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I had a great time last weekend in Dallas teaching at the CREATE Mixed Media Retreat. I taught 3 classes: “It’s All About the Layers- Art Journal”, “Encrusted Shrubbery- Canvas” and “Texture Heaven-Art Journal”. We used loads of fun Liquitex goodies- thank you Liquitex for the wonderful goodies I was able to give away!

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I also brought my new stencils – that I just released and it was so much fun to see them used for the first time- wohoo!!! And there was a lot of hands on paint moments :)

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It was great to spend so much time with my students in the day classes- and we laughed a lot…especially about my wrong doings in using “Y’all” …I guess “You’s” is wrong in any event in Texas- LOL

It was also wonderful to see some of my fellow teachers and friends at the event- we had a lot of fun in our “Liberace-Hotel” (that’s an insider for everyone who was there and a little side note about the hotel interior ;) )

Thank you to all my students- you were awesome and fun and super creative! A special shout out to Bill – rock on man!!!

If you are in Seattle – I will be teaching at the CREATE Seattle event coming up next month. I will teach four workshops

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“Acrylic Media Demystified”, “Texture Heaven Art Journal”, “Texture Galore Canvas” and “It’s All About The Layers- Art Journal” Class. I will bring loads of fun Liquitex paint media , stencils and stamps to play with . You can sign up here

have an amazing day you all!!!

Nat

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CREATE Dallas 2014

I’m teaching 3 classes at the CREATE Mixed Media Retreat in Dallas September 19-20, 2014.

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It’s All About The Layers (6 hours) – Nathalie Kalbach

Date & Time: Friday, September 19• 9am-4pm

Price: 152 USD

Materials Fee: 15 USD

You will leave with: … a load of knowledge about paint media and techniques and various finished pages in your art journal.

Description: Create depth and dimension by adding several layers with different 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 us!

Students Should Bring: White and a black journaling pen, a water jar, brushes in different sizes and formats, a fashion magazine, 2-3 cosmetic sponges, an old credit card, a water mister, baby wipes, a paper roll, a craft mat, optional deli paper, a brayer, an apron, scissors, palette paper, a heat gun, and an/your Art Journal. I use a Ranger Dylusions Journal but you can also use a Strathmore Mixed Media Sketchbook – whatever you prefer to work in.

Encrustred Shrubbery Canvas (6 hours) – Nathalie Kalbach

Date & Time: Saturday, September 20• 9am-4pm

Price: 152 USD

Materials Fee: 15 USD

You will leave with: … a beautiful finished home decor item and lots of knowledge of techniques that you can apply in future projects.

Description: We will create a wonderful home decor canvas using Acrylic Paints, Stamps and Templates as well as Embossing Media and create a one-of-a-kind piece of art.

Students Should Bring: Please bring 12×12 inch big stretched and pre-gessoed Canvas, a water jar, brushes in different sizes and formats, 6-7 cosmetic sponges, a water mister, baby wipes, a paper roll, a craft mat, a heating gun, an apron, scissors, palette paper, black permanent inkpad, versamark embossing pad

Texture Heaven Art Journal (3 hours) – Nathalie Kalbach

Date & Time: Saturday, September 20• 6pm-9pm

Price: 89 USD

Materials Fee: 15 USD

You will leave with: …… a finished texture art journal and lots of technique ideas for future projects.

Description: Create wonderful texture pages with monoprinting, stenciling and stamping techniques, encrust them with different Embossing Media and bind them together in a beautiful tactile art journal

Students Should Bring: 4 pieces of lettersized sturdy white cardstock or sketch book paper, Brayer, Rubber Brayer, Black Permanent Ink Pad , Versamark, Heating Gun, 6-7 Cosmetic Sponges, Baby Wipes

I hope that you will join our classes – you can register here for the Dallas Event – and if you are living closer to Seattle– I am also teaching in October some of those classes there :)

Have a wonderful and creative day!

