, 2022 39:25


    I love a good mash-up.  You know, a bit from column A and a bit from column B smushed together and suddenly you’ve got something …

    128 Specific Questions

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 4, 2022 48:43


    Today’s episode of The Adventures in Arting podcast was fueled by an email I get almost every single day: “I can’t access my class.” It’s …

    127: Failure Again

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 19, 2022 49:22


    When I told Mom that today’s podcast topic was “failure,” she said, “Again?!” Back on September 18, 2012 we published our very first podcast (almost …

    126: 3 Interviews

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 5, 2022 32:43


    Mom is under the weather today, so instead of chatting with her, I’m sharing portions of three interviews I did with artists who are a …

    125: Broad Based Inspiration

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 20, 2022 34:53


    We’re back and on schedule (amazingly) with another new podcast.  Yay! If you prefer, you can watch the video HERE.  We chat about a topic …

    Episode 124 “Learning & Critique”

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 6, 2022 46:27


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

    123: Sketchbook Habit

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 15, 2021 53:45


    On today’s podcast Mom and I are chatting about sketchbooks!  We share lots of tips for starting your own sketchbook process along with some of …

    122: 100 Days of Art Botanical

    Play Episode Listen Later May 26, 2021 53:07


    This is a very special episode of The Adventures in Arting Podcast.  We turned on the video cameras while we recorded the podcast and streamed …

    121: Tina Walker is Resetting Herself

    Play Episode Listen Later May 12, 2021 64:42


    On this episode of The Adventures in Arting Podcast, Mom and I chat with Tina Walker about her obsession with details, antiques, art challenges, and …

    120: Mistakes Are Okay with Tania Ahmed

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 29, 2021 65:12


    On this episode of The Adventures in Arting Podcast, Mom and I chat with Tania Ahmed about her life in the craft industry.  Tania is smart and …

    119: Out of the Kitchen & Into the Studio with Edva Sims

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 14, 2021 53:37


    On this episode of The Adventures in Arting Podcast, Mom and I chat with Edva Sims about her pottery business, finding your personal style, and …

    118: Bust the COVID Blahs

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 31, 2021 50:18


    It has been several months since we’ve released a new podcast.  There’s a good reason and I’ll bet that you can relate: the COVID blahs.  …

    117: Hello, 2021!

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 14, 2021 44:55


    Mom and I are talking about goals and hopes and plans for 2021 on today’s podcast.  Give it a listen. Some things we discuss on …

    116: Wrapping Up 2020

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 16, 2020 41:57


    Is it too early to wrap up 2020?  On the podcast Mom and I are discussing the lessons learned in 2020 and what we hope …

    115: Lessons from Boot Camp

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 3, 2020 55:54


    Today on the podcast I’m sharing a list of five lessons from my Design Boot Camp class. I hope that you’ll find the lessons useful …

    114: Christina’s Lino Life

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 12, 2020 47:30


    Today’s guest is Christina Richmond, aka Tweeny.  Christina lives in Bath, and as a Jane Austen fan, I’ve always had a fantasy version of Bath …

    113: Ali of 3DottedPenguins

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 5, 2020 65:01


    Today’s guest is Ali Baecker of 3 Dotted Penguins.   Ali is one of the talented #CarveDecemberClass teachers.  We discussed how motherhood transformed her creative passion …

    112: Learning During Covid

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 29, 2020 49:50


    Welcome to our very first crowdsourced podcast!  A while ago I asked for people to send in a short recording about their experiences with learning …

    111: Sarah Matthew Printmaker Bookbinder

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 29, 2020 54:54


    Mom and I had a wonderful long chat with Sarah Matthews.  I’ve seen Sarah’s colorful layered prints many times, but I didn’t know about her …

    110: The Catch by Matthew Ya-Hsiung Balzer

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 15, 2020 62:01


    Matthew Ya-Hsiung Balzer, my brother, is the guest on today’s podcast.  His film, THE CATCH, is going to be debuting at the Austin Film Festival …

    109: Marta Harvey Tessellations

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 12, 2020 59:59


    Mom and I had the great pleasure of chatting with Marta Harvey.  Marta has participated in #CarveDecember for many years and her tessellations have gotten …

    109: Marta Harvey Tessellations

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 12, 2020 59:59


    Mom and I had the great pleasure of chatting with Marta Harvey.  Marta has participated in #CarveDecember for many years and her tessellations have gotten …

    109: Marta Harvey Tessellations

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 8, 2020 59:59


    Meet Marta Harvey: Originally from Portugal but now living in the Boston area, Marta loves to draw and design patterns. She creates hand-carved blocks that …

