Last week I had a wonderful time chatting with MaryBeth Shaw . We talked about her creative day, how the inner critic is nagging on us, an upcoming exhibition working with cold wax, her project for Creative JumpStart and how she loves to use stencils.
Jumping with MaryBeth Shaw from Nathalie Kalbach on Vimeo.
Join Mary Beth and 26 other Mixed Media Artists at Creative JumpStart 2017 – register here!
Hope you enjoyed our conversation ! Have a wonderful day
Have a lovely festive season.
Happy holidays Nathalie and family. Hugs and all the best.
Wishing you and your husband the merriest of Christmases and all the best in the New Year. Thank you for all your creativity and inspiration??
Wishing you a very Happy Holiday and New Year. Thank you again for all you do. You’re amazing!
Wishing you all you wish for in 2017. You are a bright and happy spot in my artistic life and I thank you for all the gentle teaching and encouragement. Looking forward to JumpStart in January.
Merry Christmas too.
Linda Faber
Merry Christmas to you and your family Nathalie!!! And wishing you all the very best for 2017!
big hugs
What a gorgeous tree and centerpiece. Love the tea pot and cups – so homey!
Merry Christmas to you too dear Nat and to your hubby as well.
Thank you for another wonderful year watching you create and SUCCEED! I am so proud of you!!
Praying that 2017 is even better in every way for you and yours.
All my love, j.
Merry Christmas Nat! Thanks for sharing your tree.
May all the blessings of this special season be yours, and wishing you and your family continued peace, health, love, and joy throughout the new year year ahead. LOVE your stuff!!!
Back at ‘ya Nat!
Thanks for another year of inspiration and eye candy.
Happy Holidays!!
Nat–Merry Christmas and a healthy, prosperous 2017 to you and your hubby! –Deb
In this series artists answer in visual form to a brief questionnaire.
Meet Andrea Gomoll, whose artwork is whimsical and fun. Watch how she answered some questions about her with drawings and photos.
A Visual Interview with Andrea Gomoll from Nathalie Kalbach on Vimeo.
Andrea is one of the teachers of Creative JumpStart 2017 along with 26 other artists – read more about this Mixed Media Online Class and sign up here.
Hope you enjoyed this visual interview- more are to come :)
This art journal spread started out as a demo page in a workshop . I was showing how to use the positive and negative Santa Fe and Manhattan Foam Stamp Set with differently colored StampBuddies. (if you missed my short tutorial on this – check it out here) . A lot of the pages I show techniques on are later a great starting point to turn into a finished art journal page.
I like how much depth and dimension you get when stamping offset. I also love how stamping a second time without re-inking shows a lot of texture.
And I had a good time playing with the graphites on top of the magazine image. He looks a bit ill – LOL- but maybe just because he isn’t himself ;)
Hope you have a wonderful day !
I had the pleasure to video chat with Joe Rotella and we talked about his creative process, how he envisions a story for each of his pieces and how he looks at different material to create certain parts of the story.
By the way ….sometimes it takes several takes to just do the intro for a video- check out how Joe and I giggle silly about me not being able to pronounce anything right
Join Joe and 26 other Mixed Media Artists at Creative JumpStart 2017 –register here!
Hope you enjoyed our conversation ! Have a wonderful day
Nat
Today, Marsha Valk from my Creative Squad is sharing a wonderful and illuminating project using my small Santiago, Toledo, and Buenos Aires stencils for this month’s theme: “Return to the Light.” As we pass through the Winter Solstice here in the Northern Hemisphere, the ever lengthening nights turn to ever lengthening days. This ancient marker in the calendar has always been a celebration of light and the promise of a new day. Let’s Return to the Light with some bright and luminous mixed media projects!
I love this!
what a great project! The candles look beautiful Marsha!
Really fun and darling Marsha. j.
Thanks Joi!
Meet my friend , Dutch mixed media artist Birgit Koopsen. She loves to get her hands dirty and experiment with all kinds of media, combining contrasting colors and working with stamps, stencils, inks, acrylic paints and markers.
See how she answered some questions about her in photos and paintings and …a movie :)
A Visual Interview with Birgit Koopsen from Nathalie Kalbach
Birgit is one of the teachers of Creative JumpStart 2017 along with 26 other artists – read more about this Mixed Media Online Class and sign up here.
Thank you so much sweet friend for this opportunity! Loved answering these questions in pictures, so much fun :D Huge hugs, Birgit
It was so much fun to see your answers like this! I cannot wait to see you in a couple weeks- counting days <3 loves, nat
In the mornings I play in my art journal to get myself into the creative groove and break the ice – so to speak- and get ready to paint. I recorded and fast forwarded my morning ritual for this video – and hope you enjoy it. Take it as what it is – a morning art journal play- not a tutorial.
I hope you enjoyed the little glimpse into my morning warm up play! Have a wonderful and creative day!
I am speechless! Have watched every Creative Ice Breaker in succession. I’m totally amazed. This gives me a world of ideas! Thank you so very much Ms. Nathalie!
awe- thank you Ellen! This is a good reminder that I should pick this up again and do more :)
I wondered how you used these stamps….your secret is out. Love the technique, Love the colors and love the message. Thank you! Looking forward to your classes in 10 days. So excited!
Julie ;) NO secret :) I will show a couple more ways- and I cannot wait to see you at the classes in San Jose! have a gorgeous weekend!
Awww I love it, what a great idea with the blotting sheet and then using it on the page xx
Thank you Kerrymay_Makes – glad you liked it :)
This week I had the pleasure to do a video interview with artist Catherine Scanlon. Cat answers some questions on what her creative process is, what she likes to mix and match in her artwork, gives a hint what she has done in her Creative Jumpstart Video and even shows a little sneak preview of her upcoming stamp release!
Join Cat and 26 other Mixed Media Artists at Creative JumpStart 2017 – register here!
Hope you enjoyed our conversation ! Have a wonderful day
Nat
I am so excited about the 2017 CJS! Hard to wait ’til it gets here!
Yeah- happy to have you!
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Dee spillane
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I look forward to CJS every year. Best way to kick off creativity after all the holiday rush. Excited for a new year. Last year reall took me in new directions and provided much needed challenges. Love you and the teachers in this CJS.
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nathalie-kalbach
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So happy to have you on board again Dee! So hope I will see you also in person again the coming year- always love seeing you and your warm smile! Have a wonderful week and a happy new year!!!
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