Nat

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Photos of CREATE New Jersey

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CREATE New Jersey was so much fun! I had a great time teaching three days- here are some photos of my classes :

Had a great time with my 20 students in the Texture Heaven Art Journal Class, mono printing, stamping, embossing – playing

So many beautiful pages – and everyone was quite busy experimenting

Loads of Acrylic Paint was used during all the classes

And of course every class had to opened with a funny face of mine ;) – here the “It’s All About The Layers – Art Journaling Class”

My sweet students were able to get over those faces and made beautiful art journal backgrounds and pages in this day long class…even with a broken a/c and 90 Degrees in the room …

It was wonderful to get to know so many of my students during the three days and also see how they were connected, some made friends during the class, some have been friends for many years (college room mates, being in the same guild) or mother and daughter, siblings together on a fun creative outing :)

And it was wonderful to see my stamps and stencils used by my super talented students.

Lot’s of wonderful smiles in my class – you girls were awesome!

The last class I taught saturday night was not “Walk like a zombie” as this picture might indicate …rather “Texture Galore Canvas” and loads of texture we created :)

It was a small class with 12 students which was fun …it gives me more time to walk around and talk to students ;)

and they had quite some exercise going back and forth between demos

And it was also fun to have a special student in the class ;) you would think she was sick of me spending so much time with me ….and yes…she behaved and was a great student ;)

I also took some classes and had an amazing time in Natalya Aikens class, where I learned how to manipulate photos in photoshop and then print them out on all kinds of different fabrics, like organza, silk etc. Super inspiring and totally out of my usual scheme …I mean fabric…hello!

And I took a class with Diana Trout – love her -what a great personality and it was fun to be forced outside of my usual box in my art journal and collaging approach. That is btw the reason why EVERY person who teaches should once in a while take some classes …it is good to be in the student’s shoes and see how this feels.

And it was fun to bump into my legendary artist friend Suze Weinberg at the Artist Faire at the event

and as mentioned I enjoyed every single minute and all 500.000 meals (or so it felt) at the hotel in which we were trapped without a car with Julie Fei Fan Balzer

I am looking forward to my next CREATE events I teach at in Dallas – September 17-21

and in Seattle October 22-26

I hope to see some of you there – I promise we will have loads of fun !!!

Have a gorgeous day

Nat

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julierig

July 19, 2014 at 8:18 pm | #

Forgot to login before posting above. Hope to take another class in the future!!

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Julie

July 19, 2014 at 8:15 pm | #

Nathalie,

I sat right next to Maura (who I so enjoyed spending time with!!) and I feel the same way. Really loved the class, the chance to meet and play with all kinds of fun art materials. I am glad you posted pictures and thanks for all the ideas and inspiration!

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Maura

July 17, 2014 at 4:20 pm | #

Nathalie,
It was so FAB to meet you in person!!! That alone made my create experience the best! I had so much fun in your class learning about acrylic paints, which I really had not done much with, but am inspired to do more. (Even bought more supplies and paint colors to play with) thank you, thank you for a wonderful class, and for sharing your talent with us!!

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Sue Clarke

July 17, 2014 at 8:43 am | #

I love that pic of you and Julie with Suze, did you all call each other and decide to dress in the same colors? ha ha
Gorgeous art journal pages. It seems like I’m working in my art journal way more than making LO’s these days.

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Photos of the Acrylics Demystified Workshop

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It was such a great and fun day teaching my Acrylics Demystified Workshop for The Ink Pad in New York City. As with most of the bigger group workshops it took place at the Westbeth Community Room which is the perfect location for those kind of workshops- huge space, lot’s of light, outdoor space and a little kitchen included.

We talked a lot about Liquitex Acrylic Paints and Acrylic Inks and Markers. About art supply labeling and the main groups in acrylics. And then started playful by pooling, puddling and stringing with Liquitex Pouring Medium and String Gel. I showed how to make acrylic skins and demonstrated several possibilities of using them. Perfect way to get over the White Canvas Horror :)

Then we sculptured our way up using Liquitex Flexible Modeling Paste -look at Karen’s awesome canvas on the top right and then we explored the possibilities of making your own glazes and playing with layers, translucency and colors in collages.

We used Ceramic Stucco, Super Heavy Gesso, Natural Sand played with different Transfer Techniques and it was fun to see how all these little techniques and informations sparked a load of creative ideas for future work and exploration in the heads of my wonderful smiling students.

