creativityUNLEASHED by traci bautista

Collage Pauge and more @ CHA!!

Well, after a very busy travel/teaching schedule since December...I've been jetsettin around the country to SF/Bay Area, Hawaii, Fresno, LA, Vancouver, Seattle, Las Vegas, Colorado and just returned again from Hawaii this morning. I will post pictures of my various January trips and teaching adventures soon. I'm excited to be home for a week for CHA. CHA is the world's largest craft and hobby tradeshow/convention. Each winter various craft product manufacturers launch their new products.

I am very excited to announce the launch of Aleene's Collage Pauge designs by Traci Bautista!! My new line of products from Duncan Enterprises includes a collage adhesive in various finishes, a line of collage papers and tools.

Come by Duncan Enterprises booth #4001 at the Anaheim Convention Center this weekend to check out my demos, book signing and the new products! 

Here's my schedule:

Sunday, Feb. 10 {9am-4pm} Make-it-Take-it: Collage Journals
Monday, Feb. 11 {9am-4pm} Make-it-Take-it: Collage Journals
Monday, Feb. 11 {4pm-5pm} Collage Unleashed Book Signing

A few other fun things not to miss while your're at CHA... **Also at the Duncan booth...Check out Kathy Cano Murillo's new "Crafty Chica" product line !! She will be demonstrating throughout the weekend too. And paint with fashionista Candace Marquette using the fabulous Tulip fabric paints.

**Stop by F+W Publicastions booth (my publisher) to see a few of my friends...Michael deMeng, Claudine Hellmuth, Bernie Berlin, Jane Wynn, Narumi Ogawa, Linda Woods and Karen Dinino demo and sign books.

**Visit Violette, an amazing mixed media artist and illustrator at the Licensing and Design floor.

**Hang out with Lisa Engelbrecht at the Rockport Publishers booth to learn techniques from her new book!

**Grab some funky, artsy and cool embellishments (the bright felted beads are my personal favorite) from the Art Girlz at booth #4886.

**Check out Christine Adolph's YUMMY new collection of Scrapbook papers from Creative Imaginations.

**Visit the Sakura booth to doodle with the Gelly Rolls...best gel pens/markers ever!!

I'll post more updates from the show floor...See you there!!

I'm painting on CRAFT LAB tomorrow!

HAPPY NEW YEAR from Hawaii! I just found out that I'll be on CRAFT LAB on DIY Network tomorrow!

WATCH me paint and collage GRAFFITI art

on sneakers, plates and wine glasses...

TUNE in on DIY NETWORK

January 4, 2008 @ 10:00am PST

merry christmas!

	merry christmas.        thank you.             blessings.     wishing you joy.                      touching lives. inspiration.                                                                  sharing stories & ART.                            live.love.        be free.                                             {COLLAGE UNLEASHED}                                                do what you love.  beautiful life.                          HaPpy New yeaR!

	This year I have been blessed with many wonderful opportunities to share my artwork and creative spirit with you. My workshops have taken me on adventures all over the country and introduced me to artists from around the world.  Thank you for touching my life. Wishing you and yours a beautiful holiday season!  Here's to many blessings, good health and a prosperous 2008. Artfully... Traci

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Final 2007 workshops this weekend @ The ArtBar!

This weekend I am teaching at the ArtBar in Santa Ana, CA. These are my last workshops for 2007. If you need a break before the big holiday season, come play!

SAT, NOV. 17 - monotypes & drizzles - 10am-2pm

SAT, NOV. 17 - graffiti bouquet - 3pm-7pm

SUN, NOV. 18 - fiberFUSION art book - 10am-5pm

makin headlines in HOUSTON...

Just a quick note...I was featured in the Houston Chronicle Lifestyle section this weekend. I've been teaching all week at the International Quilt Festival. More details to come...I've gotta catch a plane (again!)

I'm on DIY Craft Lab TODAY!

The new season of CRAFT LAB started yesterday on DIY!

Watch me paint with one of my favorite tools....

                            CRAYONS.
Learn about crayon cupcakes...make a collage frame...paint metallic papers...

Here's the schedule for the show.
October 02, 2007- 10:00am Pacific/1:00 PM Eastern
November 08, 2007 - 10:00am Pacific/1:00 PM Eastern
November 20, 2007 - 12:30pm Pacific/ 3:30 PM Eastern

Visit DIY network for more info, project instructions.

So, if you miss it today...don't worry it airs a couple more times.

i HEART crayon cupcakes!

