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Photos of my Workshops in Oklahoma City

I had a blast the past weekend teaching at My Heart’s Fancy in Oklahoma City. I taught “Make Your Mark” a mono printing class on friday and “Artvergnugen” – ArtJournaling as well as “Play-Transform Mixed Media Collage” on Sunday as full day classes. I had a super enthusiastic and fun group of students willing to dive full force in all the yummy color mess – thank you girls!!!

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I love spending the weekend with happy and creative people and besides many things I learned about Oklahoma – thank you for taking the class and that some of you drove from so far away and other States in!!! Thank you also to Maura for being such an amazing host and Lisa for being such a big help and sweet spirit! And thank you to Liquitex for providing such an amazing amount of different yummy acrylic paints and media for us !

If you want to take an in-person class with me – I am teaching next an Art Journaling 101 – April 19 – and a Mixed Media Canvas Class – April 26 – at Pratt Institute in NYC at the Manhattan location.

Find the whole Spring catalogue for Pratt CCPS here. You can sign up at Pratt here

I would love to see you :) – Have a super creative day!

 

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  • Sherri Coutre

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    Could you please send me information on up coming classes throughout the summer and fall? How much is the fee for the class? What do we need to bring? Thank you so much. I have not started yet, but am so excited.

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    • nathalie-kalbach

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      Sherri, I am not sure if you are talking about in -person or online workshops. For In Person workshops you find all information here http://nathaliesstudio.com/in-person-workshops/ – the Summer and Fall classes will be listed soon. You find all online workshops under the Workshop section on top of the website. Thank you.

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  • Carol Moore

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    I am so grateful for the time spent with you. Learned a lot and it was so much fun. I was thankful to learn about white washing and glazing. I love all your photos. They bring back many happy memories.

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    • nathalie-kalbach

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      Carol, thank you so much for coming! I had a wonderful time with you all!!!

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  • Joi@RR

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    LOVED seeing these pictures – thank you so much Nat for sharing. And ladies – wow – it appears you created some FABULOUS artwork. I have just spent more than 30 minutes looking closely at each picture and I’m going back for more!!! Loved the pics with you in them most Nathalie :)
    So fun – great job!!!! j.

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    • nathalie-kalbach

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      Thank you Joi for your sweet comment! Yes- those girls rocked it big time in the classes!!

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  • Delores

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    This was an amazing 3 days and I learned so much! It was fantastic to finally meet you in person! Thank you for all you do for all of us! Thanks to Liquitex for their generosity also. What a great opportunity to learn more about their acrylic products and to use them in our work!

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    • nathalie-kalbach

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      Awe – thank you Delores for coming all the way!!! You girls were all fantastic!!!!

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  • Linda on the Prairie

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    We had a blast and learned so much in such a short time. This has given me confidence to work far more successfully with some of the Liquitex gels and varnishes. It also pushed me to take my work in a much less “safe”and infinitely more interesting direction. Nathalie, you are a wonderful teacher! Please come back to Oklahoma again.

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    • nathalie-kalbach

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      Thank you so much for coming Linda- it was wonderful to have you!!!!

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Photos of the Workshops in Toronto, Canada

It was so much fun to be back for the fourth time at Bizzy B’s in Toronto. I taught an Altered Book Class and as full day classes “Acrylics Demystified” and “Raw Canvas Staining” – it was messy colorful fun!

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Thank you for an amazing weekend ! It was very inspirational to spend a whole weekend with those talented and wonderful students and my super hosts!

If you want to take an in-person class with me- I am teaching at My Heart’s Fancy in Oklahoma City on March 27-29 serval classes, and at The Ink Pad in New York City on May 16 I will teach the Raw Canvas Staining Class (mega fun!) . I hope you will join in!

Have a wonderful day!

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  • Joi@RR

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    Our precious grandchildren were here this week and we only see them once a year due to expense etc so I am behind leaving my comment this week! Having too much fun playing in a different way! Although two of them did do a journal page – woooo whoooo!!! BUT… just a note to tell you Nat that I just LOVED seeing all these pics from your workshops in Canada. WOW – it looks like everyone did some wonderful work and were having so much fun. Lots of smiling going on. You are so sweet to include so many pictures. I just looked and looked at them. So many different creations and colors and combinations. I know they all just loved having you there. Thank you so much for bringing it home to us! j.

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    • nathalie-kalbach

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      Thank you Joi- I am glad you enjoyed the photos! How fun to do something creative with your grandchildren- such a precious time!

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  • Peggy Oliver

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    Looks like so much fun!! wish I were there!

