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Helga Strauss

Victoria, BC, Canada

I'm an artist and designer and feel so lucky to have had my business for over 10 years now: ARTchix Studio.

Interests: foreign films, shopping online, art (of any kind!), travel (especially europe and mexico), reading inspiring magazines and books, studying colors and unique color combinations

Recent Activity

Fun Printmaking Workshop

Greetings dear art friends! Recently, I took a super fun Printmaking Workshop at Victoria Emerging Art Gallery. First, my talented teacher, Nic Vandergugten, had us brainstorm our ideas by instructing us to make quick sketches in little boxes. (I loved... Continue reading

Posted 7 days ago at My ARTistic Life

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New Garden ATC Swap

Sunny greetings dear art friends! Recently, I read this book called the Language of Flowers. The story itself was sad and quite depressing at times. But what I loved about it was learning about different flowers and their meanings. Back... Continue reading

Posted Jun 5, 2013 at My ARTistic Life

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Hooray for Vintage Treasures!

Hello dear art friends! Oooh, look at these lovely vintage treasures! ... They make the *best* backgrounds! Just put on some music and start folding and tearing. ... Add brilliant roses, butterflies and words that speak to your heart. ...... Continue reading

Posted May 30, 2013 at My ARTistic Life

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Vintage Treasures Coming Soon

Hello dear art friends! I'm working on putting together some exciting and beautiful vintage treasures for you. Stay tuned...coming next week! : ) Continue reading

Posted May 23, 2013 at My ARTistic Life

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Vintage Treasures for you

Hello dear art friends! Hope all is great with you. Shall we take a trip back to the Alameda Antique Fair? Last week, I showed you the trough of vintage French jars that I was coveting there...look at beautifully they... Continue reading

Posted May 15, 2013 at My ARTistic Life

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I'm baaaaack : )

Greetings dear art friends! I'm back from my vacation to California. I had such an amazing time! I went to farmer's markets, consignment shops and the Alameda Antique Fair with my beautiful, inspiring, supportive Mom and Aunt DeeDee. I took... Continue reading

Posted May 9, 2013 at My ARTistic Life

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The Making of a Collection

Hello dear art friends! Hope all is wonderful with you. I've been busy making collections, oh fun!!! Bruno has been such a good helper. ... I like to organize the contents for each collection in muffin tins. These are the... Continue reading

Posted Apr 18, 2013 at My ARTistic Life

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Art Party with Orange-y Goodness

Happy Wednesday dear art friends! Hope all is wonderful with you. Recently, I hosted a little get together in my studio for my local art group. We try to get together at least once every other month or so. The... Continue reading

Posted Apr 10, 2013 at My ARTistic Life

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Great Birthday Gift Idea

Hello dear art friends! Hope you had a wonderful Easter and your April is off to a fantastic start! Want to know what I did recently??? I took an evening class at the Makehouse and learned how to make Hair... Continue reading

Posted Apr 3, 2013 at My ARTistic Life

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Happy Easter Wishes

Happy (almost) Easter dear art friends! I hope you have a wonderful Easter long weekend. Enjoy this egg-stra awesome digi freebie! It includes some of my very favorite Easter images. Yay! Perfect for making some last minute Easter tags. :... Continue reading

Posted Mar 27, 2013 at My ARTistic Life

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Spring is here! See Amelie!

Spring Greetings dear art friends! Hooray, I'm so happy that Spring is finally here. The cherry blossoms are starting to errupt which means lots of delightful pink and green inspiration. Last week, I asked for your suggestions on what shapes... Continue reading

Posted Mar 21, 2013 at My ARTistic Life

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Art Studio Tour: Tammy Murdock

Greetings lovely art friends! Allow me to introduce my dear, super-talented friend, Tammy Murdock and her adorable pup, Ayko. ... Tammy is an incredible artist...she paints, she draws, she sews, she journals...she does it all! She has divided her studio... Continue reading

Posted Mar 13, 2013 at My ARTistic Life

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New Blue ATC Swap - Come Play! : )

