Nest Fest Special Offer

18 November 202418 November 2024 | 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

13 May 2024 | Marsha.

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!

Beyond The Paper | Online Class

24 March 202111 June 2021 | Marsha.

Beyond The Paper - Mixed Media Art Journaling Workshop with Birgit Koopsen, Nathalie Kalbach and Marsha Valk

I’m beyond happy to announce that Nathalie Kalbach, Birgit Koopsen and I are back with a brand new collaborative mixed media workshop – Beyond The Paper!

In this three-week online workshop that begins on April 4th, 2021, we’re going to explore exciting and original substrates to create on.

Cardboard, Dura-Lar, Fabric, and more will be the foundation of our creations, and we will discuss how to make the most out of these unique surfaces.

The three of us will present a variety of paper alternatives and techniques that work beautifully with them, including foam stamping, printmaking, collage, stitching, and image transfers, to name a few.

Sign up TODAY to take advantage of the Early Bird pricing! Head over to the website for more info and to sign up! >>> Beyond The Paper Online Workshop

And that’s not all!

Triple Play Stamp Set by Nathalie Kalbach, Birgit Koopsen and Marsha Valk

We’ve designed a 7-piece foam stamp set, especially for the workshop!

The Triple Play set includes six triangles (two designed by each of us) and then a hexagon border that they fit into.

I had so much fun designing my stamps. And, I cannot begin to describe how it feels to see them used by someone else! It’s weird and wonderful at the same time!

Can you guess which two are mine?

You can buy the Triple Play stamp set exclusively here: n*Store if you’re interested!

Beyond The Paper - MixeTriple Play Foam Stamp Set by Birgit Koopsen, Nathalie Kalbach and Marsha Valk

Inspired by | …

10 April 201712 May 2017 | Marsha.

Hi there! It’s the 10th! Which today for the first time in almost 5 years (!) unfortunately means that there is no Inspired by post…

The reason is that my friend Riikka and I have teamed up with someone special to create with something in particular. But the ‘something’ isn’t here just yet… So stay tuned for that post later this month!

In the meantime we’ve decided to share what’s going on/what we’re working on…

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What I’m doing now is obvious… I’m writing to you!

It’s part of my admin day. On Mondays I’m usually tackling boring computer stuff, e-mail, invoices, receipts and such.

So it’s not the most creative workday of the week to share with you, but it is reality!

I taught two super fun Gelli printing workshops yesterday at the Handlettering Academy organised by Creative Xperience.

I still had to unpack all of the workshop stuff this morning and clean the used Gelli plates, brayers and painty stencils.

These brayers (now all clean!) were kindly lent out to me by the fab Esther of Artchicks Studio!

I was hoping to have some time left to play… But I haven’t gotten around to that yet. So I’m going to leave you with some of the examples I had prepared for yesterday’s workshops instead:

You can read about Riikka’s current goings-on at Paperiliitin. And remember that we’ll be back later this month with a real Inspired by project!

Enjoy your day!