Jenn & I being silly on set...

Where in the world am I?

I thought I would share a little piece of the
                                        beauty we explored yesterday.


         peaceful.
                    palms.coconuts.             white sand & blue waters.

Rays of sun shine.

                 Magnificent beauty.

                            bliss.

                                                       Paradise found.
                                                                this is where I am.

If you know where I am and the exact location I took these picture write a comment. The first person with correct answers will win an autographed DVD and collage aRt! kit. There are two places that I will accept as answers (HINT: the name of the beach and the name of the hike)...happy travels :)

NOTE: The first person to get BOTH answers correct will will the prize. Thanks for playing!

a fresh new face & upcoming workshops

I've been playing catch up for the past few weeks...the story of my life. After a fabulous week of workshops and catching up with friends at Art Unraveled, I headed back home to the Bay Area for a few days to spend time with my friends and family. I co-hosted a baby shower for Maristelle, my best friend from high school, which was quite an event with around 100 people. It's always great to go back home...I really miss the Bay.

In between all the travel, I've been redesigning my website. If you haven't been to my website lately, check it out!  I have done a mini REVAMP, which was way overdue.  I still have a few more tweaks and additions but now it's much easier to navigate and full of color. You'll find alot more pictures and  supply lists for workshops. I've updated the events section with my 2008 workshops and special retreats in BALI, TUSCANY, AUSTRALIA and SANTORINI. I will be updating my shop, downloads and project sections soon.

UPCOMING WORKSHOPS
Come take a class and play, learn new mixed media techniques...paint...stitch...bind...collage!

SEPT 14-15- More Than Memories | Schaumburg, IL
To register call: 847.755.0861
I will be teaching Graffiti Bouquet, Colorful layers.doodles.monoprints., & macramé journal.

SEPT 28-29| Rubber Chicken | Gaithersburg, MD
To register call: 301.963.4302
I will be teaching Graffiti Bouquet, doodles & letters, colorful layers, & DIVA art journal.

OCT 5-8| Art & Soul | Portland, OR
Visit website to regsiter.
I will be teaching various workshops and selling my artwork!

OCT 17-21| ArtFIBERfest| Port Townsend, WA
Visit the website to register.
I will be teaching three FIBER workshops. Come play!

{in the studio}

Here are a few projects I've been working on the past couple of weeks...

[the magical cottage] a new mixed media painting series...

custom handmade invites for my best friend's baby shower...

...designing, sewing and painting a new garment for my final Duncan "Express Yourself" ad campaign which will be in the next Altered Couture Magazine.

Valley Ridge = {a magical place}

After a hectic couple weeks, I couldn't let this week get away without posting about my recent travels. The past two weekends I've been on the airplane six times and in Chicago twice. I attended CHA (craft and hobby convention) where I worked in the Duncan Crafts booth making reFASHIONED t-shirts. I helped people create altered t-shirts and previewed the new T-shirt transformers and iron-on crystal heat tool (which by the way is FABULOUS!) Then came home for a week and found a new art studio in Santa Monica, so I've been moving in between. I'll post pictures and tell more about that later.

I just returned from Wisconsin... 

Fireflies...fairies...singing and dive-bombing swallows...I experienced a FANTASTIC weekend retreat at Valley Ridge Art Studio, a magical gem tucked away in Muscoda. About an hour and twenty minutes from Madison, Wisconsin sits an art studio that overlooks a gorgeous set of sprawling green hills and valley. The grounds are full of luscious plants, flowers and trees. The melodies of birds chirping wakes you in the morning, while the sounds of crickets and cicadas buzz in unison at night. In the evening we enjoyed a bottle of wine and a selection of tasty cheeses and watched the sunset behind the trees. As dusk set in the fireflies started to glow...SO BEAUTIFUL...I don't get to see that by the beach in California.

Freedom (one of my little Yorkies) was the honorary studio dog for the weekend. She had a blast running through the grass to chase the rabbits but most of all loved being spoiled by everyone.

I taught a two-day Collage Unleashed workshop in collage and bookmaking. My students made AMAZING handmade journals and learned a plethora of painting, printmaking and collage techniques.

Kathy and Bill, the owners of Valley Ridge host a one-of-a-kind workshop experience complete with open studio time and YUMMY homemade lunches. If you want an intimate workshop setting and be inspired to create ...Valley Ridge is a must! I will be teaching there in September '08. I just got home and I can't wait to go back! Well...off to pack and move into my new studio!