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  • Stampendous Stamps

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    This looks like it was soooo much fun, Nathalie! Thanks so much for sharing it with everyone!

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    • nathalie-kalbach

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      Thank you :) It was loads of fun and we used loads of your stamps :)

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Workshops in Oklahoma City, OK in March

I am looking forward teaching 3 Workshops at My Hearts Fancy in Oklahoma City, March 27 -29, 2015.

MAKE YOUR MARK Monoprinting- Friday, MARCH 27- 4 PM to 8 PM
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In this monoprinting class we will explore the possibilities of making your own personal mark in your artwork by creating wonderful prints with different tools, stamps, stencils and techniques. Learn how to create your own patterned paper, which can be later used in art journals, collages, mixed media canvas and all other kinds of paper art.

ARTVERGNUGEN- Art Journaling -SATURDAY, MARCH 28 – 10 AM to 5:30
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It starts the moment you sit down – an experience that is distinctly art journaling. A quick exhilaration, a sense of control, the art media’s surprising responsiveness as if it were simply an extension of you.
 There is a word for this creative experience: Artvergnugen!  Artvergnugen is what makes your journal a piece of art.
Join Nathalie for a one-day workshop and play with different art media and supplies.  Learn techniques, tips and tricks to take your art journaling further and turn it into Artvergnugen!
PLAY-TRANSFORM – Mixed Media Collage – SUNDAY, MARCH 29 – 10 AM to 5:30 PM
(with lunch break)
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In this one-day workshop, Nathalie will share her favorite techniques to create background papers using paints, stencils and stamps.    Layered up, it will turn into a fun Mixed Media Collage.  Create a whimsical or abstract focal point, depending on your taste.
Nat will share her fun and easy peasy collage techniques, talk a bit about composition and make a sticky business turn into a creative new passion for you.
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More information and sign up – here at My Heart’s Fancy
I hope to see you!

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  • Dara Lynn

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    Super excited for these classes!!!! Ready to welcome you to Oklahoma :)

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  • jo-murray-art

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    These look AMAZING! Pity I’m on the other side of the world.

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Art Mesa 2015 in Madrid, Spain

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Yeah – Cuchy and I organizing another Art Mesa Mixed Media event in Madrid. It will be our fourth and we always had the best time our awesome students! Time to fresh up my 3 words of Spanish for the event on May 30th.

Here are the Classes:

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TALLER DE NATHALIE KALBACH – ArtVergnugen

 30.05.2015 – 10,00 hs. – 14,00 hs.

Comienza en el momento en que te sientas. Una experiencia que es claramente Art Journaling. Euforia, sensación de control, sorprendente capacidad de respuesta de los materiales artísticos, como si fueran simplemente una extensión de ti.

Hay una palabra para esta experiencia creativa: Artvergnugen! Es lo que hace de tu journal una obra de arte.

Acompaña a Nathalie es este taller de medio día y juega con los diferentes materiales y mediums artísticos. Aprende técnicas, consejos y trucos para llevar tu art journaling más allá y convertirlo en Artvergnugen.

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It starts the moment you sit down, an experience that is distinctly Art Journaling. A quick exhilaration, a sense of control, the art media’s surprising responsiveness as if they were simply an extension of you.

There is a word for this creative experience: Artvergnugen ! Artvergnugen is what makes your journal a piece of art.

Join Nathalie for a half day workshop and play with different art media and supplies. Learn techniques, tips and tricks to take your art journaling further and turn it into Artvergnugen. 

 

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TALLER M. CARMEN SÁNCHEZ “CUCHY” – Words on wood

30.05.2015 – 16,00 hs. – 20,00 hs.

¿Ves esos carteles de madera con frases creativas y te preguntas cómo hacerlos? ¿Piensas que tu escritura “no tiene gracia” y te gustaría que fuera espectacular?

No tienes excusa. En nuestro taller “words on wood”, con M. Carmen Sánchez (Cuchy), pintaremos un panel de madera, envejeciéndolo y haremos que nuestra cita favorita destaque con una tipografía elegante, divertida y escrita por tí.

Además, las técnicas aprendidas podrás utilizarlas en tu art journal o en trabajos de scrapbooking.

Acompáñanos y deja que hablen las palabras.

Do you see those wooden panels with witty quotes and do you ask yourself how to do them? Do you think your handlettering is “dull” and you would like to make it stunning?

You do not have any excuse. In our workshop “words on wood” with M. Carmen Sánchez (Cuchy), we will paint a wooden panel, distress it and we will make our favourite quote to pop up with an elegant and funny typo, handwritten by you.

