Announcement

Nest Fest Special Offer

| Marsha.

Do you remember Nest Fest? Roben-Marie Smith’s online art festival that ran in spring 2024?

Well, it was a huge success! And, Roben-Marie is now offering the lessons as a standalone course.

So, if you’ve missed the live event, you can still explore the lessons on art supplies and techniques that we shared.

Roben-Marie is offering the Nest Fest lessons for a special early-bird price of $19 until November 24, 2024 (@ 9PM EST).

As a bonus, anyone who purchases during this time will also receive one month free in The Roben’s Nest membership!

Starting on November 24, the price will increase to $37.

The course included 12 video lessons, each about a different art medium, with a focus on the supplies you need and how to use them:

Joy Ting Charde – Oil Pastels & Pencils
Julie Hamilton – Paper
Marsha Valk – Gelli Printing
Tracey Wozniak – Watercolors
Stephanie Lee – Texture
Mary Beth Shaw – Stencil
Shay Michelle – Adhesives
Andrea Chebeleu – Acrylic Paint
Lisa Goddard – Eco-Dyeing
Anjuli Johnson – Encaustic
Roben-Marie Smith – Liquid Inks
Wendy Brightbill – Oil Paints

So, yes, this course is perfect for beginners; however, I know it also includes some nuggets for more seasoned creatives!

Check it out here: Nest Fest!

Best of Creative JumpStart Vol. 7

Nat Kalbach's Creative JumpStart Best Of Volume 7: the anniversary edition
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CJS21BestOf

Best of Creative JumpStart Vol. 7 is a collection of CJS video lessons from the archives. The theme for this collection is Unleash Your Inner Storyteller!

This anniversary collection includes project—and technique-based lessons from 20 talented mixed-media artists. Download the lessons to your library and enjoy learning at your own pace from a diverse group of Creative JumpStart classics. This collection is just $19.99 and is available immediately.

You will receive links to 20 downloadable video lessons from Creative JumpStart 2021. Here’s a small peek at part of my project that’s included:

Get ready to jump-start your creativity! Learn more and read a description of the lessons on Nathalie Kalbach’s website!

Something new!

| Marsha.

How are you?!

If you’re reading this, you’ve found my old blog. I’ve ‘moved’. I’m currently blogging (or vlogging) on Substack!

You can find new posts by clicking on ‘VLOGletter’ in the menu at the top of this page. Or go here: Substack.

Substack is a platform for newsletters/blogs. You can read my posts on my website, on the Substack website, and in the Substack app, or I can send each new post directly to your email inbox.

Subscribe to Substack VLOGletter

I’m sending out a new VLOGletter each Monday and Friday.

In my imagination, it’s a mix of my blog before Instagram and Instagram before Reels, but in the form of a newsletter.

I try to include a little video in each post; however, it’s also the place where I tell you more about what you see in the video, what I’m working on off-camera, what I’m enjoying, what I’m reading or watching and where I can keep you in the loop of new video tutorials, new classes and other news I might have.

If this sounds like something you might like, hit that subscribe button above!

I would love to see you there!

Marsha.

TIME TRAVELER | Online Class

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Time Traveler - Online Workshop Kalbach Koopsen Valk

I’m beyond happy to announce I’m part of this very special workshop – Time Traveler!

I’m teaching along with my amazing friends Nathalie Kalbach and Birgit Koopsen in this three-week online workshop that goes on sale today and begins on August 17th.

Become a Time Traveler with us! With this course, Nat, Birgit and I will help guide you through space and time, finding inspiration from different eras in history.

Each teacher has chosen a time and will show you mixed media techniques and design motifs inspired by their modern take on that period.

The goal is to create three different handmade book projects using Gelli® plate printmaking techniques and favourite mixed media techniques unique to each teacher.

You will get three different artistic perspectives and oodles of fun and creative ideas to try.

Sign up TODAY for Early Bird pricing: Today, 5 through 8 August 11.59 EST this course is just $89 USD. From 9 to 17 August 11.59 EST Time Traveler will be $99 USD. And then, from 18 August the course will be its regular price of $139 USD.

Check out the promo video below:

Time Traveler will begin on 17 August and will run for three weeks, with a new video publishing each day.

There will be a total of 21 videos, over five hours of video in total, as well as supply lists and additional lesson content in the classroom to help you along the way.

All the videos are downloadable and available to you to enjoy at your own pace.

Here are some of the topics covered in this workshop:

  • Mixed Media techniques
  • Gelli Arts® gel plate printmaking techniques
  • Bookbinding techniques
  • Tips and tricks for translating inspiration into art
  • Creative ideas to take to all your artmaking, art journaling, cardmaking, and beyond!

Sign up HERE for this one-of-a-kind take on creating personal, expressive mixed media art in book form from three talented teachers.

Time Traveler - Online Workshop Kalbach Koopsen Valk