Lastly we did a bit spray painting with Liquitex Spray Paints in the end to cool down outside .

To finish the workshop off I asked everyone what their favorite Acrylic was and which techniques. I was happy to hear that about everything was mentioned at least once with some clear winners on the Liquitex String Gel, Liquitex Super Heavy Gesso and the Liquitex Gel Medium & Varnish and for the techniques Glazing, Texture Creating and Painting with Newspapers

thank you girls for such an amazing and fun workshop day . An extra thank you to Linda Brun from Norway who was on vacation in NYC and when she heard I was giving a class signed up. This really touched me especially since she has taken a couple workshops with me in Paris, Belgium and Norway already…so she totally knew what she got herself into ;) Thank you for spending your vacation day with me!!!

I wish you a gorgeous and creative day

Nat

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Ellie

June 11, 2014 at 10:27 pm | #

Nat do you teach this class on-line? I’d be interested in learnng more about acrylics from you.

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  June 12, 2014 at 11:10 am | #
  
  Ellie, it is in the planning- keep an eye out for it on my blog :) I will announce it there!, Nat
  
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Amante del Papel

June 11, 2014 at 9:27 am | #

I hope one day, took one of your workshop!

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  June 11, 2014 at 4:56 pm | #
  
  That would be wonderful indeed Amante!
  
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Sue Clarke

June 11, 2014 at 7:06 am | #

Are you sure that Ms. Brun didn’t come to NYC just to take the course with you? Now that would be a compliment! Looks like you ladies had a splashing good time.

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  June 11, 2014 at 4:55 pm | #
  
  LOL Sue – I am sure there is more to see in NYC when my workshops ;)
  
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Artvergnugen: PanPastel WS at The Ink Pad Photos

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This friday I had the pleasure of teaching anotherArtvergnugen Workshop at The Ink Pad in New York City. Artvergnugen is an ongoing Evening Art Journaling Class – once a month I teach with a different medium or tool and it is loads of fun. I love our little group of girls! This time I showed all kinds of techniques and ways on how to use PanPastel, a wonderful pastel medium, in your art journal.

As you can tell I am very enthusiastic about PanPastels and the girls looked at me first as if I am a bit goo-goo..well I am ..but ha- I got them excited too ;) (Thank you Pamela Young for letting me use the picture)

Soon they were playing and trying all kinds of applications and techniques

Pamela loved how she could layer all kinds of different techniques to build up a page

Wendy obviously loved playing with the Versamark Techniques I showed ;)

Jane loved the Stamping Techniques :)

Lisa loved playing with Stencils and PanPastel

Sandra really liked being photographed ;) just kidding- she liked the stenciling best too I think :)

And Sandy loved the vibrancy of the colors

Ana loved how you could blend the colors and also the stenciling

And finally Diane really loved her page with all kinds of different techniques ..and I love it too :)

The next and last Artvergnugen is on June 27 – I believe there is one seat left – the theme will be Oilpastels/Artbars – I would love to see you :)

If you would like to learn the techniques and actually many many more then what I taught in The Ink Pad on how to use PanPastels, sign up for my Online PanPastel Class.

In five lessons you will learn the basics, all kinds of surfaces and techniques you can use the PanPastels with and I will show you several projects including a nice wooden canvas and a scrapbooking layout using them too. And you don’t have to travel to New York for this…although…it would be fun, right? You can take the class in your Jammies, whereever you are , whenever you want :) More details on the class here

Wishing you a wonderful day

Nat

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Acrylic Media – Demystified – Workshop in NYC -June 8

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So excited about this class that I always wanted to teach on Acrylic Media- there is so much fun out there – I cannot wait to show you in this in person class at The Ink Pad on June 8, 2014!

Join Nathalie in a 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 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!

I will bring for all Students:

Liquitex Pouring Medium, Liquitex Flexible Modeling Paste, Liquitex Paint Marker, Liquitex Gloss Medium & Varnish, Liquitex Acrylic Inks, Liquitex String Gel, Liquitex Ceramic Stucco, Liquitex Super Heavy Gesso, Liquitex Natural Sand, Liquitex Gloss Heavy Gel – and depending on weather and location – even some Liquitex Spray Paints

Some sneaks?