Besides, you could use the learned techniques in your art journal or in scrapbooking works.

Join us and let the words speak

 

Besos and hope to see some of you there!

 

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  • Gabriela Seminario

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    Hi Nat! I just emailed Cuchy to see if there are spots available. I completely forgot to sing up before. I hope I’m not too late.

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    • nathalie-kalbach

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      I think there should be still spots availiable- it would be awesome to see you again!!!

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  • ceciscrap

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    I´ll be there too!!!
    I have to think about “the Word” i show you this year.
    Besos guapa!!!

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    • nathalie-kalbach

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      Yeahhh so looking forward seeing you again Cecilia! And cannot wait to learn new spanish words :))))

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  • tesa

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    I´m very happy!!! Me and my sister will be there!.
    Será un verdadero “placer” volver a estar con vosotras.

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Workshops in Toronto, Canada in March

Yeahh – I am coming back again to Bizzy B’s in Toronto to teach three workshops from March 13 – 15, 2015.

Friday, March 13 – WALK WITH ME: ALTERED BOOK CLASS – 6:30 – 10:00 PM 

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In this class, Nathalie will show you how you can turn an old, sad book in to something beautiful again! You will work with acrylic paints, acrylic inks, stamps, and stencils, and Nat will walk you through some fun sketching tricks. In the end, you will have a colourful creative keepsake filled with techniques that you can use for all kinds of Mixed Media and Art Journal projects.

NOTE: this is a different class from the altered book class that Nat taught at Bizzy B’s before!

Saturday, March 14 -ACRYLICS DEMYSTIFIED: TECHNIQUE & ABSTRACT CANVAS WORKSHOP – 10:30 AM – 5:00 PM 

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Join Nathalie for a full-day class to explore all kinds of different Acrylic Media – from Dumbledore to Merlin, from Acrylic Paints to Acrylic Inks, from String Gel to Pouring Medium, from Modeling Paste to Stucco and other fun stuff! Learn their magic – and put an end to the mystery of how to use these amazing helpers in your Mixed Media and/or Art Journaling projects. Learn not only how to use Acrylic Media and when to use them, but also put your own spell into 3 abstract canvases during the class. You will for sure have as much fun waving your new magic acrylic wand in the future as Nathalie does!

Sunday, March 15 – RAW CANVAS STAINING WORKSHOP – 10:30 AM – 5:00 PM

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The technique of painting on unprimed, raw canvas is most often associated with artists such as Morris Louis, Kenneth Noland, and Helen Frankenthaler, just to name a few. Colour-field artists poured, dripped, or brushed thinned paints onto the canvas that soaked through the surface and stained the fabric, creating a velvet-like appearance. Join Nathalie in exploring fun techniques of staining and painting raw canvas and open a whole new creative world to apply these techniques to stretched canvases, pillow cases, bags, home decor items, and even clothes!

 

More information and sign up info here at Bizzy B’s – I hope to see you there!

 

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  • Gerit

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    Wunderbar !
    I love you work and almost everything what comes with it;)

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  • Francine G

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    I can’t believe you are coming and I’m out of the country…. Darn I’m not lucky…. :-)

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    • nathalie-kalbach

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      Too bad Francine – so sorry to hear! Hope out of country means a great vacation though :)

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  • nurse-ratchet

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    First on the list….as soon as I heard you were coming in March …made Bizzy B put me down for all three before I knew what the workshops were! Now I know am thrilled!!!!,

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    • nathalie-kalbach

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      Can’t wait either Kelly!!! Always love to see you!!!

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Workshops at Pratt Institute CCPS – April 2015

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I am super excited to teach two day classes at Pratt Institute CCPS in NYC on the Manhattan Campus in April.

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Sunday April 19,   9.30 am – 4.30 pm

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Sunday April 26,  1pm – 4 pm

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Find the whole Spring catalogue for Pratt CCPS here

You can sign up at Pratt here

I hope some of you can and will join me – that would be awesome!

 

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  • Marjie Kemper

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    That’s awesome, Nat! What a great venue, and you can introduce art journaling to a whole new crowd. Go, girl!

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  • sunmoongal

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    Wow this is great. Congrats on these classes at Pratt. Super cool. Wish I was there!

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    • nathalie-kalbach

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      Thank you Denise – oh that would be cool to have you there!

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  • michelle

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    WHAT?? This. is . AWESOME!!! Congrats! Killing it in the big city girl! I wish I was there because I would SO sign up!

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    • nathalie-kalbach

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      Thank you so much Michelle! Too bad you are not living in the City anymore!!

