creativityUNLEASHED by traci bautista

day 10 {holiday} INSPIRATIONS: she's CRAFTY tv

Check out my episode of "She's Crafty!" I just found out that I will be on TV this morning, 12/10 at 7:30am PST on She's Crafty. In California, it's on KKPX Ion Television. In the LA area, it's channel 30 or 305. In the SF/bay area, it's channel 41 or 468. Check your local cable listings.

I filmed this episode of "She's Crafty" in January 2008. It originally aired on HGTV Canada and has finally made it's way to the US. I demonstrate a few of my painting techniques and how to make a collage FIBERlicious journal. Here's are a few pics from the filming in Vancouver, BC...we were on set for almost 12 hours, I had a cold and the staff took great care of me...made me FRESH ginger tea, got me some medicine and I was good to go! :) The AWESOME crew made me feel right at home, I had a great time!

on "She's Crafty" set ~ hangin out with host Wendy Russell..look at all the artsy goodies on the table!

 

FIBERlicious journal binding detail - woven fabric, ribbon, felted beads, pompoms & beads

 

the AWESOME "She's Crafty" crew

circle monoprints ~ one of the painting techniques that I share on the show

student artwork from FIBERlicious art book workshop

read more about my art journals in Autumn 2009 Art Journal Magazine

day 3 {holiday} INSPIRATIONS: copic markers

TODAY I am the FEATURED artist on the COPIC marker blog! check out my interview and art gallery!!

here's a short video with a few pieces of my artwork along with a short demo of me using the WIDE COPIC markers on my SPARKLE HOLIDAY graffiti BOUQUET painting. you can buy a archival PRINT here.

{try this}: doodle over your paintings with various markers and pencils. {NOTE: make sure painting is completely dry before using any marker} 

                    write about 2009 accomplishments. write words from your ADJECTIVE bank.

                                        alternate marker colors.LAYER your letters.

                make a marker SAMPLER. write with different colors on paper to keep a record of you favorite colors.

CHA roundup

My computer crashed before I left for CHA in Anaheim. YIKES!! I felt lost without my macbook, I didn't realize how much I depended on it on the daily. I was trying to keep up with my email on my iphone but really it's not the best tool for answering email and typing out long responses, especially trying to type with one finger. So, finally I got my computer back but still no data :(

So FINALLY, my report on my CHA (Craft & Hobby Association) tradeshow roundup of fabulous times with my artsy pals, interviews with the crew from Threadbanger, the FAB Terri O, my Fiskars TV taping and share some of the great trends and cool companies I met with.

my rockin Collage Pauge product wall at Duncan's booth {thanks Jen & Alee} ...covered with my collaged art canvases, idea journals and paintings framed in embroidery hoops and a cool guitar they covered with Collage Pauge papers and SPARKLES!!

    

Rockin out with Terri O from Good Morning Arizona & Corrine from Threadbanger filming my interview

Everytime I asked someone to take a picture they had a hard time figuring it out. They would take 5-20 action pictures..LOL So, I had to post these four pictures because it just makes me laugh. These are just four of the 15 pics that were taken...too funny!

Visiting my friends Cathie Filian & Steve Piacenza of DIY's Creative Juice

 

take 5...take 10...and finally..the shot!!

 

some of the AWESOME FW Media authors..my friends..

Kelly Snelling, Tonia Davenport, Alisa Burke, Me & Ruth Rae

 

 

Miss Sarah*n*dipitous in her AWESOME designer booth & my good friend Jenny Doh

~CRAFTY ROCKSTARS~

 

the FABULOUS Kathy Cano Murillo & her "Crafty Chica" line & my Collage Pauge line with Duncan

hangin with Claudine at Ranger & Alee @ Duncan...she helped design my projec wall!!

  

Allison & the cool pillow she designed with Hably rubons      ~Me Bernie & Claudine

 

hangin at COPIC booth with Courtney & Justin

  

Candance & Me at Duncan

filming Fiskars TV ~ will air in April..i'll keep you posted!

 

hanging with my good friend Julia from Sakura ~ the Quarry artists Connie, Angela & Lisa

the crafty jammie jam at Vicki's...

As you can see..great times with alot of my artsy crafty friends. I had alot of great meetings, fun interviews and artsy demos. Next up...CHA trends.

1001journals.com artist interview

Want a little more insight to my art, career and passions? Check out my recent interview on 1001journals.com. I had the fun privilege to work on one of the journals at Artfest. The website is the evolution from the book 1000 Journals Project. The book is a wonderful collection of words, images, art from around the world, it showcase a variety of great journal pages. Click here to see more of my artwork & journals...

If you are in the SF Bay Area or visiting check out the 1000 Journals Project exhibit at SFMOMA.

The show opened November 1st and runs through April 5th at the San Francisco Museum of Modern Art. The exhibition will showcase over 800 pages of journal contributions, as well as journals from the project that you can add your own contributions to. That's right, show up to SFMOMA and you can contribute to actual journals... more info here

San Francisco Museum of Modern Art
151 Third Street (between Mission and Howard Streets)
San Francisco, CA 94103

me & Brian (someguy), the author/project creator of The 1000 Journals Project, at Maker Faire in San Mateo.

MY mixed media ONLINE workshop start in January!! more info coming soon...email me if you are interested!