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I'm in LA this week to teach at the International Quilt Festival in Long Beach. I'm really excited that I get to see Freedom and take her on a little road trip! I've missed my doggies so much since I've been on the road. They are the sweetest...
After a full weekend of CRAFTY craziness, demos, book signings, meetings, dinners and drinks with my FAVE artists, designers, book publishers, editors and friends...I'm glad to be back in LALA land! I haven't been in Cali for awhile. I really miss it when I'm gone. Got stuck in Dallas after my connecting flight from Chi-town was delayed. So one extra night on the road wasn't bad. What am I talking about...I'm forever on the road! :) At least American put me up in a decent hotel. So here's the scoop in photos at CHA and a few of my favorite highlights!
me & Jenn Perkins making FUNKY brooches & accessories @ the DUNCAN booth
-Demoed at DUNCAN with some artsy crafty ladies...Jennifer Perkins, Kathy Cano-Murillo, Hope Perkins and Sonya Nimri
-Launched my Collage Pauge line of Instant decoupage in Matte, Glossy & Sparkles(my fave!)
-Congrats to Claudine who launched her new line STUDIO with Ranger!! AWESOME sticky back canvas!!
-Quick catch up with Tim Holtz, love his grunge board!
-Dinner with the girls @ MAKI sushi & noodles...squished in a van with Bernie, Claudine, Kim, Carmi, Jenn, Hope and Sonya ;-)
-Dinner @ Gibson's with the F+W crew, YES (Greg & Justin...lol) I AM working on my second book!! :)
-I worked most of the time, so I only got a few minutes to race through the show floor..but I bumped into the lovely Ali Edwards, Nadine Schwartz, Justin from Copic, Chad Fox from Notions.
-Chatted with the gang from Creative Imaginations
-Hung out at Shoeless Joe's with Nate(my AWESOME Collage Pauge product manager, Lynda(homeland security) and played pool with Justin.
-Enjoyed dinner and cocktails with Impatient Beader...Margot Potter and her sweetiepie Drew
-Had fun catching up with the talented and sweet Candie Cooper
-Happy hour with the gang along with Cathie and Steve of Creative Juices, who were launching their Plaid product line
-Caught up with Jami P. @ scrapbooking.com, will be working on editorial soon.
-Picked up and advance copy of the Naughty Secretary Club
-Had a delightful conversation with John Pagliaro from Mary Engelbreight and saw a copy of the Home Companion (Collage Pauge is featured on Page 20!!)
-Met Aubre from American Girl Magazine, talked about editorial opps.
-Finally got to catch up with Ana Cabrera from CK Online...look for some cool editorial coming up!!
sippin on bloody marys after a LONG day of demos with good friend Hope Perkins of Hot Pink Pistol
making Collage Pauge barrettes @ DUNCAN booth
signing Collage Unleashed @ F+W Pubs booth
my lovely girlie claudine hellmuth making barrettes @ the DUNCAN booth
visiting with my Uncle Paul, one of my mom's best friends in Chicago
my demo table full of Collage Pauge papers and Aleene's adhesives
YUMMY crafty curios from Naughty Secretary Club
collage pauge wall of projects
me & my little luggage...i AM A NOMAD! :)
Recently, while cleaning my studio I opened up a few of my journals sitting on the bookshelf. Here are some of my journal pages, writings and doodles from a few years back, around 2001-2004. I thought I'd share them with you....
Just a few recent Collage Pauge press hits...magazines...MTV and Good Morning AZ!!!
Tune into Diva Craft Lounge at noon PST to hear my interview broadcast live from Hawaii! :) I'll be talking about living the creative life and my NEW product line Collage Pauge.
If you miss it don't worry, you can listen online or via podcast.
It's officially here!!! Aleene’s® Crafting Adhesives is proud to introduce Collage Pauge™…designs by Traci Bautista. The Collage Pauge™ product line, designed by Traci Bautista, features an array of papercrafting products that are cool, confident and glamorous.
Collage Pauge Matte and Glossy has officially arrived at JoAnn's Fabric & Crafts Stores. My FAVORITE finish "sparkles" will also be available soon! Go and request it at stores if you don't see it on the shelf.
Make a Collage Pauge bracelet with a FREE download of my original artwork paper designs.
I've had a macbook for over a year now and I just used iMovie for the first time. Here are a few images from my daily musings, travel, art and family. Hope you enjoy!
the BOYZ of Supreme Soul
One of my favorite shows is MTV's America's Best Dance Crew(ABDC). My nephew BB told me about the show last season and am totally addicted. I grew up dancing and listening to hip-hop/R&B/soul and many of my friends used to battle back in the day ~ breakdancing~. ABDC showcases some of the best, raw dance talent from around the country. It's great to see these crews showing their passion for dance and sharing the message to do what you love.
RJ posin in CHINAIf you have never seen it, here's a little background...
Dance crews from across the country will krump, grind and showcase their fancy footwork for the opportunity of a lifetime. The competition is fierce and the stakes are high as the crews battle it out live onstage for dance supremacy. Each week they'll step up to the challenge and show off their skills, and each week one crew will be eliminated until America's Best Dance Crew is revealed.
All my VOTES this season are going to SUPREME SOUL , reppin' the Bay Area (my hometown). I usually don't vote for these shows, but I have to support my boy RJ plus his crew is SICK! Check out their season premiere performance.
WATCH and VOTE for Supreme Soul on Thurday 6/26 on MTV @ 10pm EST!
Good luck RJ! heart u dude! xo
It's been some time since I've posted on my blog...if anyone is still out there reading and wondering where I've been...well I've been TRAVELING quite a bit.
Recently, I visited the new offices of Stampington & Co., to visit Jenny with my good friend Lisa. While there I discovered the wonderful work of Danita, who has a painting called "NOMAD", depicting a girl pulling a house on wheels. The painting is so fitting with what is going on in my life now. I've been on the road for the past year, traveling with my studio and house in a few suitcases. In the past six months, I have had AMAZING travel journeys to Bali, Japan, Australia and throughout the US. I thought I'd share a few pictures for now until I have time to write more.
rice paddies in Bali
fishing boats in AMED
beautiful Balinese kids with Teletubbies
Naritasan Temple Japan
monterey fishermans wharf with the fam
vintage cameras @ TYABB antique market AUSTRALIA
dinner @ chocalate buddha FEDERATION square Melbourne
fafi graffiti on hosier lane in MELBOURNE
flying over SYDNEY
FREEDOM in my handbag in LA
shopping in PADDINGTON
traveling studio
vanessa painting @ my MELBOURNE workshop
vanessa's painting
the view from my hawaii office for a day
a piece from my recent heart collage series
a NEW journal: the traveler triptych
my partner in crime Brenda @ the PLAYBOY club in VEGAS
hangin with my girlz @ TAO BEACH LV
enjoying the sunset @ WAIMEA BAY north shore hawaii
earth.wind &fire concert HONOLULU
I've had so many wonderful experiences over the past few months...I will share more soon. I leave you with this video of the great Earth, Wind & Fire concert. I had a blast!
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!!