Find the supply list and other information on this class at The Ink Pad here – I would love to see you!

have a gorgeous day!

Nat

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Kathy Gledsdale

March 26, 2014 at 7:40 am | #

Please do this on-line class on this, it looks amazing!

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Amante del Pape

March 18, 2014 at 5:54 pm | #

great opportunity!

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Artvergnugen: Spray Ink Splash at The Ink Pad Photos

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The Dylusions and Lindy’s Stamp Gang were both equally loved- since they are different but both are very vibrant and beautiful it was fun to explore the different techniques and applications you can use them for in an art journal. I do love them both a lot – for different reasons :)

I must say I love the ongoing concept of the Artvergnugen Class at The Ink Pad – it is a good challenge for me, because I constantly have to adjust to a new medium, it is very technique based and I do have people that have been in the last class but some are new and cannot just pick up at pages from the last Artvergnugen class.

Nice ghosting here, Diane …

and yummie abstract backgrounds that are a perfect base for an art journal page – love it!

I love those girls- they all love to experiment…and get their hands messy ;)

Plus I come out every time inspired by a color combination I have to use in my next project :) Green, Yellow and Pink..oh yes!

Lot’s of stencils used

and smiling faces :) – I cannot wait to see how Karen will finish up this page …

Awesome page by Cheiron picking up a page from last week and continuing with the new techniques- love it!

The next Artvergnugen class will be about: Stencil Madness on April 25. There is a waiting list for this date. The May and June dates and themes will come out soon – Artvergnugen…it is what makes your journal a piece of art :)

If you could attend an Artvergnugen class by me…which medium or tool would you like to play with? We had Stamps, Mono printing and Spray Paints so far :)

Have a gorgeous day

Nat

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whyducks

March 9, 2014 at 1:49 pm | #

Oh what lucky ladies and what beautiful work.

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Sue Clarke

March 9, 2014 at 11:47 am | #

I see the stones divided stencil which I just bought yesterday.
I would want to play with Silks and Pan Pastels. I tried one color of Silks at a crop yesterday and can’t wait to play some more with them.

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Nurse Ratchet

March 9, 2014 at 10:25 am | #

Once a month, taking a class with Nat seems like heaven on earth,to me! Have a fantabulous time ladies!!

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Photos of Taste of Collage Workshop

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Julie Fei-Fan Balzer and I taught our Taste of Collage workshop yesterday at The Ink Pad in New York City.

We had an amazing group of 25 students – some coming from pretty far away and some are from the New York and New Jersey area :) In a way it reminded me a bit of our 2011 Mixed Media Circus Julie and I had organized in Germany …the room, the fun, the creativity…just not the temperature ;)

We taught our collage class alternating throughout the day with the same supplies but with our own approaches in techniques and theories to collage. We have taught with this concept before and I do enjoy it every time. It goes pretty much with our philosophy that there is no right or wrong…there is just different. Just as everyone and everyone’s taste in a class is different…embrace it – as I always say.

The other advantage of teaching with two teachers is that you can be VERY hands on with students during the class – even if the class is bigger. I love this. The personal interaction and being inspired by my students is my favorite part of a class and I had several moments where I was itching to get to my studio and play during the class (I was fair though and stayed- LOL)

Teaching with someone else means a lot of trust and respect for the other person…I am very picky about my workshops – I put a lot of thought into them and I want to make people happy and have them have just a good creative, valuable time – so it needs to be someone I know is equally minded AND well it helps of course if you have a close friend being on the same page as you :) I just love Julie – with all her teasing- LOL – and I couldn’t think of any better co-teacher – Julie, you inspire me constantly and I think we make a good team ;)

I think you can tell we had a great time – and we do hope our students had too. The collage results were amazing! Splish, Splash, Paint, Rip, Cut, Cover, “Killing Babies” and “Getting” over the Pretty…no problem for those girls! And what you cannot see in the pictures because we are good in hiding this all ;) – the heater did not work and we were sometimes shuttering our teeth and working with coats and hats on and using the heating guns as heating stations . Another thing that I admired about our students – they knew that there was nothing we all could have done about it and they just lived through it with a real NY/NJ attitude and created the heck out of their supplies :) You rock!