    108: Little Rowan Redhead

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 1, 2020 69:57


    I’m pretty sure that Rowan and I could have talked non-stop for about six hours.  But we had to limit ourselves to just one hour.  …

    108: Little Rowan Redhead

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 1, 2020 69:57


    I’m pretty sure that Rowan and I could have talked non-stop for about six hours.  But we had to limit ourselves to just one hour.  …

    107: Sandy McTier Designs

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 23, 2020 64:05


    It was my great pleasure to spend an hour chatting with Sandy McTier recently.  We discussed how she built her business and her core beliefs …

    107: Sandy McTier Designs

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 23, 2020 64:05


    It was my great pleasure to spend an hour chatting with Sandy McTier recently.  We discussed how she built her business and her core beliefs …

    106: Creativity & The Burnt Cookie

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 10, 2020 44:36


    Mom and I have an argument on this episode — like a talking over each other and accusing the other of being wrong argument.  Give …

    106: Creativity & The Burnt Cookie

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 10, 2020 44:36


    Mom and I have an argument on this episode — like a talking over each other and accusing the other of being wrong argument.  Give …

    105: Paige’s Pages

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 3, 2020 54:59


    Depending on how long you’ve been reading this blog and listening to this podcast, you may or may not know that I am a scrapbooker.  …

    105: Paige’s Pages

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 3, 2020 54:59


    Depending on how long you’ve been reading this blog and listening to this podcast, you may or may not know that I am a scrapbooker.  …

    104: Willa Wanders

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 20, 2020 78:12


    Mom and I had a wonderful conversation with Wendy Solganik, aka “Willa.Wanders” this week.  We probably could have talked to her for several hours.  Our …

    104: Willa Wanders

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 20, 2020 78:12


    Mom and I had a wonderful conversation with Wendy Solganik, aka “Willa.Wanders” this week.  We probably could have talked to her for several hours.  Our …

    103: Filming Things

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 5, 2020 66:45


    Today I’m bringing you a podcast in two halves.  The first half was recorded right after I came home from New Jersey and filming some …

    103: Filming Things

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 5, 2020 66:45


    Today I’m bringing you a podcast in two halves.  The first half was recorded right after I came home from New Jersey and filming some …

    102: Jackie Jimerson & Pass The Brush

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 15, 2020 86:56


    Our guest today is Jackie Jimerson.  Learn all about Jackie and her first time experiencing gelatin printing, gain insight into her thoughts on designing her …

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    102: Jackie Jimerson & Pass The Brush

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 15, 2020 86:56


    Our guest today is Jackie Jimerson.  Learn all about Jackie and her first time experiencing gelatin printing, gain insight into her thoughts on designing her …

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    101: 3 Customer Questions

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 17, 2020 70:01


    I had so much fun recording today’s podcast. Mom and I were actually in the same room and that gave the whole thing a different …

    101: 3 Customer Questions

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 17, 2020 70:01


    I had so much fun recording today’s podcast. Mom and I were actually in the same room and that gave the whole thing a different …

    100: Looking Back Looking Forward

    Play Episode Listen Later May 15, 2020 68:44


    As my mother says at the beginning of the podcast, “I didn’t think it would last.”  But we made it to episode 100.  Woo hoo!  …

    100: Looking Back Looking Forward

    Play Episode Listen Later May 14, 2020 68:44


    As my mother says at the beginning of the podcast, “I didn’t think it would last.”  But we made it to episode 100.  Woo hoo!  …

    099: Carolyn Says OOPS

    Play Episode Listen Later May 7, 2020 59:16


    On today’s podcast we’re talking to Carolyn Dube about Art Sparks, the fact that there’s no one right answer, her former life experimenting with pizza …

    099: Carolyn Says OOPS

    Play Episode Listen Later May 6, 2020 59:16


    On today’s podcast we’re talking to Carolyn Dube about Art Sparks, the fact that there’s no one right answer, her former life experimenting with pizza …

    098: Julia Wester

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 30, 2020 51:09


    On today’s podcast I’m talking to Julia Wester about being a working mom, quarantining with a broken leg, and transitioning from her job as Oh …

    098: Julia Wester

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 29, 2020 51:09


    On today’s podcast I’m talking to Julia Wester about being a working mom, quarantining with a broken leg, and transitioning from her job as Oh …

    097: Creativity in the Time of Covid-19

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 23, 2020 54:49


    By my count, it has been almost six weeks of self-quarantine.  It’s the new normal.  It’s a lifestyle.  On today’s podcast, Mom and I are …

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