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Countdown to CREATE Seattle Workshops

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Only a couple more days till the CREATE Mixed Media Retreat in Seattle starts.

I am teaching four classes there:

ART JOURNAL CLASS: It’s All About Layers – Friday, October 24 • 9am-4pm

only 4 seats left!

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Create depth and dimension by adding several layers with different acrylic paint and other media to achieve intriguing art journal pages. Learn about different media and playfully explore how to express yourself in your art journal. It’s all about the layers—so come and join me!

TECHNIQUE CLASS: Acrylics Demystified – Saturday, October 25 • 9am-4pm

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Explore all kinds of different Liquitex Acrylic Media – from Dumbledore to Merlin, from Acrylic Paints to Acrylic Inks, from String Gel to Pouring Medium, from Modeling Paste to Stucco and other fun stuff. Learn their magic– and put an end to mystery on how to use these amazing helpers in your Mixed Media and/or Art Journaling projects. Learn not only how to use Acrylic Media and when to use them but also put your own spell into 3 abstract canvases during the class. You will for sure have as much fun waving your new magic acrylic wand in the future as Nathalie!

CANVAS CLASS: Texture Galore Canvas – Saturday, October 25 • 6-9pm

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In this workshop you will create a stunning and unique canvas that will be a wonderful home decor item. Learn how to create dimension and texture with tissue paper, items of daily life, acrylic paint, lace, burlap, and gesso. Learn how to reveal the interesting and eye-catching texture with acrylic paints, art bars and acrylic inks and add some fun stamping techniques on top.

TECHNIQUE CLASS: Texture Heaven – Sunday, October 26 • 9am-12noon

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Create wonderful texture pages with mono printing, stenciling and stamping techniques, encrust them with different Embossing Media and bind them together in a beautiful tactile art journal.

There are many amazing classes at the CREATE Event in Seattle – check it out and sign up here! I hope I will see you there.

Have a great day!

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  • Kathy

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    Can’t afford the $700 airfare but sure would love to take some of these classes! Maybe an online layers?

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    • nathalie-kalbach

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      Thinking about it- but I have so many ideas for online workshops- LOL- I need to find the time ;)

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New Online Workshop: Season Canvas Fall

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There is a new project based Mixed Media Workshop in the house : Season Canvas Fall.

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Here is a little video about the workshop:

Season Fall Promo Video from Nathalie Kalbach on Vimeo.

Who is this workshop for?

This class is for the aspiring artist, the crafter who wants to dabble their hands in some paint or for anyone who just wants to create something fun for their home.

Cost: 25USD

You can sign up here : Season Canvas Fall.

I also posted a list of suggested supplies- but I will talk about some alternatives during the class – so don’t buy anything until you see if you want to use it or have a substitute already in your stash.

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I hope you will join me in this Fall Workshop. Once you signed up- you have unlimited access – any time, anywhere :)

Happy Fall!!!

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Art Fusion at the InkPad in NYC – Photos

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Last week my friend Birgit Koopsen visited me from The Netherlands. Birgit and I have been teaching together in Europe quite often and last year we organized our first Art Fusion Event in The Netherlands. This year our event was hosted by The InkPad in New York City and we had a great time with our students at Westbeth last sunday.

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Birgit taught a Mixed Media Canvas Class using Acrylic Paints and I taught an Altered Book Class using Acrylic Inks, Paints and Markers. Birgit worked with her new wonderful stamps and I was able to see my new Stencils in action :)

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It was so much fun. It was a very colorful day and we had a great time with our super talented students!

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Look at all those gorgeous images they draw in their altered book class!

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Thank you to The InkPad for having us and thank you to Liquitex for providing the acrylic media for the class! I am missing Birgit – but who knows – we might be up for something next year ;)

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If you live near or in NYC – why don’t you join me next Friday, October 10th 2014 from 7pm-9.30 pm at The InkPad for an Art Journal Class – Artvergnugen with Photo Transfers

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There are only a couple seats left – come and join us. I will show you some fun ways to do Photo Transfers and how to incorporate them in your Art Journal.

You can see all other in-person workshops I am teaching this year here.

Have a gorgeous day

 

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  • Laura Strack

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    I love seeing what everyone creates with your fabulous stamps and stencils! Looks like you and Birgit had a blast. Have a beautiful week :)

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    • nathalie-kalbach

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      Thank you Laura, wishing you a gorgeous week too! Nat :)

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  • Jackie P Neal

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    How wonderful that your friend Birgit was able to come here and teach with you! Wish I was there too! “)

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