Thank you also to The Ink Pad for organizing and having us- you are wonderful and I am looking forward being back this Friday for more Artvergnugen :) and on June 8, 2014 for a day long class called “Acrylic Media -Demystified” . It is a class I always wanted to teach in person…here is a sneak – all details will be up the next days on The Ink Pad website and you can sign up already by calling the store.

Have a gorgeous day!

huge hugs

Nat

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Mary Beth Shaw

March 19, 2014 at 10:53 pm | #

I love that pic of you and Julie.
Looks like everyone had a really great time. Congrats :)

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Jessica Sporn

March 6, 2014 at 5:10 pm | #

I just loved the workshop. You are such a giving and supportive guide – I learned so much from you both!

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Nurse Ratchet

March 3, 2014 at 10:06 am | #

Now this class looks like it should definitely go on the road…..especially to Toronto!!

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whyducks

March 3, 2014 at 9:07 am | #

Wish I could of been there. How about you two doing an on line course together for us. x

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Sue Clarke

March 3, 2014 at 7:03 am | #

You are quite the team and the colors are hot in that art (even if you ladies weren’t)

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Seth

March 2, 2014 at 10:43 pm | #

Looks like an amazing experience Nat — for both you and Julie and all those lucky people. I see many familiar (and talented) faces in the group shot. What a great way to spend a day!

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Jackie

March 2, 2014 at 4:54 pm | #

I love to see what you and Julie do when you get together. Looks like so much fun, to bad I live on the wrong coast! Wish I could have joined you.

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Ostsee Scrap in Germany – May 23-25, 2014

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So looking forward to be back at this wonderful event – since it is in Germany …and in German…I will post the details about it in German…:)

Ich freue mich riesig im Mai wieder in Deutschland beim Ostsee Scrap in Boltenhagen dabei zu sein. Es gibt nichts schöneres als entspannt in schöner Gegend kreativ zu sein – wenn ich nur dieses Foto vom letzten Jahr anschaue, kann es kaum erwarten :)

Ich werde die folgenden Workshops geben:

Freitag – 13.00-16.00 Uhr – Haptik-Nicht-So

In diesem Workshop mit Nathalie geht es um Techniken die Haptik erzeugen – spiel mit Monoprinting, Nats Stampendous Stempeln und Embossing Medien und kreiere ein kleines Buch zum Anfassen. Alle Techniken können wunderbar auf spätere Scrapbooking, Stempel und Mixed Media Projekte angewandt werden.

Samstag 8.00 – 11.30 Uhr – Strauchwerk

In diesem Workshop werdet ihr eine fantasievolle Leinwand gestalten. Verwendet Farben, Stencil, Stempel, Metall und andere Objekte um Strauchwerk ein neues Gesicht zu verleihen.

Sonntag 8.00 -11.30 Artvergnugen

Hier werdet ihr mit Nathalie in eine andere Dimension eintauchen und ein kleines Artjournal beginnen. Lernt tolle Techniken mit denen man Tiefe und einfache Effekte erzeugen kann und lernt Tipps und Tricks des Artjournalings. Nathalie zeigt euch wie sie an diese Sache rangeht… Spassfaktor mit inbegriffen!

Ich hoffe Ihr seid mit Andrea, Jana, Melanie und mir mit von der Partie :) Ich freue mich wie Bolle – LOL!

Tschüß Ihr Lieben

Nat

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elvan

February 20, 2014 at 2:16 am | #

Hallo Nat!!

Ich freue mich auch schon wie Bolle! Ich habe von dem Event im letzten Jahr so viel gehört, dass ich echt gespannt bin, wie es ist, life dabei zu sein!!

Bis dahin,

viele Grüße,

Elvan :-)

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kat82ren

February 18, 2014 at 5:14 pm | #

amazing!

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Ursula

February 18, 2014 at 12:27 pm | #

……….. wann war jetzt nochmal genau Mai? Ich freu mich schon sowas von – und deine Workshops klingen wieder äußerst spannend
LG Ursula

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