Hello dear art friends! Hope you're having a great week. Feeling creative? How about making some blue Artist Trading Cards for our new art swap? I recently made some with our new blue ARTchix goodies. First, I tore images from... Continue reading

Posted Mar 6, 2013 at My ARTistic Life

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Surrounded by Blue

Hello dear art friends! Blue is all around me! I've been working day and night on putting my Blue Collections together (only a few left - wow!). Bruno has been helping me as you can see. He chose a winner... Continue reading

Posted Feb 27, 2013 at My ARTistic Life

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Beautiful Brilliant Blue

Greetings dear art friends! I've been so in love with the color blue lately! And just look at what this obsession inspired... A glorious array of blue art goodies! Hot Air Balloon Ornaments, Roulette Wheels, Lucky Elephants, Blue Leopard Print... Continue reading

Posted Feb 21, 2013 at My ARTistic Life

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Happy Heart Day! : )

Greetings dear art friends! Happy Valentine's Day to you! Recently, I took a class on Heart Prints at the Makehouse in downtown Victoria. What a fun evening! We made heart stamps using inexpensive foam from Michaels (it's in the kids... Continue reading

Posted Feb 13, 2013 at My ARTistic Life

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Happy Chinese New Year!

Happy Chinese New Year dear art friends! It's the Chinese New Year this Sunday, February 10th. We will be entering into the year of the snake. Want to know how it may influence you? Check out these predictions according to... Continue reading

Posted Feb 6, 2013 at My ARTistic Life

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S is for Spoons = New Digi Freebie!

Hello dear art friends! Hope you're having a wonderful week. This week, I made some tags for a Valentine Tag Swap. What fun! Bruno had to step in and help me (of course). For the festive red, black and white... Continue reading

Posted Jan 30, 2013 at My ARTistic Life

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Heart Colletions, wow!

Hello dear art friends! Look what I've been up to: putting together my special heart collections (which are now sold out) Yay! ... Little Bruno has been helping me package them up. ... Here is a close up...I covered the... Continue reading

Posted Jan 23, 2013 at My ARTistic Life

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Heart-y Goodness!

Greetings dear art friends! I've been having so much fun designing our new art goodies. I've been obsessed with hearts lately....so you'll find them as Buttons, Charms, Wood Cuts, Paper Dolls and more! I've also been into vintage labels and... Continue reading

Posted Jan 17, 2013 at My ARTistic Life

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Great Mail Day Inspires New Art Challenge: Wine Corks

Happy Wednesday creative friends! What fun it was to kick off the year with a fun coloring contest. Participants pulled out their pens, pencils, glitter, decorative papers, crayons and more and went to town. So inspiring! Shown here is the... Continue reading

Posted Jan 9, 2013 at My ARTistic Life

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Kick Off 2013 with a Coloring Contest!

Happy New Year dear art friends! I love the start to a new year. I feel so energized and filled with excitement for what this year will bring. In the past, I've made New Years resolutions. This year, I'm going... Continue reading

Posted Jan 2, 2013 at My ARTistic Life

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Happy Holidays!

Happy Holidays dear art friends! Thank you for being so awesome! Here is a free collage sheet for you...it's perfect for making quick holiday tags. To get your free digi download, simply email us at blogfreebie@artchixstudio.com. Note: it's for personal... Continue reading

Posted Dec 19, 2012 at My ARTistic Life

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Hooray for Show & Tell

Happy 12-12-12 dear art friends! Time for a little Show & Tell! First up...look at this adorable snow globe that the talented Angie Miller made for me. A wonderful addition to my snowglobe collection. Yay, thanks Angie! Love the kitty... Continue reading

Posted Dec 12, 2012 at My ARTistic Life

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Easy Peasy Bracelets

Hello dear art friends! Tis the season to party! I hosted a fun bracelet making party for my lovely friend Colleen and her beautiful daughter, Lynden. Kitty Bruno watches them as they make their bracelets. .... And here are the... Continue reading

Posted Dec 5, 2012 at My ARTistic Life

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